Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) Discussion

[TheLegend]

AHL officially ends season..... Roadrunners end up Pacific Division champions.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Merrick Madsen

Missed most of the season, playing in six games for ECHL Rapid City, while recuperating from hip surgery.

Remember watching him at Harvard and he was always pretty impressive. Any chance he is back with Tucson — either on an AHL or NHL deal — or will he have to head elsewhere to continue his career?

 

[hbk]

Merrick Madsen

Missed most of the season, playing in six games for ECHL Rapid City, while recuperating from hip surgery.

Remember watching him at Harvard and he was always pretty impressive. Any chance he is back with Tucson — either on an AHL or NHL deal — or will he have to head elsewhere to continue his career?

After next year we are likely to lose one of Raanta or Hill to trade and/or expansion meaning likely a promotion is coming.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Kyle Capobianco

Nine NHL games last season and 12 over the past three seasons.

Any reason to believe he is re-signed as an RFA or is he likely headed elsewhere?

 

[hbk]

Kyle Capobianco

Nine NHL games last season and 12 over the past three seasons.

Any reason to believe he is re-signed as an RFA or is he likely headed elsewhere?

100% will be extended.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

After next year we are likely to lose one of Raanta or Hill to trade and/or expansion meaning likely a promotion is coming.

Interesting in looking at their pool of prospects that Erik Kallgren was released from his contract rather than loaned to Europe (unless that is not an option once the season starts).

I'm not sure if long-time Finnish coaching legend Urpo Ylonen is still with the TPS club but Kellgren played some of his best hockey once he joined that team.

He is signed to play in his home country of Sweden in the SHL next season and this should tell a lot about his future potential.

 

[hbk]

Interesting in looking at their pool of prospects that Erik Kellgren was released from his contract rather than loaned to Europe (unless that is not an option once the season starts).

I'm not sure if long-time Finnish coaching legend Urpo Ylonen is still with the TPS club but Kellgren played some of his best hockey once he joined that team.

He is signed to play in his home country of Sweden in the SHL next season and this should tell a lot about his future potential.

I think Kellgren didn’t feel he had a quick path to the NHL given the strength and number of the netminders around him so he asked for his release and was accommodated.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Cam Dineen

Numbers appear similar to his first pro season — with an improved +/-. In looking at the box scores it appears he played mostly in a third pair role.

Is there anything to suggest a jump in his third season of the original ELC?

And any likelihood he is playing in Phoenix in the future?

 

[PanniniClaus]

Cam Dineen

Numbers appear similar to his first pro season — with an improved +/-. In looking at the box scores it appears he played mostly in a third pair role.

Is there anything to suggest a jump in his third season of the original ELC?

And any likelihood he is playing in Phoenix in the future?

Dineen,and certainly Copacanbana look like they could make it, either with Zona or with another team. Not sure how the faithful feel about Mayo and Gross.

Copa could make it now and Dineen would get more responsibility. Saarijarvi is headed back to Europe.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

After next year we are likely to lose one of Raanta or Hill to trade and/or expansion meaning likely a promotion is coming.

When I made my original post I had forgotten all about them signing Tendeck in April. Does he displace one of Hill or Madsen with Tucson or is he more than likely headed to the ECHL?

 

[Mosby]

I'd rather send Tendeck back to Vancouver than to the ECHL. That league is kind of a waste of time.

 

[crazyhockeylover96]

Coyotes Sign Mayo to One-Year Contract


Mayo extended 1 year/2 way.

 

[TheLegend]

 

[RABBIT]

Roadrunners fans, I’m interested in your opinion of how Sullivan has done with the team in his tenure?

 

[XX]

Signed Dryden Hunt for Tucson: Dryden Hunt at eliteprospects.com

 

[TheLegend]

 

[TheLegend]

Edited the title since we don’t know where the AHL is headed yet and if they set a schedule we can open a new thread then.

 

[_Del_]

How does Dryden Hunt have NHL games played, and I've never heard of him?


Panthers say he was an energy guy for them.




ETA: found this




He's got really good AHL numbers. Especially when you take out his first pro year. Without his rookie AHL season, he's 144GP 59-60-119 with .827 P/G in the three years since. Tucson will love him. Good call up option or depth if one the Roadrunners makes the squad.

 

[TheLegend]

El LAZO!!




Designated page....

El Lazo - TucsonRoadrunners.com

 

[XX]

El LAZO!!




Designated page....

El Lazo - TucsonRoadrunners.com

Jersey looks like a bad photoshop. I hope that isn't the final look.

 

[TheLegend]

 

[TheLegend]

 

[PanniniClaus]

I'd rather send Tendeck back to Vancouver than to the ECHL. That league is kind of a waste of time.

I respectfully disagree - not for goaltenders especially. Playing against professionals is a much bigger step up than playing against a few 16. 17 and 18 year olds. NHL teams value their ECHL goaltender slots.

 

[Mosby]

All good, Tendeck has aged out of the CHL.

 

[Bondurant]

Has there been rebranding chatter? Only ask because when you call the ticket line you are asked what team you want tickets for: Arizona Coyotes, ASU Sun Devils or "The Tucson American League Hockey Team". Odd to refer to them as such.