Tucson, AZ – The Tucson Roadrunners (1-2-0-0) gave up a two-goal second-period lead and a one-goal third-period lead in its 6-4 defeat to the Texas Stars (2-1-0-0) in its home opener on Saturday at Tucson Arena.
The Tucson Roadrunners look to split their two-game series against the Colorado Eagles on Saturday after Friday night's 3-1 defeat. The loss snapped Tucson's six-game winning streak in season openers, which dated back to 2018. A victory on Saturday would build momentum ahead of the Roadrunners' four-game homestand, which begins with the team's home opener against the Texas Stars on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Loveland, Colorado – After dropping its season opener, the Tucson Roadrunners bounced back to notch its first win of the season against the Colorado Eagles on Saturday at Blue FCU Arena. Tucson (1-1-0-0) scored one goal in the first two periods and two in the third to pull away from Colorado (1-1-0-0).
The Tucson Roadrunners look to split their two-game series against the Colorado Eagles on Saturday after Friday night's 3-1 defeat. The loss snapped Tucson's six-game winning streak in season openers, which dated back to 2018. A victory on Saturday would build momentum ahead of the Roadrunners' four-game homestand, which begins with the team's home opener against the Texas Stars on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Loveland, Colorado – The Tucson Roadrunners fought off a hostile crowd and an early deficit, but its comeback fell short in a 3-1 defeat to the Colorado Eagles on Friday at Blue FCU Arena. The loss ended the Roadrunners’ six-game winning streak in season openers, which dates back to 2018. Tucson trailed 2-0 after two periods, but the Roadrunners climbed back into the game after forward Egor Sokolov scored in the first minute of the third. In net, goaltender Matthew Villalta picked up where he left off last season, stopping 22 of 25 shots. His performance helped Tucson kill six Colorado power plays. Both teams finished 1 for 7 on the man advantage.
The Tucson Roadrunners open their season on the road against the Colorado Eagles to start the 2024-25 season. It will be Tucson’s first of nine series matchups against Pacific Division teams and the first of two trips to Colorado this season. The Roadrunners look to build off its historic 2023-24 campaign, where the team finished with the most wins in team history (43-23-4-2), and the Whiteout returned to Tucson Arena in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2018.
HENDERSON, NV – The Roadrunners began right where they left off from Friday’s 6-2 victory; with a three goal first period and 4-2 win over the Silver Knights for the two-game preseason sweep. Noel Nordh finished the preseason as the top Tucson scorer with two goals and two assists for four points. Ryan McGregor followed suit as he finished with three assists in the two games: bringing his great two-way play back to the Roadrunners after missing the second half of last season with an ankle injury. Tucson finishes the preseason with 10 total goals while allowing just three to Henderson.
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HENDERSON, NV – The Roadrunners began the Preseason in style with an impressive 6-2 victory over the Henderson Silver Knights. Tucson scored five unanswered goals in the second period after a 1-1 first frame and eventually held on for the 6-2 victory.
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Season nine in Southern Arizona is unofficially underway. The Tucson Roadrunners travel to Henderson for two preseason games against the Silver Knights at Lee's Family Forum. Of the current 26 players on the training camp roster, 10 are returning from last year’s Roadrunners squad. Five players on the roster have appeared against the Roadrunners in previous seasons for other Pacific Division Teams. As for the Silver Knights, their training camp roster began with 29 players, including 16 who played in at least one game with the Silver Knights last season.
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TUCSON, AZ – It was a record–breaking Roadrunners playoff crowd of 5,178 fans in the Tucson Arena for Game Two of the playoffs as the Tucson Roadrunners fell 4-3 to the Calgary Wranglers to fall 2-0 in the best-of-three series.
The Tucson Roadrunners enter game two of the best-of-three series down 1-0 versus the Calgary Wranglers after being blanked 2-0 in game one after a late empty-net goal. The Roadrunners put in a great effort on Wednesday; outshooting the Wranglers 46-35. All-Star netminder Dustin Wolf put on a show for Calgary; stopping all 46 shots he faced en-route to the game one victory. Tucson now must win tonight to force game three of the series Sunday.
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TUCSON, AZ – It was an electric Whiteout atmosphere in the Tucson Arena for Game One of the playoffs as the Tucson Roadrunners fell 2–0 to the Calgary Wranglers to open the three-game series from the Tucson Arena.
