Tucson Roadrunners defenseman Cam Crotty stopped by Roadrunners Happy Hour before Tucson’s matchup against the Condors in Bakersfield on Tuesday, January 31. Join Adrian Denny, Brett Fera, and Kim Cota-Robles every Tuesday at 5 p.m. on FOX Sports 1450AM and the iHeartRadio app. A podcast version of the full episode can be found on the iHeartRadio App or by listening below.
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Q: Cam, that was a nice home stand. We won five of six, and now we’re ready to take that success out on the road.
A: For sure. We had a tough stretch there not too long ago, so it was about time we strung together a good couple of games. Obviously, we want to continue doing that. It was a huge home stand for us, we played well against some teams that we need to beat, and we got the job done.
Q: We snapped a losing streak here in Bakersfield a few weeks ago on January 14. Was there anything that stands out from that game that got us on the stretch we’ve been on now?
A: It’s such a fine line. For a lot of that tough stretch, we weren’t playing our best hockey but it definitely wasn’t our worst either. I think in that game, guys were just fed up. We always talk about having belief regardless of what’s going on, and I think that was it. Guys make some big plays and we were able to force ourselves back into that game. We kept believing and we knew we could beat them right to the end.
Q: There was a different energy to the team over the six-game home stand, the effort was incredible. Do you think other teams expect that coming into Tucson, which could be described as a non-traditional hockey market?
A: I’ve been fortunate enough to have only played in Tucson [in the AHL], so I don’t have their perspective on that. Abbotsford is above us in the standings but we weren’t too far behind them, so they were expecting tough competition from us. Maybe fans in Tucson from a visiting team might think that though. We just went out and played well, it didn’t matter what their expectations were. We knew we were going to come out and give them a good battle, and we were fortunate enough to go out and get four-straight wins.
Q: We were also able to get you back in the lineup during the home stand after missing some time.
A: It’s never fun dealing with injuries and going through that stuff. I was able to watch some games from up top and get something out of it,…
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