What league does Tucson Roadrunners play in?

Tucson Roadrunners play in the AHL.

When was Tucson Roadrunners founded?

Tucson Roadrunners was founded in 2016 in Tucson, AZ, USA, USA.

Where is Tucson Roadrunners based?

Tucson Roadrunners is based in Tucson, AZ, USA.

Who is the head coach of Tucson Roadrunners?

The head coach of Tucson Roadrunners is Jay Varady.

Who is the captain of Tucson Roadrunners?

The captain of Tucson Roadrunners is Dakota Mermis.

What arena does Tucson Roadrunners play in?

Tucson Roadrunners play their home games at Tucson Convention Center Arena in Tucson, AZ, USA.

Who is the general manager of Tucson Roadrunners?

The general manager of Tucson Roadrunners is Steve Sullivan.

What are the team colors of Tucson Roadrunners?

The team colors of Tucson Roadrunners are Brick Red, Desert Sand + Copper.

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2018-2019 Season

Tucson Roadrunners were 34-26-8 in the 2018-19 AHL season with 76 points, 5th in the Western Conference: Pacific Division and 24th overall.

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2018-2019 Tucson Roadrunners Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#33	Adin Hill (G)	30	1996	Comox, BC, CAN	6'6"	214	L
	#31	Merrick Madsen (G)	31	1995	Preston, ID, USA	6'5"	176	L
	#35	Hunter Miska (G)	31	1995	Stacy, MN, USA	6'2"	174	L
	#30	Calvin Pickard (G)	34	1992	Moncton, NB, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#45	Ty Reichenbach (G)Loan	33	1993	Billings, MT, USA	6'2"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#23	Kyle Capobianco (D)	29	1997	Mississauga, ON, CAN	6'3"	196	L
	#22	Jason Demers (D)	38	1988	Dorval, QC, CAN	6'1"	203	R
	#4	Cam Dineen (D)	28	1998	Toms River, NJ, USA	5'11"	190	L
	#7	Kevin Ekman Larsson (D)	31	1995	Karlskrona, SWE	5'11"	181	L
	#3	Jordan Gross (D)	31	1995	Maple Grove, MN, USA	5'10"	190	R
	#47	Daniel Maggio (D/RW)	35	1991	Windsor, ON, CAN	6'2"	192	R
	#37	Dysin Mayo (D)	30	1996	Victoria, BC, CAN	6'0"	190	R
	#43	Dakota Mermis (D)"C"	32	1994	Alton, IL, USA	6'0"	196	L
	#16	Trevor Murphy (D)	31	1995	Windsor, ON, CAN	5'11"	196	L
	#5	Robbie Russo (D)"A"	33	1993	Westmont, IL, USA	6'0"	194	R
	#55	Jalen Smereck (D)	29	1997	Detroit, MI, USA	6'0"	190	L
FORWARDS
	#9	Domenic Alberga (C/LW)Loan	34	1992	Maple, ON, CAN	6'2"	209	L
	#12	Darik Angeli (C/RW)	35	1990	Lakewood, CO, USA	6'3"	203	R
	#27	Michael Bunting (LW/RW)	31	1995	Scarborough, ON, CAN	6'0"	185	L
	#41	Brayden Burke (C/LW)	29	1997	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'11"	181	L
	#26	Michael Chaput (C)	34	1992	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'2"	198	L
	#39	Trevor Cheek (C)	33	1992	Vancouver, WA, USA	6'2"	212	L
	#15	Laurent Dauphin (C/LW)"A"	31	1995	Repentigny, QC, CAN	6'0"	185	L
	#11	Christian Dvorak (C/LW)	30	1996	Palos Township, IL, USA	6'1"	201	L
	#24	Hudson Fasching (RW/LW)	31	1995	Milwaukee, WI, USA	6'3"	205	R
	#13	Giovanni Fiore (LW/RW)	30	1996	Laval, QC, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#8	Conor Garland (RW/LW)	30	1996	Scituate, MA, USA	5'8"	181	R
	#21	Matteo Gennaro (C/LW)	29	1997	St. Albert, AB, CAN	6'3"	201	L
	#25	Jérémy Grégoire (C/W)	31	1995	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	6'0"	194	R
	#28	Adam Helewka (LW/C)	31	1995	Burnaby, BC, CAN	6'2"	205	L
	#22	Travis Howe (RW/LW)Loan	32	1994	Hull, MA, USA	6'4"	229	R
	#20	Mario Kempe (W/C)	38	1988	Kramfors, SWE	6'0"	190	L
	#6	Kelly Klima (RW)	29	1997	Tampa, FL, USA	5'9"	163	R
	#34	Kevin Klima (LW/C)	29	1997	Tampa, FL, USA	5'9"	165	L
	#81	Jens Lööke (RW)	29	1997	Gävle, SWE	6'0"	183	R
	#10	Nick Merkley (RW/C)	29	1997	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'10"	194	R
	#18	Lane Pederson (C/RW)	29	1997	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	6'1"	198	R
	#44	Emil Pettersson (W/C)	32	1994	Sundsvall, SWE	6'2"	176	L
	#17	Tyler Steenbergen (C/W)	28	1998	Sylvan Lake, AB, CAN	5'10"	187	L
	#29	David Ullström (C)	37	1989	Jönköping, SWE	6'4"	194	L

