Three Straight Against Bakersfield: The Roadrunners kick-off games 48-50 with a three-game series against the Bakersfield Condors; two come at the TCC on Friday, February 23 and Saturday, February 24. The last game of the series will go back to Bakersfield that also begins a three-game road trip on Wednesday, February 28. With the season series tied at 2-2, neither team has won a home game; Tucson was swept back on October 27 and October 28, but has won the last two one-off games in Bakersfield to tie up the season series on December 22 and January 31.

Forward Josh Doan and goaltender Matthew Villalta concluded their All-Star Break having helped the Western Conference win the skills competition on Sunday, February 4 and the Pacific Division win the 3-on-3 tournament on Monday, February 5. It was the second year in a row the Pacific Division won the AHL All-Star Challenge. Doan helped the Division win with a goal, assist and shootout goal all coming at crucial moments in the tournament. Read Here for the full recap.

Tucson, Arizona- The Tucson Roadrunners today announced that Forward Dylan Guenther and Goaltender Matthew Villalta have each been selected to represent the organization in the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Tech CU in San Jose California. 

The Roadrunners enter the week in first place in both the Pacific Division and Western Conference at 24-12-1-1 which is at 50 points and a .658 winning percentage. In the Pacific, Tucson has a two-point advantage over Coachella Valley (48 points) and a three-point advantage over Calgary (47 points). The Ontario Reign, who Tucson plays on Friday and Saturday at the TCC, have lost three in a row; same as the Wranglers which has given the Roadrunners and Firebirds a run for the top two spots in the Division. Only the Milwaukee Admirals are a Central Division team that is top five in the Western Conference; just one point behind Tucson at 49 but has the better win percentage (.700) with three less games played and a record of 24-10-1-0. The Texas Stars, who were in first place in the Central not long ago, have dropped five in a row and have given the Admirals a run for first. Overall, eight of the top 10 teams in the Western Conference are from the Pacific Division, with eight points separating the top six teams in the Division itself. The Roadrunners are 17-11-1-1 against the Pacific division and 7-1-0-0 against the Central division this season. In addition, defenseman Peter DiLiberatore applied eight shots on goal against the Henderson Silver Knights on Friday January 19 that ties a franchise high with single game shots from a Roadrunners defenseman. DiLiberatore becomes the fourth time for a Roadrunner defenseman to do it, joining Robbie Russo who did it twice in 2018-2019 against the Bakersfield Condors and Colorado Eagles, Trevor Murphy against the San Diego Gulls in 2018-19 and Cam Dineen last season against the San Jose Barracuda.