1-on-1 with Travis Barron
Q: Awesome weekend this weekend! That pass from John Leonard looked like it was drawn up during a timeout.
Just a heads up play by John and very unselfish as well. You're going down to an empty net and for him to pull up and look for the pass is pretty impressive stuff. So kudos to him, great play and I happily put it in.
Q: When was the last time you scored a hat trick? What does it feel like?
It's been a couple of years. It's not very common especially for a player in my role, and when they come it's a great day. It's just one of those things you can't predict. You're just in the right place at the right time and your linemates are making good plays. It feels nice to be honest. Like I said, they don't come very often, and you just have to enjoy it when they do
1-on-1 with Forward Justin Kirkland
Roadrunners Forward Justin Kirkland joined Adrian Denny, Kim Cota-Robles, and Arizona Daily Star Sports Editor Brett Fera during the just completed road trip on Roadrunners Happy Hour. Catch Happy Hour every Tuesday at 5 p.m. on Fox Sports 1450 AM and the complete conversation in the Roadrunners Happy Hour Podcast on the iHeartRadio app. This week's edition that featured another game night special from Ontario on Tuesday and Special Guest Micah Miller.
1-on-1 with Captain Steven Kampfer
Roadrunners Captain Steven Kampfer joined Adrian Denny, Kim Cota-Robles, Brett Fera and Jonathon Schaffer on this week’s edition of Roadrunners Happy Hour live from Calgary to talk about the team so far and his recovery from injury along with what teammate's dog his family is watching this week while the team is on the road. Catch Happy Hour every Tuesday at 5 p.m. on Fox Sports 1450 AM and the Roadrunners Happy Hour Podcast on the iHeartRadio app.
1-on-1 with Head Coach Steve Potvin
Roadrunners coach Steve Potvin joined Adrian Denny, Kim Cota-Robles and Brett Fera on this week’s edition of Roadrunners Happy Hour to talk about coming to Arizona in 2018 and the season so far. Catch Happy Hour every Tuesday at 5 p.m. on Fox Sports 1450 AM and the Roadrunners Happy Hour Podcast on the iHeartRadio app.
1-on-1 with Jan Jenik
Roadrunners forward Jan Jenik joined Adrian Denny, Kim Cota-Robles and Brett Fera on this week’s edition of Roadrunners Happy Hour to talk about coming to Arizona and the season so far. Catch Happy Hour every Tuesday at 5 p.m. on Fox Sports 1450 AM and the Roadrunners Happy Hour Podcast on the iHeartRadio app.
1-on-1 with Matt Villalta
Roadrunners goalie Matt Villalta joined Adrian Denny, Kim Cota-Robles and Brett Fera on this week’s edition of Roadrunners Happy Hour to preview the season and Saturday’s home opener. Catch Happy Hour every Tuesday at 5 p.m. on Fox Sports 1450 AM and the Roadrunners Happy Hour Podcast on the iHeartRadio app.
1-on-1 with Hunter Drew
Roadrunners Forward Hunter Drew joined Adrian Denny, Kim Cota-Robles and Brett Fera on this week’s edition of Roadrunners Happy Hour to preview the season and Saturday’s home opener. Catch Happy Hour every Tuesday at 5 p.m. on Fox Sports 1450 AM and the Roadrunners Happy Hour Podcast on the iHeartRadio app.
Q: San Diego was kind of pushing back, they had just tied the game and, Curtis Douglas, at the end of a shift, just kind of chips a puck deep into their corner and it bought out our next line of Ben McCartney, Ryan McGregor and yourself. Then next up, Nathan Smith, Dylan Guenther and Milos Kelemen, they drew a penalty. Stuff like that shifts the game and everybody did a great job and were making it happen in the win.
A: I think we have a good group here and I think what you’re talking about, we have a lot of smart players who set up the next shift. I feel like that’s a big part of hockey. Dougy did a really good job there. We had back-to-back good shifts and we drew a penalty and then the game was back in our favor.
Q: It’s usually our daily routine to be at the rink right when we got to the rink (Tuesday). To play a game was kind of a bonus. It was almost like showing up to school and you get to watch a movie in second period.
A: That actually hits the nail on the head. I talked to a couple of those guys after the game, my buddies on San Diego, and I talked to their coach a bit too, and I was telling them that for us the only thing that changed today was that we were putting our game jersey on instead of the practice. The schedule was the exact same, slept in my own bed last night, no travel involved, just a regular day. I’m bias, but I think 1:30 or 2 o’clock is the perfect time to be going home. It’s nice. Not a late night, you get to just relax and kick your feet up for the rest of the day and recover a little better.
1-on-1 with Bob Hoffman
Roadrunners President Bob Hoffman joined Adrian Denny, Kim Cota-Robles and Brett Fera on this week’s edition of Roadrunners Happy Hour. Catch Happy Hour every Tuesday at 5 p.m. on Fox Sports 1450 AM and the Roadrunners Happy Hour Podcast on the iHeartRadio app. Let’s lead off with the hockey. It was a good weekend for the roadrunners, it’s a team that has four components to it. Our prospects who we’ve grown into third- and fourth-year players, our new prospects, recently drafted, and some guys that cause problems around the American Hockey League for us that our now on our side.
I’ll tell you Adrian, going into this weekend it was interesting because on paper you saw the depth, you saw the American Hockey League talent of guys that have 2 or 3 years under their belt playing in the AHL. The goaltending nemesis that we saw in Ontario for many years along with the Justin Kirkland’s of the world and Leonard. There are a lot of really good players that have done things in the AHL and then they come over to us and make great pieces for this Roadrunners lineup to accent those first and second year younger players and the prospects we’ve been developing. I was overly impressed with how they played. More so the little things that you don’t typically see in the start of the season.
Bob, always exciting, the player red carpet walk and tailgate starting 4:00 PM just creates the buzz that we’ll bring inside and look to win another home opener.
We love getting things started and that home opener will always have a special place. Come and enjoy the tailgate. It will be beautiful weather. Hang out before the game, see the players walk the red carpet, and then come see a great show against, who was ultimately, the best in the west last year. A team in Coachella Valley that did things last year, in an expansion year, that teams hadn’t done. I’m excited to get that underway and go out there and make a statement against Coachella Valley and see what this team can do at home. It’s a great opportunity to get off to a great start.
1-on-1 with John Ferguson
Roadrunners General Manager/Arizona Coyotes Assistant General Manager John Ferguson joined Adrian Denny, Kim Cota-Robles and Brett Fera on this week's edition of Roadrunners Happy Hour. Catch Happy Hour every Tuesday at 5 p.m. on Fox Sports 1450 AM and the Roadrunners Happy Hour Podcast on the iHeartRadio app.
1-on-1 With Cam Hebig
Cam Hebig joined Adrian Denny, Kim Cota-Robles and Brett Fera on the season premiere of Roadrunners Happy Hour. Catch Happy Hour every Tuesday at 5 p.m. and the Roadrunners Happy Hour Podcast on the iHeartRadio app.
1-On-1 at Coyotes Training Camp
Earlier this week, TucsonRoadrunners.com’s Jonathon Schaffer caught up with some members of the 2022-2023 Roadrunners at the Arizona Coyotes Training Camp in Scottsdale about the upcoming NHL preseason game at the Tucson Arena. Below are some of our favorite answers.
1-On-1 with Colin Theisen
This week on the Tucson Roadrunners Insider Podcast, “Voice of the Roadrunners” Adrian Denny and TucsonRoadrunners.com’s Kim Cota-Robles were joined by forward Colin Theisen ahead of his second full pro season in Arizona after joining us After playing at ASU.