July
11th-13th, 2008 - Both RoughRiders' Blue and White teams had a
great tournament. The Blue team played an exciting Sunday Bronze
medal game against Canada's North Bay Ice Breakers, losing 3-2 in an
action-packed contest. The White team, trailing 3-1 in the third
period to their rival Ottawa Valley Bandits, roared back to tie it
3-3 with little time left and then won 4-3 in the first minute of
Sudden Death OT!!! The RoughRiders became the first team to win
back-to-back Cups. All the teams in the Invitational are to
congratulated for a wonderful weekend of exceptional play. A brief
hiatus follows, with the '08-'09 season staring in October.
May
2008 - Many, many thanks to the Rockville Centre St. Patrick's
Parade Committee!!! As the 2008 local charity, Frank Martin and Don
Meigel were presented with a check for $26,000 for our athletes at
their annual awards meeting. Your efforts never go unnoticed.
Thanks again to Michael O'Reilly and all involved for their support
and compassion.
April 2008 - After a 7-3 victory over the Connecticut Wolfpack
the RoughRiders faced a rematch against the Ottawa Barbarians for
the O'Keefe Cup. Despite a courageous effort, the Barbarians
emerged victorious, with the RoughRiders capturing the Silver
medal. We will continue to strive for a different result in '09.
March 2008 - the RoughRiders took on challenges from the
Syosset Braves and Bellmore/Merrick Bulldogs, in two thrilling
games, resulting in two shutouts for the RoughRiders. We thank both
groups for their support and look forward to next season's
rematches.
January 26th, 2008 - After
defending the Summit Cup in a 7-0 victory over a talented Summit
Security team, the RoughRiders joined the Summit team for a
wonderful brunch at Minnesota's, hosted by Summit. Our thanks go out
to Bob & Nick Auletta and the entire Summit family for their
continued support and compassion. Thanks also for the new equipment
donated for future challenge games.
January 19, 2008 - The RoughRiders accepted the
invitation by the US Military Academy and traveled to West Point to
play the Cadets. The short demo/game resulted in a 5-0 victory for
the RoughRiders, with both teams sharing in a mutual respect for the
talents, dedication and courage of all the athletes. We thank Coach
Riley, Asst. Coach Sherry, the Black Knights and the entire West
Point family for the invite, for the challenge, for the opportunity.
We wish you all the best and hope for a return match. The entire
RoughRiders family salutes you and wishes you the best in your
service to your country.
October 10th,
2007 - LI Sled Hockey selected by the Rockville Centre St.
Patrick's Parade Committee as the 2008 local charity to be honored.
Check their site
(www.rvcstpatrick.com)
for more info and upcoming fundraising events. Our most sincere
thanks to Michael O'Reilly and the entire committee!!!
July 13-15, 2007 -
After falling behind 6-0 in the very first period to the Ottawa
Valley Bandits on Friday, the RoughRiders DID NOT LOSE ANOTHER
PERIOD THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT!!! Losing that first game 7-4, the
RoughRiders stormed back with 7-2 and 7-1 wins, qualifying for the
championship game against those same Ottawa Valley Bandits. Scoring
twice in the first period and never letting up, the RoughRiders
skated at a furious pace for three periods, rarely letting Ottawa
out of their defensive zone. When the final buzzer sounded, the
RoughRiders had come away with a hard-fought and very impressive
6-3 win! The RoughRiders Cup was recaptured and brought back home
to Long Island!!! Coupled with their winning the Canadian O'Keefe
Cup in Ottawa just 10 weeks prior, the RoughRiders hold both
championship titles in the same year!!!
The ENTIRE RoughRiders team is to be commended for their efforts,
determination and courage. As evidenced by the crowd in
attendance at the championship game, dry eyes were hard to find but
the applause was in abundance. This amazing group of young athletes
continues to make us all so very proud. There is NO finer group
anywhere, period.
June
16, 2007 - The RoughRiders prevailed again in their annual match
with Lynbrook's NY#1 Elks Lodge. After a 9-3 win, all participants
returned to the Lodge for breakfast. I thank the Elks for their
ongoing support and a special thanks to Mark Dease for cooking a
great breakfast and Ray Flaherty for opening the Lodge and taking
care of refreshments.
May 14,
2007 - Despite strong goaltending by the Syosset Braves, the
RoughRiders played a brilliant game and shut them out 7-0. We thank
them for their support and applaud their effort.
May
6th, 2007 - After 3-2, 8-2 and 6-2 wins, the RoughRiders played
a hard-fought game against the Connecticut Wolfpack. Tied 1-1 after
two periods the RoughRiders responded with 2 unanswered goals for a
3-1 victory and captured the Inaugural O'Keefe Cup. Congratulations to the
entire team that made the trip. You continue to make us proud.
April 2007
- RoughRider Brett
Blomquist was presented with the New
York State Senate Achiever's Award in
the Senate LOB in Albany. Brett joins teammates Captain Bryan
Genovese (2005) and Mark
Turan (2004) as RoughRiders'
recipients of this award from 9th District Senator Dean
Skelos.
February/March 2007 - The
RoughRiders family extends their thanks to Town of Oyster
Bay Supervisor John Venditto
and his team, the Seaford
K of C Memorare Council
and their team for their ongoing support and challenges. Although the
RoughRiders were again victorious in both contests, all teams came away
with an increased respect and admiration for the efforts extended. The
RoughRiders also thank the "new kids on the block", the
Bellmore/Merrick Bulldogs
for their first-ever game, a hard-fought 7-2 RoughRiders win. Again, new
friendships were formed and hopefully a new annual challenge
brought to the table. Our
most heartfelt thanks to all three organizations. It's your participation,
support and compassion that enables this program to continue to grow and
develop.