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2018-2019 Tucson Roadrunners Staff

Head CoachJay Varady
Asst. CoachSteve Potvin
Asst. CoachJohn Slaney
General ManagerSteve Sullivan
Team ManagerBrady Morgan
Asst. Athletic TrainerJordan Ellis
Asst. Athletic TrainerMatt Harder
Asst. Equipment ManagerRyan Andrus
Dir. of CommunicationsAdrian Denny
Equipment ManagerEric Bechtol
Franchise OwnerAndrew Barroway
Head Athletic TrainerTodd Daniels
PresidentBob Hoffman
Strength & Conditioning CoachMatt Harder
Video CoachBrady Morgan

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2018-2019 Tucson Roadrunners Captains

"C"

Dakota Mermis

"A"

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2018-2019 Tucson Roadrunners Demographics

Tucson Roadrunners Facts

Plays in: American Hockey League
Team Colors: Brick Red, Desert Sand + Copper
Town: Tucson, AZ, USA Map
Founded: 2016

2018-2019 Tucson Roadrunners Roster Facts

Nationalities

17 players
16 players
5 players
2 players

Experience

Tucson Roadrunners: 2 291 GP
NHL: 1 343 GP
WC: 41 GP
SHL: 574 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 284 GP
Liiga: 30 GP
KHL: 299 GP
Czechia: 27 GP
AHL: 4 754 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Allen Americans (ECHL)
Utah Mammoth (NHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Tucson Convention Center Arena
Location: Tucson, AZ
Capacity: 8 962
Construction Year: 1971

Tucson Roadrunners Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/04/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Tucson Roadrunners	Colorado Eagles	-	AHL
10/04/2026 02:00 AM UTC	Tucson Roadrunners	Colorado Eagles	-	AHL
04/19/2026 02:00 AM UTC	Tucson Roadrunners	Henderson Silver Knights	5 - 4	AHL
04/18/2026 02:00 AM UTC	Tucson Roadrunners	Henderson Silver Knights	2 - 1 (SO)	AHL
04/16/2026 02:00 AM UTC	San Diego Gulls	Tucson Roadrunners	1 - 5	AHL

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Cal Thomas (D)

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Jack Ricketts (F)

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Maxim Barbashyov (F)

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Jesper Vikman (G)

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Sammy Walker (F)

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Robbie Russo (D)

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Tucson Roadrunners History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	AHL	72	34	28	-	-	10	230	239	78	1.08	8	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	AHL	72	34	32	-	-	6	228	237	74	1.03	7	First round loss
2023-2024	AHL	72	43	23	-	-	6	222	214	92	1.28	2	First round loss
2022-2023	AHL	72	30	33	-	-	9	219	245	69	0.96	7	First round loss
2021-2022	AHL	68	23	39	-	-	6	182	268	52	0.76	8	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	AHL	36	13	20	-	-	3	103	126	29	0.81	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	AHL	58	36	19	-	-	3	198	163	75	1.29	1	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	AHL	68	34	26	-	-	8	206	202	76	1.12	5	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	AHL	68	42	20	-	-	6	214	173	90	1.32	1	Conference SF loss
2016-2017	AHL	68	29	31	-	-	8	187	237	66	0.97	6	Did not make playoffs

