Rage Lose in Mississippi, 5-1
February 8, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rocky Mountain Rage News Release
Southaven, Miss. - The Rocky Mountain Rage were defeated by the Mississippi RiverKings, 5-1, at the DeSoto Civic Center, dropping them to 2-3-0 on this seven-game road trip. Stephen Margeson had a pair of goals to lead the way for the âKings.
The Rage actually scored first when Simon Watson was set-up by Scott Wray on a clean short-handed two-on-one. Watson went upstairs at 13:09 to extend his current point streak to seven straight games (7g-4a).
Still on the power play, though, Mississippi answered right back. Jeff Alcombrack's shot from the point deflected off a body past Rocky Mountain netminder Scott Reid at 14:18 to quickly tie the game at one. The RiverKings then struck twice more off the sticks of Dallas Costanzo at 16:55 and Jeff Nelson at 18:02 to take a 3-1 lead after 20 minutes.
Margeson's two tallies at 11:58 on the power play in the second and at 17:57 of the third made it five consecutive goals for the âKings as they cruised to the 5-1 win.
Rocky Mountain, which came into the game having scored 11 power play goals over the past three games, could not get anything going with the man advantage, failing on all 10 of its chances. Mississippi went 2 for 6.
The Rage are now 24-20-4 with 52 points, still in fifth place in the Northern Conference 16 points ahead of the sixth-place Rapid City Rush. But the club missed a key opportunity to advance in the conference standings. Rocky Mountain is six points behind the fourth-place Oklahoma City Blazers who were idle tonight.
The Rage and RiverKings conclude their two-game set on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the Civic Center. All the live play-by-play action can be heard on ESPN Radio 1600 beginning with the pre-game show at 5:55 p.m. MST. Live audio and video will also be carried on the CHL Network at www.rockymountainrage.com.
Tonight's tilt also continued a stretch of 12 of 13 on the road for the Rage. Rocky Mountain plays its only home game during the month of February next Sunday when the club faces-off against the RiverKings for the third time in four games at Broomfield Event Center at 3:05 p.m.
Individual tickets for the game on Feb. 15 against Mississippi are available for as low as $5 for kids 12 and under (with the purchase of at least one adult ticket) and cost just $10 for students with a valid ID. Tickets may be purchased at the BEC Box Office, www.Ticketmaster.com, (303) 830-TIXS, and all Ticketmaster retail outlets.
For more ticket information, visit www.rockymountainrage.com, or contact the Rage Ticket Sales Staff at (303) 439-RAGE or tickets@broomfieldsports.com.
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Central Hockey League Stories from February 8, 2009
- Rage Lose in Mississippi, 5-1 - Rocky Mountain Rage
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