Upcoming Games On Road Trip (All Times MST)
Wednesday, February 28, Tucson @ Bakersfield, 7:30 p.m.
(Live Watch Party at Cold Beers and Cheeseburgers)
Friday, March 1, Tucson @ Henderson, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 2 Tucson @ Henderson, 8:00 p.m.
Marching on:
The Roadrunners begin a three-game road trip to finish off February and begin the new month of March with game three of a three-game miniseries against Bakersfield on Wednesday, February 28 and two versus the Henderson Silver Knights on Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2. It’s the start of a very busy Month for the Roadrunners, who have 14 games in 31 days, the most games in a span of a month this season. This includes five midweek games on Tuesday, March 5 and Wednesday, March 6 vs. the Calgary Wranglers, Tuesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 13 vs. Henderson and a season series finale against the Ontario Reign on Wednesday, March 21. In March of last season, it was a big month for Tucson as they were in six overtime games out of the 12 total matchups the team had; going 7-3-2-0 in the month to help in their late season playoff push.
Fight Till The Last Horn:
The Roadrunners finished a four-game home stand with two games against the Bakersfield Condors on Friday, February 23 and Saturday, February 24. Though Tucson lost both games in regulation, the team fought till the very end in both games; almost erasing a third period two-goal deficit in the final seconds of the game in Friday’s 3-2 loss and nearly erasing a 3-0 deficit in the third period with two goals and a season high 20 shots on net for the period on Saturday’s 3-2 loss. In the last 12 games, 10 of them have ended in one goal fashion for the Roadrunners in which they are 6-3-1-0. The 3-2 scores have also been a main staple for the team as they have had three-straight games in which the score ends 3-2 including two-straight against the Condors on Friday and Saturday. Despite the two losses to Bakersfield, the Roadrunners still have an 18-5-2-1 record in 26 one-goal games and a 9-2-1-1 record in 13 games where the score is 3-2.
Holy Koly Moly:
Defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok missed 32-straight games for the Roadrunners after suffering an injury with the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, November 25 versus the Vegas Golden Knights. With his return to the lineup coming after the All-Star Break on Friday, February 9 against the Iowa Wild, Kolyachonok has slowly gotten back to his grove with the…
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