Renegades Prepare for Opening Weekend Battle!

The New Mexico Renegades are a little over 24 hours away from opening their regular season!  The Renegades will take on the Texas Brahmas at Blades Multiplex as they open up WSHL play.

The Brahmas went 1-2 against the Tulsa Rampage, in Tulsa, this past weekend.  Scoring was spread out between their top two lines, with the one player standing out on the scoresheet, Jordan Gnatkowsky, with a 3 point performance in the Saturday Brahma win.  The scores were two 5-2 losses (on Friday and Sunday) and a 5-3 (EN) win on Saturday.

The Brahmas are coached by Jeremy Law, who is no stranger to the WSHL.  Law led the Tucson Tilt and Forth Worth Texans, two of the better teams in WSHL history, a few seasons ago.  It is expected he will ice a competitive team.

The Renegades show no fear though, as they battled hard against the Tier II Mustangs of the NAHL while dominating the UNM ACHA team (they were stonewalled by goaltending coach Kevin Blair's son in the loss though).

The Renegades found solid production during pre-season from rookies Garrett Phillips, Chris Thirion and Spencer Archer.  Look for these forwards to terrorize the scoresheet along with veterans Jonny Voyles, DJ Pyle and Cody Miller.

Defensively, veteran Matt Pipkins continues to patrol the blueline with tenacity and put together a great pre-season along with rookies Creighton Lay and Mike O'Sickey.  Look for Brad Harris to be a physically imposing force.

In goal, Brandon Loera is settling into a rhythm in his first season of junior hockey, and with the defensive unit Bench Boss Peter Ambroziak recruited, Loera and his D-Men will find success.

Overall, excite fills the air as fans will get a look at a revamped Renegades roster!

ANOTHER RETURNS!! CODY MILLER TO PLAY FOR RENEGADES!!

In collaboration with the New Mexico Renegades, I am excited to announce that Cody Miller ('92-New Mexico Renegades WSHL) will return to the Orange, Black and White.

Last season saw Cody Miller play an important role for the Renegades.  He scored multiple game winning goals, along with two hat tricks, while playing both forward and defense.  A dynamic player, Miller is very, very skilled.  Not only does he possess a pro-style release, he is one of the fastest players around.

The New Mexico Renegades will look to Miller for a dominating offensive prescence every game.  He has the ability to light up junior hockey.  After a season of play and maturity, "Miller Time" understands the importance of being a two-way player.  We expect him to use his speed to not only gain a jump on the opposing team during offensive rushes, but to cause turnovers through proper forechecking and be the first forward on the backcheck everytime.  Speed kills in the WSHL, and Miller has it.

Welcome back to the Renegades Cody!