Rage Training Camp Opens Monday
Published on October 5, 2007 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rocky Mountain Rage News Release
Broomfield, Colo. - The Rocky Mountain Rage take the ice at 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 8, when they open training camp and begin preparations for their second season in the Central Hockey League. In addition to the 21 players already under contract, five more players on try-out agreements will also seek to earn a spot on the 19-man regular season roster, including Jozef Budaj, the older brother of Colorado Avalanche goaltender Peter Budaj.
After a week of training camp practices, Rage fans can get a preview of the upcoming season when the club takes-on the Colorado Eagles in the first game of a home-and-home pre-season set at Broomfield Event Center on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 7:05 p.m. The Front Range rivals turn right around and face-off again on Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Budweiser Events Center also at 7:05 p.m.
Practice then resumes the following week before head coach Tracy Egeland must have his roster pared down to 19 players by the CHL's regular season roster deadline on Oct. 17. Rocky Mountain hits the road to begin the regular season on Oct. 19 and 20 against the Odessa Jackalopes and Amarillo Gorillas, respectively, before returning to Broomfield for the home opener at Broomfield Event Center on Friday, Oct. 26, at 7:05 p.m. against the Tulsa Oilers.
Jozef Budaj headlines the list of five try-out players vying to make the team. The 27-year-old from Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, spent parts of three seasons playing professional hockey in the West Coast Hockey League and United Hockey League from 2000-2003. Justin Depretis (forward), Ben Manny (forward), Chris Obradovich (goaltender), and Chris Shaw (defenseman) will join Budaj in pushing the players already under contract in an effort to avoid being one of the seven cuts that will have to be made by the roster deadline date.
Rocky Mountain Rage Players Currently Under Contract for 2007-08:
Forwards (11): Brent Cullaton* (RW), Cody Devitt (LW), Chip Dunleavy (RW), Jeff Hansen (F), Colt King (LW), David Morelli (C), Nathan Rosychuk (LW), Daymen Rycroft* (C), Simon Watson* (C), Trevor Weisgerber (LW), Scott Wray* (LW)
Defensemen (8): Tyler Butler*, Rob Chappell, Nick Harloff, Jarred Mohr, Clay Plume, Justin Schmit, Pat Sutton, Jami Yoder
Goaltenders (2): Terry Dunbar, Scott Reid*
* Denotes former CHL All-Star
2007-08 ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAGE TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE (all times subject to change)
Mon., Oct. 8 - Broomfield Event Center
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - On-ice Session
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. - On-ice Session
Tues., Oct. 9 - Broomfield Event Center
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - On-ice Session
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. - On-ice Session
Wed., Oct. 10 - Broomfield Event Center
9 a.m.-11 a.m. - On-ice Session
2:30 p.m.- 4 p.m. - On-ice Session
Thurs., Oct. 11 - Broomfield Event Center
9 a.m.- 11 a.m. - On-ice Session
Fri., Oct. 12 - Broomfield Event Center
9 a.m.- 11 a.m. - On-ice Session
Sat., Oct. 13 - Broomfield Event Center
10 a.m. - Pre-game Skate
7:05 p.m. - Pre-season Game vs. Colorado Eagles
Sun., Oct. 14
10 a.m. - Pre-game Skate (Broomfield Event Center)
7:05 p.m. - Pre-season Game @ Colorado Eagles (Budweiser Events Center)
Mon., Oct. 15 - Meet the Players Golf Tournament at Omni Interlocken Golf Course
12 p.m. - Shotgun Start
Visit www.broomfieldeventcenter.com for information and to register
Tues., Oct. 16 - Broomfield Event Center
10 a.m. - Practice
11 a.m. - approx. 2 p.m. - MEDIA DAY
Wed., Oct. 17 - Broomfield Event Center
10 a.m. - Practice
CHL Regular Season Roster Deadline
Thurs., Oct. 18 - Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas
TBD - Practice
Fri., Oct. 19 - Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas
6:05 p.m. MDT - First Regular Season Game @ Odessa Jackalopes
Sat., Oct. 20 - Amarillo Civic Center, Amarillo, Texas
6:05 p.m. MDT - Rage @ Amarillo Gorillas
Single-game tickets for all Rage home games are on sale now at Broomfield Event Center's box office and through Ticketmaster. Log-on to www.Ticketmaster.com, call (303) 830-TIXS, or visit any Ticketmaster retail outlet to purchase tickets.
Season tickets for the 2007-08 campaign are still available and start as low as $495 for all 32 regular season games, the pre-season match-up against the Eagles, AND the 2008 CHL All-Star Game. For more information, please contact an account executive by calling 303-439-RAGE or visit www.RockyMountainRage.com.
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