Rocky Mountain Rage Weekly Update
February 25, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rocky Mountain Rage News Release
Feb. 22 vs. Oklahoma City Blazers, 4-0 Win - Scott Reid posted his first shutout of the year by making 33 saves, and four different players scored goals to help lead the Rage to their first win at Broomfield Event Center over the Blazers in five tries dating back to last season. The victory snapped a three-game winless slide.
Feb. 23 @ Colorado Eagles, 4-1 Loss - In the first half of a home-and-home with the Eagles, Rocky Mountain fell behind 3-0 through 20 minutes and never fully recovered. Nathan Rosychuk scored the lone goal in the loss, which dropped the Rage into a first-place tie atop the Northwest Division with Colorado.
Feb. 24 vs. Colorado Eagles, 7-1 Win - The Rage rebounded emphatically in the finale of the home-and-home the next afternoon, though, re-claiming sole possession of first place behind two goals from Brent Cullaton, four points off the stick of Trevor Weisgerber (1g-3a), and 40 saves from Reid.
THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Feb. 26, vs. Oklahoma City Blazers, Broomfield Event Center, 7:05 p.m.
Radio: The New ESPN Radio 1600, LIVE at 6:55 p.m.
Live Audio & Video Webcast: www.rockymountainrage.com
Thursday, Feb. 28, @ Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, CenturyTel Center, 6:05 p.m. MST
Radio: The New ESPN Radio 1600, LIVE at 5:55 p.m.
Live Audio & Video Webcast: www.rockymountainrage.com
Saturday, March 1, @ Mississippi RiverKings, DeSoto Civic Center, 6:05 p.m. MST
Radio: The New ESPN Radio 1600, LIVE at 5:55 p.m.
Live Audio & Video Webcast: www.rockymountainrage.com
STILL NOT A DAY OUT OF FIRST
By winning the home-and-home finale on Sunday against the Eagles, the Rage again became the lone team in first place in the Northwest, a position they have held in 49 of their 52 games played including tomorrow night's tilt with the Blazers. The other three games this season they were tied for first. Rocky Mountain is now 6-3-1 in the season series with Colorado. Another home-and-home set looms between the Front Range rivals on March 11 (Broomfield) and 12 (Loveland) to conclude their 12 slated showdowns this year.
CAREER HIGH FOR CULLY
With two goals and an assist on Sunday, Brent Cullaton established a new career high with now 77 points this season, placing him fourth in the league in overall scoring. His previous personal best was the 75-point (25g-50a) campaign he put together over just 39 games during his first season in the CHL in 2003-04 with the Laredo Bucks. The Rage captain has also achieved a new career high for assists with a league-leading 63 on the year.
RYCROFT BACK AT EVEN STRENGTH
Daymen Rycroft scored his first even strength goal on Sunday in nearly a month, a span of 13 games dating back to Jan. 27. It's not as if the CHL's leading goal scorer hasn't been productive, though, as he did have six power play markers and two short-handed efforts over that same time span. Rycroft is fifth in the league with 74 points (43g-31a), and his next point will be the 200th of his four-year career.
RAGE SNAPSHOTS
On Clay Plume Bobblehead Day on Sunday, Plume recorded one goal and two assists to match his career high of 26 points (4g-22a) he first attained last season...The seven goals scored against the Eagles tied the Rage's season high, which they have reached on four other occasions...Their six-goal margin of victory equaled the team record set twice before...Ladislav Kouba scored his first goal in a Rocky Mountain sweater on Sunday...Scott Reid's victory against Colorado was his 22nd of the year, tying him for the league lead...A season-high crowd of 5,112 watched the Rage wrest back sole possession of first place and win their third straight game at home on Sunday.
Single-game tickets are available for the remainder of the 2007-08 regular season with prices ranging from $18 - $43 per seat (parking included). Fans can purchase tickets at Broomfield Event Center's box office or through Ticketmaster by logging-on to www.Ticketmaster.com, calling (303) 830-TIXS, or visiting any Ticketmaster retail outlet.
For group ticket information, please call the Rage at (303) 439-RAGE or visit www.rockymountainrage.com.
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