Pueblo Peps

The Pueblo Peps were an ice hockey team based in Pueblo, Colorado. They were formed in June 1976 as the Pueblo Steel Stickers, before becoming the Peps (short for Pepsi Cola) in December. The team was later known as the Pueblo (or Ratliff) Ravens, and played until 1994.

Results

1976-77

• 6/4: Colorado Springs All-Stars - Pueblo Steel Stickers 8:5
• 7/6: Colorado Springs All-Stars - Pueblo Steel Stickers 9:6
• 12/9: Pueblo Steel Stickers - Colorado Springs Metropolitans 14:4
• 1/21: Pueblo Peps - Denver Koman's Raiders 18:4
• 1/22: Pueblo Peps - Denver Koman's Raiders 9:5
• 1/28: Pueblo Peps - Denver Koman's Raiders 9:3
• 1/29: Pueblo Peps - Denver Koman's Raiders 8:2
• 2/4: Colorado College JV - Pueblo Peps 13:0
• 2/5: Pueblo Peps - Denver Moore Realty Puckers 6:2
• 2/6: Denver Moore Realty Puckers - Pueblo Peps 6:3
• 2/18: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College JV 8:4
• 3/5: Pueblo Peps - Denver Titans 11:0
• 3/6: Pueblo Peps - Denver Titans 14:3

Pueblo Hockey Classic

• 12/18: Pueblo Peps - Steel Stickers 13:1
• 12/18: Denver Unitech Cougars - Colorado Springs Metropolitans 4:3 OT
• 12/19: Denver Unitech Cougars - Pueblo Peps 6:4
• 12/19: Colorado Springs Metropolitans - Steel Stickers 6:4

Southwest Regional Tournament @ Pueblo

• 4/1: Denver Unitech Cougars - Denver All-Stars 6:5
• 4/1: Pueblo Peps - Casper Lynx
• 4/2: Denver Unitech Cougars - Casper Lynx 9:2
• 4/2: Pueblo Peps - Denver All-Stars 9:5
• 4/3: Denver Unitech Cougars - Pueblo Peps 7:6 OT

Pueblo finished 14-5.

1977-78

• 11/5: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College JV 6:1
• 11/12: Pueblo Peps - Colorado State University 6:6
• 11/18: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College JV 5:2
• 11/19: University of Colorado - Pueblo Peps 12:4
• 12/3: Pueblo Peps - University of Colorado 13:10
• 12/10: Pueblo Peps - Albuquerque 18:6
• 12/11: Pueblo Peps - Albuquerque 19:8
• 1/7: Pueblo Peps - Fox On The Hill 12:5
• 1/14: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College JV 8:1
• 1/28: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College JV 9:5
• 1/29: Peps from Pueblo - Peps from Colorado Springs 11:9 - intra-squad game
• 2/5: Pueblo Peps - Denver CIA Vikings 10:4
• 2/9: Pueblo Peps - Chicago Jr. Black Hawks
• 2/11: Pueblo Peps - Aspen Leafs 8:7 OT
• 3/11: Pueblo Peps - Denver CIA Vikings 11:4
• 3/12: Pueblo Peps - Denver CIA Vikings 12:0
• 3/18: Pueblo Peps - Albuquerque All-Stars 15:7
• 3/19: Pueblo Peps - Albuquerque All-Stars 9:8
• 3/31: Pueblo Peps - Denver Stars 8:4 - Aspen Invitational Tournament
• 4/1: Pueblo Peps - Hayward (WI) 5:1 - "

Pueblo Hockey Classic

• 12/17: Pueblo Peps - Casper Lynx 7:2
• 12/17: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 8:2
• 12/18: Denver Unitech - Casper Lynx 3:1
• 12/18: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 10:3 - final

Southwest Regional Tournament @ Pueblo

• 4/15: Denver Colorado Men's League All-Stars - Denver Unitech 6:1
• 4/15: Pueblo Peps - Casper Lynx 12:0
• 4/16: Denver Colorado Men's League All-Stars - Pueblo Peps 5:2

Pueblo finished 23-4-1.

1978-79

• 11/18: Pueblo Peps - University of Colorado 9:5
• 11/25: Pueblo Peps - Aspen Leafs 5:5
• 12/2: University of Colorado - Pueblo Peps 8:7
• 12/9: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 4:3
• 12/10: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 10:4
• 2/3: University of Colorado - Pueblo Peps 7:3
• 2/4: Pueblo Peps - Northern Colorado University 20:2
• 2/10: Denver Unitech - Pueblo Peps 11:1
• 2/11: Denver Unitech - Pueblo Peps 9:6

Pueblo finished 5-11-1.

