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 Player Stats

All Positions

Tucson Roadrunners — 2018-2019 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
AHL
1.		Lane Pederson (C/RW)	67	23	24	47	36	-10
2.		Michael Bunting (LW/RW)	52	19	22	41	84	15
3.		Robbie Russo (D)	67	6	33	39	32	12
4.		Nick Merkley (RW/C)	45	10	24	34	26	-2
5.		Hudson Fasching (RW)	64	16	17	33	16	-1
6.		Brayden Burke (C/LW)	67	13	20	33	24	-1
7.		Kyle Capobianco (D)	40	7	25	32	51	10
8.		Adam Helewka (LW/C)	41	13	18	31	20	-9
9.		Conor Garland (RW/LW)	21	12	13	25	22	11
10.		Jordan Gross (D)	61	5	20	25	28	-5
11.		Dakota Mermis (D)	62	3	21	24	49	-2
12.		David Ullström (C)	29	10	13	23	14	11
13.		Tyler Steenbergen (C/W)	63	9	13	22	16	-2
14.		Laurent Dauphin (C/LW)	34	6	14	20	42	2
15.		Michael Chaput (C)	16	6	10	16	16	6
16.		Jens Lööke (RW)	61	8	7	15	12	-8
17.		Trevor Murphy (D)	27	5	8	13	26	-6
18.		Matteo Gennaro (C/LW)	58	7	5	12	26	-3
19.		Cam Dineen (D)	57	3	9	12	6	-4
20.		Mario Kempe (W/C)	10	5	6	11	8	4
21.		Trevor Cheek (C)	63	7	3	10	48	-10
22.		Jérémy Grégoire (C/W)	26	5	2	7	39	2
23.		Giovanni Fiore (LW/RW)	30	4	3	7	6	-3
24.		Dysin Mayo (D)	67	2	4	6	46	-3
25.		Emil Pettersson (W/C)	12	0	5	5	4	-4
26.		Domenic Alberga (C/LW)	16	1	2	3	2	3
27.		Jason Demers (D)	1	0	1	1	0	-1
28.		Kevin Klima (LW/C)	4	0	1	1	0	-1
29.		Darik Angeli (C/RW)	4	0	1	1	4	1
30.		Kelly Klima (RW)	10	0	1	1	22	2
31.		Jalen Smereck (D)	16	0	1	1	8	-1
32.		Kevin Ekman Larsson (D)	28	0	1	1	4	-2
33.		Daniel Maggio (D/RW)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
34.		Travis Howe (RW/LW)	1	0	0	0	7	0
35.		Christian Dvorak (C/LW)	2	0	0	0	0	0

Tucson Roadrunners — 2018-2019 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
AHL
1.		Adin Hill (G)	36	2.61	.906	16	15	6	2	2042:52	856
2.		Hunter Miska (G)	25	3.08	.895	10	8	5	0	1306:57	569
3.		Calvin Pickard (G)	4	3.47	.889	3	0	0	0	190:00	88
4.		Merrick Madsen (G)	11	2.70	.889	5	3	0	3	555:00	201
5.		Ty Reichenbach (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Team Staff History

2018-2019 Tucson Roadrunners Captains

"C"

Dakota Mermis

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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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

Tucson Roadrunners — 2018-2019 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/15/2026 04:00 PM GMT-7	Tucson Roadrunners	Texas Stars	-	AHL
11/14/2026 07:00 PM GMT-7	Tucson Roadrunners	Texas Stars	-	AHL
11/07/2026 07:00 PM GMT-7	Tucson Roadrunners	Coachella Valley Firebirds	3 - 2 (OT 60:23)	AHL
11/06/2026 07:00 PM GMT-7	Tucson Roadrunners	Coachella Valley Firebirds	3 - 1	AHL
10/31/2026 03:00 PM GMT-7	Ontario Reign	Tucson Roadrunners	2 - 3	AHL

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Latest Transactions

Tucson Roadrunners — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/07/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Gregor Biber (D)	Utah Mammoth	Details
10/13/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Kevin Connauton (D)	Retired	Details
10/01/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Ryan McGregor (F)	Rytíři Kladno	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	joining	Brett Mirwald (G)	Allen Americans	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	joining	Andre Anania (D)	Allen Americans	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	joining	Lukas Sillinger (F)	Allen Americans	Details
09/01/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Lleyton Moore (D)	Kansas City Mavericks	Details
08/14/2026	Extension		Tyler Tullio (F)		Details

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Tucson Roadrunners History and Standings

Tucson Roadrunners — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	AHL	13	9	2	-	-	2	43	28	20	1.54	1	-
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

