Still some hockey to play after all for Prince Rupert Rampage

There are a few more games left in the skates yet for the
Prince Rupert Rampage
with an invite to the Coy Cup in Fort St. John

The CIHL playoffs may be over with the Prince Rupert Rampage having bowed out in the semi-finals, but as the Hockey Gods often do, fortune has smiled on the Rhinos and they now still have a chance to take a shot at the Senior AA Men's Championship and the Coy Cup.

The chance to  dig into some fresh ice comes as two of the CIHL representatives Terrace and Quesnel indicated that they would not be making the journey to Fort St. John to contest the championship, putting the  Prince Rupert Rampage and Williams Lake Stampeders next up on the call list.

An invitation that both teams were quick to accept, though with both now having a little less than a month to make their arrangements for the the trip to the Northeast.

The tournament will also feature the host Fort St. John Flyers and the nearby Dawson Creek Canucks, with the first of the five days of hockey set to take place on Tuesday, March 26th.

The Rampage will see three games in the opening round of the competition with a Tuesday match up with Fort St. John, followed by a Wednesday game with their CIHL rival Williams Lake.

The opening round of the tournament wraps up on March 28th when Prince Rupert will play Dawson Creek.

The Semi Final is set for Friday with the Championship game to take place on Saturday night

Coy Cup schedule courtesy of Prince Rupert Rampage

As for a roster, with the CIHL season having come to an end some of the Rampage players may have other commitments, so GM Ron German and Coach Roger Atchison have reached out to the River Kings for some additional skaters. 

While the Rhino's continue to make the plans for the trip, the Rampage Roster for tournament time is looking as follows at the moment.

Rampage Line up for Coy Cup courtesy of Prince Rupert Rampage

Still to be confirmed for the trip to Fort St. John are Jared Meers, Hayden Long and Michael Lynch

The Fort St. John Flyers have been making preparations for the tournament for much of the last few months, holding social events to raise funds for hosting and making a call for volunteers to help out during the five days of the Coy Cup event.

You can keep track of the Fort St. John preparations through the Flyers Facebook page

The North Coast Review will also be following the preparations for the Coy Cup and update our notes as the Rampage heads towards the end of the month and the tournament play.

Some notes from the Peace Area on the tournament can be found below:

Fort St. John Flyers announce teams, schedule for Coy Cup
2019 Coy Cup schedule and teams have been released

To keep up to date with the Rampage as they make their plans for the trek to Fort St. John follow the team on their Facebook page.

For more notes related to the CIHL and the Rampage see our archive page here.


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