Superior RoughRiders

Team history

Under previous ownership, The RoughRiders were formerly known as the Colorado Outlaws from 2007–2009. The Colorado Outlaws played in Westminster, Colorado. From 2009–2014 the team were the Boulder Junior Bison playing out of Boulder Valley Ice in Superior, Colorado but will move to a new complex called Boulder Valley Ice & Indoor Sports starting with the 2015–16 season. On April 15, 2014 the RoughRiders® Hockey Club purcahsed the Jr. Bison and renamed the team the RoughRiders after their junior hockey team in the USHL, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. 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.

2009–10 inaugural season

The Boulder Junior Bison founded in 2009 came off its inaugural season after going 40-18-2 good for second place in the Division and winning the Midwest Conference. The Bison also qualified for the USA Hockey Tier 3 Junior A Nationals which was held in Marlborough, MA. The Bison moved 10 total players either up on call up or to NCAA.

2010–11 season

In its sophomore year as a franchise, the Boulder Junior Bison franchise earned its second playoff berth in two seasons after finishing the regular season with a 33-12-3 record. During the first round of the WSHL Playoffs, the Bison swept the Texas Jr. Brahmas with victories in both games 1 and 2 (8-7 OT and 11-5). They were then eliminated from the cup chase in the Mid-Western Division Finals, losing the series 0-2 to division rival El Paso Rhinos. 11 players from this Bison roster have moved on to higher levels of hockey.

Playoff records

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

Alumni

The Bison have 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: