Tucson Roadrunners
American Hockey League team in Tucson, Arizona / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tucson Roadrunners are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that began play for the 2016–17 season. Based in Tucson, Arizona, and affiliated with the National Hockey League's (NHL) unnamed Utah team, the Roadrunners play the majority of their home games at the Tucson Convention Center Arena.[lower-alpha 1]
Tucson Roadrunners | |
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City | Tucson, Arizona |
League | American Hockey League |
Conference | Western |
Division | Pacific |
Founded | 1994 |
Home arena | Tucson Convention Center Arena Mullett Arena (select home games) |
Colors | Brick red, desert sand, copper, black, white[1] |
Owner(s) | Alex Meruelo |
General manager | John Ferguson Jr.[2] |
Head coach | Steve Potvin |
Media | Arizona Daily Star KMSB (Fox 11) KTTU (My 18) KTZR (Fox Sports 1450) AHL.TV (Internet) |
Affiliate | Utah NHL team |
Website | tucsonroadrunners.com |
Franchise history | |
1994–2016 | Springfield Falcons |
2016–present | Tucson Roadrunners |
Championships | |
Division titles | 2: (2017–18, 2019–20) |
Current season |
In April 2016, the Arizona Coyotes announced they would relocate their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, to Tucson ahead of the 2016–17 season. In April 2024, the Coyotes were deactivated by the NHL and their operations were transferred to a new expansion team in Utah. Owner Alex Meruelo has a five-year window to potentially reactivate the Coyotes, pending a new arena. The Roadrunners announced they would remain in Tucson as the AHL affiliate for the Utah team, playing 30 home games in Tucson and six at Mullett Arena in Tempe.