December 23rd, 2006 - The RoughRiders played an exciting game vs. the
Valley Stream Eagles, home from college for the holidays, and skated away with
a last-minute 9-8 victory on a goal by Captain Bryan Genovese as time ran
out. Great job by all!!!
December 2006 - the RoughRiders
traveled to Ottawa, Canada and played three
exciting games. Trailing the first game 6-4
in the third period, two late goals enabled
the RoughRiders to come away with a
hard-earned 6-6 tie. After an 8-5 win
against the Ottawa Bandits, the RoughRiders
played the Barbarians in a hard-hitting and
classic contest. Down 4-2 after two periods
and 5-3 early in the third, the RoughRiders
scored two goal in the last three minutes to
merit a phenomenal 5-5 tie. Great
job!!! We're going back in May in an attempt
to recapture the Lanthier_Sauve Cup.
October 2006 - RoughRiders beat a game LI
Gulls Midget Major 18 year old players) team
12-5. Keep checking this site for the rematch
July 2006 - The RoughRiders missed the
championship game by one point after capturing
the maximum 8 points in their third game,
besting the Ottawa Local Heroes 6-2. Playing
for 3rd place on Sunday, the RoughRiders never
let down and beat the CT Wolfpack 3-0,
outstanding efforts exhibited by Captain Bryan
Genovese and goalie Adam Mertz. As always, The
entire RoughRiders family is extremely proud of
each and every one of you.
June 2006 - Congratulations to Bryan
Genovese and Danny Santos on being selected to
USA Hockey's first-ever Sled Hockey Player
Development Camp. Both athletes will be
traveling to
Rochester,
NY, July 21st-25th and the RoughRiders' family
wish them the best!!!
May 2006 - the RoughRiders played an
exceptional game vs. NY Elks Lodge #1, beating
them 12-3. Our athletes thank the Elks for their
ongoing support and commitment to our athletes.
We'll be playing them again in the fall.
May 2006 - The RoughRiders, placed in the "A" bracket
for the first time, played some marvelous hockey
but fell short of the medal round for the first
time in three years, They vow to return next
year with better results promised. Great job to
all!!!
May 19, 2006 -
Catch CBS Sports, Channel 2, High School
Player of the Week as they honor our captain and
team leader Bryan Genovese.
Bryan will be honored by CBS for his continued
leadership, talents and inspiration. Should air
at approx. 5:40
PM. We're all proud of you
Bry!!!
April 2006 - Shocked and falling behind
5-3 to a much-improved Summit Security team, the
RoughRiders responded with 6 unanswered goals
for a 9-5 lead, en route to a 12-6 victory.
This marks the fourth consecutive win for the
RoughRiders over Summit. See the Summit Cup on
display at Bridie O's in Lawrence.
March 2006 - the RoughRiders accepted two
challenges by the men's hockey team from Nassau
Community College in an eight day period and
displayed a high-powered offense and relentless
pressure, emerging with 12-5 and 8-2 wins.
Thanks NCC for your support of our athletes.
March 2006
- The RoughRiders played two hard-fought games
against the CT Wolfpack. The Wolfpack pulled
out a well-deserved 2-1 victory after falling to
the RoughRiders 6-3 in the opener. Both teams
will meet again in Ottawa in May.
January 21st, 2006 - Town of
Oyster bay
Supervisor John Venditto, Assemblyman Joe Saladino,
and their team fought hard but fell to the
RoughRiders 11-2. LI Sled Hockey thanks John,
Joe and all in TOB for their continuing support.
January 2006 - Following an exciting 2-2
tie the RoughRiders responded with a fast-paced,
end-to-end 1-0 victory, with goaltenders from
both teams playing the games of their lives.
Both games were played against the CT Wolfpack.
November 18th-20th
2005 - . A loss, a win and a hard-fought
2-2 tie bode real well for the RoughRiders in
Ottawa,
Canada. This last-minute weekend competition was
made possible by those who once again
contributed to the "Hop"!!!
2005 - After an opening 5-1 defeat, the
RoughRiders stormed back with 5-2 and 2-1 wins,
putting an exclamation mark on the tourney with
a heart-stopping 5-4 victory over the Ottawa
Bandits (the team they lost to in Game 1) to
capture the first-ever RoughRiders Cup!!!
2005 - After a crushing 1st game loss,
the RoughRiders rebounded with 2 wins and a tie
to capture the Bronze Medal, the tie won the
Bronze in a memorable 3-0 shutout.
2005 - Retain the "Summit Cup" with a
12-4 victory over Summit Security
2005 - failed to make medal round after 3
tough losses in USA Hockey National Tournament
in Detroit, MI
2005 - Two hard-fought wins against
Chariots of Fire team in Windsor, CT over
1/15-1/16 weekend
2004 -
Win
the Lanthier-Sauve Cup in Ottawa, Canada
2004 - swept four game tournament in
Westfield,
Massachusetts against the Chariots of Hope team
from
Hartford,
Connecticut
2003 - Bronze Medal Winners - Intermediate
Division - Markham Islanders International Sled
Hockey Tournament, Toronto, Canada