1979-80

• Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 6:4 - exhibition
• 11/10: Pueblo Peps - Casper Lynx 20:5
• 11/11: Pueblo Peps - Casper Lynx 13:4
• 11/16: Pueblo Peps - University of Colorado
• 12/8: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 4:3
• 12/9: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 5:4
• 1/12: Pueblo Peps - Denver Metros 18:2
• 1/13: Pueblo Peps - Denver Metros 18:1
• 1/19: Pueblo Peps - Denver Juniors 7:3
• 2/14: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College JV 8:3
• 2/23: Denver Unitech - Pueblo Peps 6:5
• 2/24: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 5:3
• 3/1: Pueblo Peps - Albuquerque 24:5
• 3/2: Pueblo Peps - Albuquerque 13:4
• 3/7: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Pueblo Peps 4:3 - Pepsi Cup
• 3/8: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Pueblo Peps 6:1 - "
• 3/9: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Pueblo Peps 13:7 - "
• 4/5: Arvada Junior Stars - Pueblo Peps 10:6 - Southwestern Cup
• 4/6: Pueblo Peps - Arvada Junior Stars 9:1 - "

Pueblo finished 18-9.

1980-81

• 11/8: University of Colorado - Pueblo Peps 6:2
• 11/22: Pueblo Peps - Aspen Leafs 2:2
• 12/6: Pueblo Peps - Aspen Leafs 6:5
• 12/13: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College JV 6:4
• 12/14: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College JV 14:4
• 1/10: Denver Unitech - Pueblo Peps 7:6
• 1/11: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 6:3

Pueblo was 6-4-1 as of 3/13.

1981-82

• 11/7: Pueblo Peps - Aspen Leafs 7:5
• 11/14: Pueblo Peps - Albuquerque Plateau 10:4
• 11/15: Pueblo Peps - Albuquerque Plateau 12:11
• 11/21: Pueblo Peps - Laramie Firebirds 15:1
• 12/5: Aspen Leafs - Pueblo Peps 4:3
• 12/12: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 8:6
• 12/13: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 11:7
• 1/16: Vail Mountaineers - Pueblo Peps 10:4
• 1/23: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College Club 7:6
• 1/30: Denver Unitech - Pueblo Peps 8:5
• 1/31: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 14:5
• 2/6: Vail Mountaineers - Pueblo Peps 9:2 - Vail Invitational Tournament
• 2/7: Minnesota - Pueblo Peps 6:5 - "
• 3/6: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 11:7
• 3/7: Denver Unitech - Pueblo Peps 13:7
• 3/13: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College Club 9:8 OT

US National Intermediate Tournament @ Niagara Falls

• 3/25: Buffalo - Pueblo Peps 5:3
• 3/25: Michigan - Niagara Falls 6:4
• 3/26: Detroit - Pueblo Peps 7:1
• 3/26: Niagara Falls - Pueblo Peps 13:4
• 3/27: Pueblo Peps - Michigan

Pueblo was 12-9 as of 3/27.

1982-83

• 11/6: Pueblo Peps - Aspen Leafs 8:6
• 11/13: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 8:5
• 11/14: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 13:6
• 11/20: Pueblo Peps - University of Colorado 11:9
• 11/21: Pueblo Peps - University of Colorado 9:4
• 12/4: Aspen Leafs - Pueblo Peps 8:7 OT
• 12/11: Pueblo Peps - Auroria College 21:1
• 1/15: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College JV 7:0
• 1/22: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College Club 8:4
• 1/29: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 8:4
• 2/5: Pueblo Peps - University of Colorado 11:5
• 2/11: Minnesota Uptown Bar Flies - Pueblo Peps 9:5 - Vail Tournament
• 2/12: Pueblo Peps - Aspen Leafs 10:4 - "

1983-84

• 11/5: Denver Cyclones - Pueblo Peps 7:5
• 11/12: Urban Cowboys - Pueblo Peps 9:3
• 11/19: Pueblo Peps - University of Colorado 6:5 OT
• 12/3: Pueblo Peps - Vail Mountaineers 11:8
• 12/10: Pueblo Peps - University of Colorado
• 1/14: Pueblo Peps - Metro State Roadrunners 17:1
• 1/21: Pueblo Peps - Denver Cyclones 5:4 OT - Vail Tournament
• 1/28: Northern Arizona University - Pueblo Peps 7:5
• 2/10: Pueblo Peps - Albuquerque Plateau 11:3
• 2/11: Pueblo Peps - Albuquerque Plateau 25:5
• 2/25: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College Club 6:5

Pueblo was 5-5 as of 1/29.