Tucson Roadrunners Retired Numbers

#14 Craig Cunningham (F)

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Matteo Gennaro (F)	2026-2027	ECDC Memmingen Indians	DEL 2	2	3	4	7	2
2.	Artur Tyanulin (F)	2026-2027	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	6	3	2	5	2
3.	Max Psenicka (D)	2026-2027	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	8	1	4	5	4
4.	Brendan Ranford (F)	2026-2027	HPK	Liiga	5	0	5	5	0
5.	Yegor Sokolov (F)	2026-2027	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	6	2	2	4	6
6.	Liam Kirk (F)	2026-2027	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	2	1	3	4	0
7.	Tyler Gaudet (F)	2026-2027	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL	2	1	3	4	2
8.	Adam Helewka (F)	2026-2027	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL 2	2	1	3	4	2
9.	Patrik Koch (D)	2026-2027	HC Oceláři Třinec	Extraliga	3	0	4	4	8
10.	Michal Kunc (F)	2026-2027	HC Kometa Brno	Extraliga	3	2	1	3	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	24.07
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	26.03
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	25.57
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	24.70
2022-2023	View Roster	6'2"	198 lbs	26.00

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cameron Hebig (F)	357	88	99	187
2.	Michael Bunting (F)	260	74	106	180
3.	Ben McCartney (F)	274	69	92	161
4.	Michael Carcone (F)	148	70	81	151
5.	Austin Poganski (F)	204	52	76	128

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cameron Hebig (F)	357	88	99	187
2.	Michael Bunting (F)	260	74	106	180
3.	Michael Carcone (F)	148	70	81	151
4.	Ben McCartney (F)	274	69	92	161
5.	Lane Pederson (F)	183	58	66	124

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Michael Bunting (F)	260	74	106	180
2.	Cameron Hebig (F)	357	88	99	187
3.	Ben McCartney (F)	274	69	92	161
4.	Robbie Russo (D)	251	17	92	109
5.	Kyle Capobianco (D)	155	21	91	112

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Curtis Douglas (F)	170	23	58	384
2.	Ben McCartney (F)	274	69	161	355
3.	Montana Onyebuchi (D)	157	6	29	324
4.	Travis Barron (F)	249	40	85	319
5.	Bokondji Imama (F)	104	10	27	287

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cameron Hebig (F)	357	88	99	187
2.	Dysin Mayo (D)	279	15	33	48
3.	Ben McCartney (F)	274	69	92	161
4.	Michael Bunting (F)	260	74	106	180
5.	Robbie Russo (D)	251	17	92	109

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Carter Camper (F)	15	3	19	1.27
2.	Matias Maccelli (F)	47	14	57	1.21
3.	Craig Cunningham (F)	11	4	13	1.18
4.	Brendan Perlini (F)	17	14	19	1.12
5.	Dylan Strome (F)	50	22	53	1.06

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Michael Carcone (F)	2022-2023	65	31	85
2.	Chris Mueller (F)	2016-2017	68	19	67
3.	Matias Maccelli (F)	2021-2022	47	14	57
4.	Austin Poganski (F)	2025-2026	70	23	56
5.	Kailer Yamamoto (F)	2024-2025	54	20	56

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Michael Carcone (F)	2022-2023	65	31	85
2.	Cameron Hebig (F)	2024-2025	67	26	47
3.	Josh Doan (F)	2023-2024	62	26	46
4.	Cameron Hebig (F)	2025-2026	68	25	54
5.	Michael Carcone (F)	2021-2022	48	24	41

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Michael Carcone (F)	2022-2023	65	54	85
2.	Chris Mueller (F)	2016-2017	68	48	67
3.	Matias Maccelli (F)	2021-2022	47	43	57
4.	Scott Perunovich (D)	2025-2026	64	40	49
5.	Michael Bunting (F)	2019-2020	58	37	49

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Bokondji Imama (F)	2021-2022	54	12	178
2.	Curtis Douglas (F)	2023-2024	57	21	148
3.	Montana Onyebuchi (D)	2023-2024	49	9	145
4.	Hunter Drew (F)	2024-2025	58	29	134
5.	Michael Carcone (F)	2022-2023	65	85	127