Tucson Roadrunners — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Liam Kirk (F)	2026-2027	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	14	7	16	23	2
2.	Nate Schnarr (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	18	7	16	23	4
3.	Emil Pettersson (F)	2026-2027	SCL Tigers	NL	19	3	17	20	4
4.	Adam Cracknell (F)	2026-2027	HK Poprad	Extraliga	16	7	12	19	2
5.	Adam Helewka (F)	2026-2027	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL 2	14	4	14	18	11
6.	Kevin Hancock (F)	2026-2027	Villacher SV	ICEHL	15	8	8	16	4
7.	Max Coatta (F)	2026-2027	EK Zell am See	Alps Hockey League	13	5	11	16	6
8.	Laurent Dauphin (F)	2026-2027	Laval Rocket	AHL	14	3	13	16	13
9.	Jérémy Grégoire (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL	16	5	10	15	12
10.	Justin Kirkland (F)	2026-2027	Iowa Wild	AHL	15	8	6	14	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Tucson Roadrunners — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	24.59
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	26.10
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	25.67
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	24.82
2022-2023	View Roster	6'2"	198 lbs	26.09

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Tucson Roadrunners — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cameron Hebig (F)	370	98	102	200
2.	Michael Bunting (F)	260	74	106	180
3.	Ben McCartney (F)	285	73	102	175
4.	Michael Carcone (F)	148	70	81	151
5.	Austin Poganski (F)	217	55	84	139

Franchise All-Time Goals

Tucson Roadrunners — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cameron Hebig (F)	370	98	102	200
2.	Michael Bunting (F)	260	74	106	180
3.	Ben McCartney (F)	285	73	102	175
4.	Michael Carcone (F)	148	70	81	151
5.	Lane Pederson (F)	183	58	66	124

Franchise All-Time Assists

Tucson Roadrunners — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Michael Bunting (F)	260	74	106	180
2.	Cameron Hebig (F)	370	98	102	200
3.	Ben McCartney (F)	285	73	102	175
4.	Robbie Russo (D)	264	17	95	112
5.	Kyle Capobianco (D)	155	21	91	112

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Tucson Roadrunners — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Curtis Douglas (F)	170	23	58	384
2.	Montana Onyebuchi (D)	169	8	34	376
3.	Ben McCartney (F)	285	73	175	361
4.	Travis Barron (F)	249	40	85	319
5.	Bokondji Imama (F)	104	10	27	287

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Tucson Roadrunners — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cameron Hebig (F)	370	98	102	200
2.	Ben McCartney (F)	285	73	102	175
3.	Dysin Mayo (D)	279	15	33	48
4.	Robbie Russo (D)	264	17	95	112
5.	Michael Bunting (F)	260	74	106	180

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Tucson Roadrunners — 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

Tucson Roadrunners — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Michael Carcone (F)	2022-2023	AHL	65	31	54	85	1.31	127
2.	Chris Mueller (F)	2016-2017	AHL	68	19	48	67	0.99	48
3.	Matias Maccelli (F)	2021-2022	AHL	47	14	43	57	1.21	20
4.	Austin Poganski (F)	2025-2026	AHL	70	23	33	56	0.80	18
5.	Kailer Yamamoto (F)	2024-2025	AHL	54	20	36	56	1.04	41

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Tucson Roadrunners — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Michael Carcone (F)	2022-2023	AHL	65	31	54	85	1.31	127
2.	Cameron Hebig (F)	2024-2025	AHL	67	26	21	47	0.70	34
3.	Josh Doan (F)	2023-2024	AHL	62	26	20	46	0.74	32
4.	Cameron Hebig (F)	2025-2026	AHL	68	25	29	54	0.79	30
5.	Michael Carcone (F)	2021-2022	AHL	48	24	17	41	0.85	62

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Tucson Roadrunners — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Michael Carcone (F)	2022-2023	AHL	65	31	54	85	1.31	127
2.	Chris Mueller (F)	2016-2017	AHL	68	19	48	67	0.99	48
3.	Matias Maccelli (F)	2021-2022	AHL	47	14	43	57	1.21	20
4.	Scott Perunovich (D)	2025-2026	AHL	64	9	40	49	0.77	54
5.	Michael Bunting (F)	2019-2020	AHL	58	12	37	49	0.84	49

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Tucson Roadrunners — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Bokondji Imama (F)	2021-2022	AHL	54	5	7	12	0.22	178
2.	Curtis Douglas (F)	2023-2024	AHL	57	5	16	21	0.37	148
3.	Montana Onyebuchi (D)	2023-2024	AHL	49	2	7	9	0.18	145
4.	Hunter Drew (F)	2024-2025	AHL	58	15	14	29	0.50	134
5.	Michael Carcone (F)	2022-2023	AHL	65	31	54	85	1.31	127