1984-85

• 11/3: Denver Cyclones - Pueblo Peps 5:4 OT
• 11/10: Pueblo Peps - University of Colorado 8:2
• 11/17: Pueblo Peps - University of Colorado 6:5
• 12/1: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 7:6 OT
• 12/15: Vail Mountaineers - Pueblo Peps 12:8
• 1/12: Colorado Chiefs - Pueblo Peps 10:6
• 1/19: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 11:4
• 1/26: Pueblo Peps - Colorado College Club 9:6
• 2/2: Denver Cyclones - Pueblo Peps 7:4
• 2/23: Pueblo Peps - Denver Unitech 9:5
• 3/2: University of Colorado - Pueblo Peps 3:2 OT

1985-86

• 11/1: Colorado Chiefs - Ratliff Ravens 19:3
• 11/9: Ratliff Ravens - University of Colorado 6:5 OT
• 11/15: Colorado State University - Ratliff Ravens 11:9
• 11/22: Colorado Chiefs - Ratliff Ravens 11:6
• 12/20: Denver Prospectors - Ratliff Ravens 9:5
• 1/10: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Bisons 8:1
• 1/11: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Bisons 6:4
• 1/31: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Cougars 12:10
• 2/8: University of Colorado - Ratliff Ravens 6:3
• 2/14: Denver Bisons - Ratliff Ravens 9:8
• 2/21: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Unitech Cougars 9:1
• 2/28: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Prospectors 19:5
• 3/7: Colorado College Club - Ratliff Ravens 7:5
• 3/14: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Cougars 11:9
• 3/28: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Prospectors 9:3

Pueblo was 9-10 as of 3/15.

1986-87

• 1/10: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado Maroons 8:4
• 1/17: Denver Cougars - Ratliff Ravens 8:2

Ratliff was reportedly 2-3-1 as of 1/18 and 8-3 as of 3/27.

1987-88

• 10/17: Denver Bisons - Ratliff Ravens 8:5
• 10/24: Ratliff Ravens - Greeley Aces 11:3
• 11/7: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado Maroons 9:8
• 11/8: Ratliff Ravens - Greeley Aces 16:4
• 11/14: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado Maroons 19:7
• 11/28: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado State University 4:3
• 12/12: Colorado State University - Ratliff Ravens 11:2
• 1/9: Denver Bisons - Ratliff Ravens 8:7 OT
• 1/23: Ratliff Ravens - Fort Collins Blues 17:8
• 1/30: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Bisons 8:4
• 2/3: Flying Fathers - Ratliff Ravens 9:7 - exhibition
• 2/6: Ratliff Ravens - University of Colorado 16:1
• 2/27: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Bisons 4:3
• 3/12: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado State University 10:7

Ratliff finished 12-3-1.

1988-89

• 10/22: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Bisons 13:2
• 10/29: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado Springs Ravens 18:2
• 11/5: Ratliff Ravens - Denver University Club 6:0 Forfeit
• 11/12: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado College Club 5:1
• 11/12: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado College Club 6:3
• 11/13: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Bisons 7:5
• 11/19: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado Chiefs 10:6
• 11/26: Ratliff Ravens - Air Force JV 7:5
• 12/3: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Bisons 9:4
• 12/10: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado College Club 16:3
• 1/7: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado Junior C's 8:5
• 1/14: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado Springs Maroons 16:2
• 1/15: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Bisons 7:2
• 1/21: Ratliff Ravens - Pueblo Men's League All-Stars 15:2

1989-90

• 10/15: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Bisons 5:5
• 10/21: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado Junior C's 9:1
• 10/28: Colorado College JV - Ratliff Ravens 9:1
• 11/4: Ratliff Ravens - Pueblo High School All-Stars
• 11/11: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado Chiefs
• 11/16: Colorado College JV - Ratliff Ravens
• 11/18: Ratliff Ravens - Denver Bisons 10:5
• 11/30: Ratliff Ravens - Colorado College Club 13:2
• 12/2: Ratliff Ravens - Air Force JV 8:6
• 1/6: Ratliff Ravens - Aspen Leafs 13:3
• 1/7: Ratliff Ravens - Aspen Leafs 9:3

1990-91

• 2/15: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Pueblo Ravens 12:4
• 2/16: Pueblo Ravens - Fairbanks Gold Kings 5:2

1993-94

• 12/10: Las Vegas Aces - Pueblo Ravens 12:6
• 12/11: Las Vegas Aces - Pueblo Ravens 11:2

Sources

• Pueblo Chieftain