Rage Weekly Update

December 8, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rocky Mountain Rage News Release


LAST WEEK'S RECORD: 1-1-0 OVERALL RECORD: 6-11-1, 13 pts.

Tied 3rd Place Northwest Division

Dec. 3 @ Rapid City Rush, 3-1 Win - Rocky Mountain rode three goal scorers - Simon Watson, Colt King, and Brent Cullaton - and 18 saves from goaltender Marty Magers to victory in its first-ever trip to Rapid City.

Dec. 6 @ Colorado Eagles, 4-2 Loss - Down 2-0 just two minutes into the game, the Rage rebounded to out-play the Eagles over the final 58 minutes but still ended up on the wrong side of the ledger. King and Nathan O'Nabigon scored, the latter's goal a short-handed tally that moved Rocky Mountain within one, 3-2, early in the third period. Unable to notch the equalizer, the Rage pulled Magers in the waning moments but yielded an empty-net goal for the final result.

THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING GAMES

Wednesday, Dec 10, vs. Arizona Sundogs, Broomfield Event Center, 7:05 p.m. Radio: ESPN Radio 1600, LIVE at 6:55 p.m. Live Audio & Video Webcast: CHL Network on www.rockymountainrage.com

Friday, Dec. 12, vs. Arizona Sundogs, Broomfield Event Center, 7:05 p.m. Promotion: The first 2,500 fans will receive a pair of Thundersticks courtesy of 9News. Radio: ESPN Radio 1600, LIVE at 6:55 p.m. Live Audio and Video Webcast: CHL Network on www.rockymountainrage.com.

Saturday, Dec. 13, @ Wichita Thunder, Kansas Coliseum, 6:05 p.m. MST Radio: ESPN Radio 1600, LIVE at 5:55 p.m. Live Audio and Video Webcast: None (CHL Network is inactive at the Coliseum)

ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK Despite the fine effort on Saturday against Colorado, the Rage still failed to secure back-to-back wins, a feat they have only accomplished once this season on Nov. 14 and 15 at New Mexico and Odessa, respectively. Beginning with the victory over the Jackalopes, Rocky Mountain has now alternated wins and losses over its last eight games. Still, the team's 5-4-0 record the last four weeks sure beats its 1-7-1 start through the season's first four weeks.

RAPID-FIRE CITY Following last Wednesday's victory, the Rage are now 2-0-0 against the Rush this year, and each game has turned into a shooting gallery for the club. During a 4-3 shootout win on Nov. 22 in Broomfield, Rocky Mountain set a new franchise record for largest shot margin by out-gunning Rapid City, 45-15. Then on Wednesday, the Rage built a 2-0 lead in the second period by out-shooting the Rush, 21-4. The +17 edge in shots established another team mark for largest shot margin in a single period. The 21 shots were also a period high for Rocky Mountain this season.

STREA"KING" Colt King registered a point for the fifth straight game when he scored on Saturday against the Eagles. The fifth-year pro has found the score sheet in nine of the last 10 games overall and continues to lead the Rage with 19 points (6g-13a) this season. Cullaton is second on the team with 18 points (2g-16a), followed by Aaron Davis with 14 (9g-5a).

DEFENDING CHAMPS VISIT The defending President's Cup Champion Arizona Sundogs visit Broomfield Event Center for a pair of games this week. Rocky Mountain's first win of the season was at the expense of the 'Dogs in Broomfield on Oct. 25, 4-1. One area of improvement the Rage are striving for is better results on home ice where the team is just 2-5-0 this year. Arizona scuffled through the first quarter of the season as it tries to mount its title defense. The Sundogs will arrive at the BEC with a record of 9-13-1 and in second place in the Southwest Division with 19 points.

Rocky Mountain Rage Individual Statistics Through games of 12/7/08

# PLAYERS P GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG SHOTS SPCT 45 King, Colt LW 18 6 13 19 -2 35 0 3 0 1 1 45 .133 22 Cullaton, Brent RW 17 2 16 18 0 10 0 6 0 1 0 66 .030

40 Davis, Aaron F 10 8 3 11 0 8 2 1 1 0 2 46 .174 (TOTALS) 16 9 5 14 -2 14 3 3 1 0 2 58 .155 17 Wray, Scott LW 18 7 6 13 -6 10 2 3 0 0 1 69 .101 14 Rycroft, Daymen C 9 5 5 10 0 29 3 3 0 0 1 40 .125 18 Watson, Simon C 15 2 7 9 -4 14 1 1 0 1 0 35 .057 44 ONabigon, Nathan LW 18 3 5 8 -2 34 1 0 1 0 0 38 .079 20 Morelli, David C 18 5 2 7 -8 13 1 0 1 0 0 44 .114 24 Butler, Tyler D 18 2 5 7 -6 35 1 2 0 1 1 45 .044 7 Harloff, Nick D 17 2 5 7 -2 6 0 0 0 2 0 17 .118 55 Sutton, Pat D 18 2 3 5 -5 19 0 1 0 0 0 24 .083 27 Mohr, Jarred D 18 0 5 5 -3 20 0 5 0 0 0 18 .000 5 Smith, Mark D 13 0 5 5 -7 14 0 3 0 0 0 20 .000 X Snowden, John RW 7 3 0 3 -8 6 3 0 0 0 0 31 .097 21 Chappell, Rob D 18 0 3 3 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 X Versteeg-Lytwyn, Mark LW 9 2 0 2 -7 8 1 0 0 0 0 23 .087

56 Magers, Marty G 11 0 2 2 0 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 12 Brannen, Chris D 16 0 1 1 -2 16 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 25 Bulawka, Mike LW 16 0 1 1 -2 15 0 0 0 0 0 12 .000

9 Maiani, Domenic F 7 0 1 1 +1 10 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 (TOTALS) 10 0 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 33 Reid, Scott G 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 X Lobato, Bryan G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

TOTALS: - 18 49 88 137 -65 392 15 33 3 6 6 599 .082

# GOALIES GP MIN W L OTL SO GA GAA SV SV% 56 Magers, Marty 11 623:11 4 5 1 0 32 3.08 235 .880 33 Reid, Scott 9 463:09 2 6 0 0 38 4.92 203 .842 X Lobato, Bryan 0 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 .00 0 .000 TOTALS: 18 - 6 11 1 0 73 4.06 438 .857

Individual tickets for the games against the Sundogs 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, charge-by-phone at (303) 830-TIXS, and all Ticketmaster retail outlets.

Season tickets and mini-plans for the 2008-09 campaign are still available, as well, with packages beginning as low as $17 per seat. For more information, visit www.rockymountainrage.com, or contact the Rage Ticket Sales Staff at (303) 439-RAGE or tickets@broomfieldsports.com.



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