Superior RoughRiders
Introduction The '''Superior RoughRiders''' were a junior ice hockey organization based in Superior, Boulder County, Colorado. The team played in the Western States Hockey League at the Sport Stable in Superior. The Superior RoughRiders are owned by the RoughRiders Hockey Club.
Team history Team logo when the franchise played as the Boulder Junior Bison from 2009-2014.Under previous ownership, The RoughRiders were formerly known as the '''Colorado Outlaws''' from 2007 to 2009.The Colorado Outlaws played in Westminster, Colorado.In 2009, the franchise was relocated to Boulder Valley Ice in nearby Superior, Colorado, and named the  '''Boulder Junior Bison'''. In its inaugural season in Superior, the team went 40–18–2 for second place in the division. The Junior Bison advanced to the Thorne Cup finals, but lost to the Phoenix Polar Bears. As the runners-up in the WSHL, the Bison qualified for the USA Hockey Tier III Junior A National Championships held in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The Bison lost all three games, being outscored 19–2.The Bison moved 10 total players either up on call up or to NCAA.In its sophomore year in Superior, the Bison earned a regular season record of 33–12–3 record. During the first round of the WSHL playoffs, the Bison swept the Texas Jr. Brahmas with victories in both games one and two (8–7 in overtime and 11–5). They were then eliminated in the Mid-Western Division Finals, losing the series 0–2 to division rival El Paso Rhinos. 11 players from this Bison roster moved on to higher levels of hockey.On April 15, 2014, the RoughRiders Hockey Club purchased the Jr. Bison and renamed the team the '''RoughRiders''' after their junior hockey team in the United States Hockey League, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. The team then moved to a new complex called Boulder Valley Ice & Indoor Sports starting with the 2015–16 season. On June 9, 2015, the RoughRiders announced that in order to connect better with their community, the team would be known as the '''Superior RoughRiders'''.In 2018, the RoughRiders were no longer listed as members of the WSHL and their website was shutdown.
Statistics ===Regular season records=== Season  GP  W  L  OTL  PTS  GF  GA  PIM  Finish'''Colorado Outlaws''' 2007–08  51  25  23  3  53  192  219  1261  4th of 6, Midwest 2008–09  49  17  31  1  35  195  275  1734  4th of 6, Midwest'''Boulder Bison''' 2009–10  52  35  16  1  71  262  163  1364  2nd, Midwest 2010–11  46  31  12  3  65  220  135  878  2nd, Midwest 2011–12  46  33  10  3  69  234  189  809  2nd of 5, Mountain 2012–13  46  29  14  3  61  177  128  845  2nd of 6, Mountain 2013-14  46  24  22  0  48  174  147  836  4th of 6, Mountain'''Colorado RoughRiders''' 2014–15  46  29  13  4  62  207  117  620  3rd of 7, Mountain'''Superior RoughRiders''' 2015–16  52  26  23  3  55  172  159  616  4th of 7, Mountain 2016–17  52  15  31  6  36  144  212  656  6th of 6, Mountain 2017–18  51  25  25  1  51  213  211  825  4th of 6, Mountain===Playoff records=== Season  GP  W  L  GF  GA  Finish'''Colorado Outlaws''' 2008  2  0  2  1  16  Lost in 1st round 2009  2  0  2  5  11  Lost in 1st round'''Boulder Bison''' 2010  8  5  3  32  24  Lost in Finals 2011  4  2  2  23  24  Lost in 2nd round 2012  5  3  2  20  12  Lost in 2nd round 2013  4  2  2  10  7  Lost in 2nd round 2014  3  1  2  9  17  Lost in 1st round'''Colorado RoughRiders''' 2015  3  1  2  8  12  Lost in 1st round'''Superior RoughRiders''' 2016  5  2  3  13  18  Lost in 2nd round 2017  2  0  2  2  12  Lost in 1st round 2018  5  3  2  14  11  Lost in 2nd round'''Playoffs'''*2008 – '''''Lost Midwest Division Semi-final''''':''El Paso Rhinos'' defeated '''Colorado Outlaws''' 2-games-to-0*2009 – '''''Lost Midwest Division Semi-final''''':''El Paso Rhinos'' defeated '''Colorado Outlaws''' 2-games-to-0*2010 – '''''Lost Thorne Cup Finals''''':'''Boulder Bison''' defeated ''Tulsa Rampage'' 2-games-to-0:'''Boulder Bison''' defeated ''El Paso Rhinos'' 2-games-to-1:''Phoenix Polar Bears'' defeated '''Boulder Bison''' 2-games-to-1*2011 – '''''Lost Mountain Divisional Finals''''':'''Boulder Bison''' defeated ''Texas Jr. Brahmas'' 2-games-to-0:''El Paso Rhinos'' defeated '''Boulder Bison''' 2-games-to-0*2012 – '''''Lost Mountain Divisional Finals''''':'''Boulder Bison''' defeated ''Cheyenne Stampede'' 2-games-to-0:''Idaho Jr. Steelheads'' defeated '''Boulder Bison''' 2-games-to-1*2013 – '''''Lost Mountain Divisional Finals''''':'''Boulder Bison''' defeated ''Cheyenne Stampede'' 2-games-to-0:''El Paso Rhinos'' defeated '''Boulder Bison''' 2-games-to-0*2014 – '''''Lost Mountain Divisional Semifinals''''':''Phoenix Knights'' defeated '''Boulder Bison''' 2-games-to-1*2015 – '''''Lost Mountain Divisional Quarterfinal''''':''Salt Lake City Moose'' defeated '''Colorado RoughRiders''' 2-games-to-1*2016 – '''''Lost Mountain Divisional Semifinals''''':'''Superior RoughRiders''' defeated ''Salt Lake City Moose'' 2-games-to-1:''Colorado Jr. Eagles'' defeated '''Superior RoughRiders''' 2-games-to-0*2017 – '''''Lost Mountain Divisional Quarterfinals''''':''Utah Outliers'' defeated '''Superior RoughRiders''' 2-games-to-0*2018 – '''''Lost Mountain Divisional Semifinals''''':'''Superior RoughRiders''' defeated ''Casper Coyotes'' 2-games-to-0:''Utah Outliers'' defeated '''Superior RoughRiders''' 2-games-to-1
Alumni The Bison had a number of alumni move on to NCAA Division III, ACHA Division I and II, and higher levels of junior ice hockey, and professional ice hockey, including:
References
External links *  Official Team Website*  Official League Website