Friday night opened the action as the Dynamite hosted a Fort Collins Fury Club traveling with only 7 players. An evenly played first half saw the Dynamite lead 4-3 at the break. A three line attack by the Dynamite would eventually wear the Fury down, in a very clean and well played match by both squads. The Dynamite won the match 11-5. Tony Avery led the Dynamite with 3 goals while Jay Hamilton led with 4 assists. Taylor Kendal, Travis Carey, and Jason Boyle each had 2 goals for the Dynamite; while Zach Cousins and Mark Kupter each had 2 goals for the Fury.
On Saturday the Dynamite traveled up to Edwards for a very important doubleheader, against a Freedom squad with only pride to play for. The Freedom would defend their home field well, holding the Dynamite to a 5-5 tie in what amounted to a high scoring affair in the first of 2 shortened games. The Dynamite jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first half, only to be outscored by the Freedom 5-2 in the second half. Alex Zelaya led the Freedom with 2 goals, and Beto Hernandez led the the Dynamite with 2 goals and 2 assists.
The teams settled down defensively in the second game. The Freedom led 2-1 halfway through the second game, but the Dynamite would rally with 2 goals in the second half, capped off by Travis Carey's game winner to earn a huge 3-2 victory, collecting 4 points on the night and 7 points on the weekend. Jay Hamilton assisted on 2 of the 3 Dynamite goals in game two, while no individual player scored more than one goal.
For the last match of the night and weekend, the Division leading Colorado Blizzard hosted a Fort Collins Fury club who were fighting to stay in contention. Because the Dynamite tied their first match in Edwards, the Blizzard could clinch first in the regular season with a victory. Similar to the night before, the Fury had only 8 players travel, allowing for only 2 substitutes. The Blizzard roared to a 4-0 lead by the end of the 1st quarter, only to see the Fury come back in the 2nd quarter to make it 4-3 at halftime. The Blizzard would start to pull away in the second half, leading 6-3 after 3 quarters, and eventually winning 8-4. It was truly a team effort for the Blizzard, with 8 different goalscorers. One of the goal scorers, Odobong Obetette, led the Blizzard with 3 assists. Cole Dudley led the Fury with two goals, while Devon Koncar had 27 saves in goal for the Fury. Micheal Archuleta got the start in goal for the Blizzard, picking up the win and earning 20 saves.
After Week 9, the standings look like this......
| Rocky Mountain Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | ||||||||||
| Colorado Blizzard | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | The regular season champs.... | |||||||||
| Denver Dynamite | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
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| Ft. Collins Fury | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | The Fury are out as the Dynamite hold the tiebreaker.... | |||||||||
| Edwards Freedom | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | The Freedom will now look to next season..... |
All that remains in the regular season are two matches between the top two clubs, the Denver Dynamite and Colorado Blizzard. Technically the Dynamite could fall into a tie with the Fury if they lost both regular season matches. However, the Dynamite own the tiebreaker for second over the Fury whom they have a 1-1 record against, as they outscored the Fury 14-12 in those two matches. The Dynamite host the Blizzard this Friday night in a Doubleheader that starts at 9:45pm.
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