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Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelley look ahead to the 2025-26 season as the year comes to a close for the Roadrunners. They run through the season highs and lows, player performances and hear from Head Coach Steve Potvin on the year as a whole. They also review Utah's first two signings of the offseason and preview the young prospects expected to be on Tucson's 2025-26 roster. 

The Voice of the Tucson Roadrunners and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelley preview the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs for Tucson in Abbotsford versus the Canucks. They hear from Head Coach Steve Potvin with forwards Cameron Hebig and Kailer Yamamoto on clinching playoss; while also looking at the first round matchups across the AHL.

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelley recap Tucson's final two games of the 2024-25 regula season on the road in Rockford versus the IceHogs. They also go over playoff clinching scenarios for the Roadrunners in the final two games of the season versus Colorado and how the Pacific Division can shake up as a whole. They also reveal goaltender Matthew Villalta's start with the Utah Hockey Club and hear from Utah Head Coach Andre Tourigny on Matty V's first start with the Club

The Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelley recap Tucson's 3-1-0-0 four-game homestand versus the Calgary Wranglers and Bakersfield Condors. They cover the recent transactions of Noel Nordh and Owen Allard, as well as Kailer Yamamoto's trip to Tucson and back to Utah on Sunday. They hear from Head Coach Steve Potvin and Goalie Dylan Wells and Brad Koerner has this week's edition of "Hey, I have a question." 

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelley recap the five-game road trip for the team that now is outside looking in the playoffs at the eighth seed. They preview a big homestand for the unit against the Calgary Wranglers and Bakersfield Condors, two teams they are playing catchup against in the playoff standings and hear from Forward Hunter Drew on how the team can get back to the winning ways.

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James kelley recap Tucson's two-game series versus the Colorado Eagles while also looking into potential first round matchups in the AHL's Pacific Division as the Roadrunners continue to push for the final seed of the Pacific Division race. They hear from Roadrunners Captain Austin Poganski while the team gears up for the final three games in California of the season. 

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelley recap Tucson's two-game series against the San Jose Barracuda as the team heads out for a five-game 10-day road trip starting in Loveland Colorado versus the Eagles. They talk about Forward Curtis Douglas' recent play, post-trade deadline looks of the team and how the standings look with 12 games left on the regular season calandar. They also hear from Head Coach Steve Potvin and Douglas after Saturday's 6-5 shootout win. 

Voice of The Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelley recap Tucson's three-game road trip after a 2-1-0-0 finish. The team now heads into a four-game homestand two points above the Bakersfield Condors for the final playoff spot post NHL trade deadline. They talk about the Aku Raty trade to Chicago and how the team will move forward without one of its best players from last season and how Tucson will fair against the Ontario Reign and San Jose Barracuda coming up. 

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelley recap Tuson's two-game series versus the Rockford IceHogs and a 3-0-1-0 home stand. They discuss the playoff push for both Tucson and the Utah Hockey Club and NHL trade deadline and the three-game road trip in Ontario and Bakersfield. 

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James kelley recap Tucson's two-game sweep and season series victory over the Abbotsford Canucks. They hear from Head Coach Steve Potvin anf forward Cameron Hebig on the feisty two games and Andrew Agozzino's OT-Winner plus the aftermath. They discuss the recent transaction of Juuso Valimaki and what could be expected of his presence of the team and the conclusion of the Four-Nations Faceoff Tournament

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelley recap Tucson's series in Henderson versus the Silver Knights resulting in Matthew Villalta's 100th career AHL win and a special interview that follows. They discuss Tucson's final stretch of the Gem Show Trip and the Four Nations Faceoff with plenty of fun hockey to role on.

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap Tucson's two-game series versus the San Jose Barracuda. They talk about snapping the eight-game losing skid, Samue Walker's outstanding Roadrunners debut and the return of Josh Doan before a crucial game in Bakersfield. They also har from defenseman Maveric Lamoureux from Saturday's postgame sound. 

Voice if the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recaped Tucson's final two games of the six-game homestand as the team looks ahead to the Gem Show Trip after the All-Star Break. They hear from All-Star Forward Cameron Hebig after his skills competition at the All-Star Games and Steve Potvin after the Ontario series. They then draft their created names for the Utah Hockey Club and favorite All-Star Skills competitions.

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap Tucson's first four games of the six-game homestand. They discuss Tucson's rough patch of the six-game losing skid but the positives that still continue to grow within the team, including forward Cameron Hebig's 2024-25 All-Star bid. The two also hear interviews from Head Coach Steve Potvin and Captain Austin Poganski ahead of the Ontario Reign series.

The voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap the first half of the season for Tucson and preview the upcoming six-game homestand as the team returns to the Tucson Arena. 

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap Tucson's first three games of the five-game road trip talking about Sokolov heating up, the strong goaltending and the AHL All-Star selection and NHL callup of Josh Doan. They also hear from Egor Sokolov and discuss the reassigment of Defenseman Maveric Lamoureaux to the Roadrunners before the big two-game midweek series in Calgary. 

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recaped Tucson's two game series in Texas as the team heads to SoCal to face the San Diego Gulls and Coachella Valley Firebirds. They discuss Cameron Hebig's career weekend with his first ever hat trick and how big this trip is for the Roadrunners within the standings. They also hear from defenseman Peter DiLiberatore after Saturday's match and what he expects to see for the upcoming trip to SoCal

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Jelly recap Tucson's weekend series versus the Colorado Eagles as the team now heads into Texas to start a seven-game stretch away from the Tucson Arena. They hear from Head Coach Steve Potvin, Forward Cameron Hebig and Defenseman Montana Onyebuchi as the team gears for the 2025 calendar year. 

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly get together for a quick recap of Tucson's six-game winning streak and its series versus the Abbotsford Canucks before the Christmas Break. They also look into the standings, who's leading the scoring of December and the teams' upcoming series versus the Colorado Eagles.

Oice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recapped Tucson's sweep over the Henderson Silver Knights: including the 2024-25 Teddy Bear Toss. They review Captain Austin Poganski's Teddy Bear Toss goal that Johnny predicted and hear from Poganski, Artem Duda, Matthew Villalta, Andrew Agozzino and Steve Potvin. They preview the next two games of the homestand before the team heads to Canada. 

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recaped Tucson's two-game series in Calgary while also hearing from Forward Egor Sokolov. Johnny also previews the fun Holiday week for the Roadrunners as well as Tucson's crazy schedule to begin 2025. They also review the Utah Hockey Club's recent success as they gear for Teddy Bear Toss. 

Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap Tucson's stretch of 5-1-0-0 in the last six games. They discuss the recent play of Kailer Yamamoto, Austin Poganski and the rest of the Roadrunners: while hearing from Goaltender Matthew Villalta in an interview with Johnny. 

"Voice of The Roadrunners" Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap Tucson's impressive two-game sweep over the Calgary Wranglers as the team continues its four-game homestand. They hear interviews from Goaltender Matthew Villalta, Captain Austin Poganski and Head Coach Steve Potvin. Johnny also plays this week's edition of "Hey I Have A Question" from Brad Koerner as he asks Coach Potvin the last time he rode a bike. 

On this week's Insider Podcast, Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Star's James kelly recap Tucson's three-game road trip and look ahead to the big four-game homestand versus the Calgary Wranglers and Coachella Valley Firebirds. They hear from Forward Kailer Yamamoto, Goaltender Jaxson Stauber and Head Coach Steve Potvin after Saturday's 2-1 victory and take a take a peak at the Pacific Division Standings entering the week. 

On this week's Insider Podcast, Voice of the Roadunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap Tucson's weekend series versis the San Diego Gulls: hearing from Head Coach Steve Potvin, Forward Andrew Agozzino and Rookie Forward Sam Lipkin after Sunday's 4-2 loss. Johnny and James then preview the three-game road trip for Tucson as November is now in full swing. 

On this week's Insider Podcast, Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Star's James Kelly recap the mid-week series versus the Abbotsford Canucks and Josh Doan's first two games with the 2024-25 Roadrunners. They hear from Utah Hockey Club General Manager Bill Armstrong and Rookie Forward Sam Lipkin after his first professional goal; as well as taking a look at the standings after the first month of the season and Tucson's top performers. 

On This Week's Insider Podcast, Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap the weekend sweep for the Roadrunners to get back to .500 on the season at 3-3-0-0. They hear from Head Coach Steve Potvin, Captain Austin Poganski and Forward Egor Sokolov after his four-goal weekend. Johnny and James then draft their favorite Roadrunner jerseys and look into the mid week series versus the Abbotsford Canucks. 

On this week's Insider Podcast,  Voice of The Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap the Home Opening Weekend at the Tucson Arena. They discuss Tucson's two games against the Texas Stars and the games of Hunter Drew and Maveric Lamoureux, who had three points each over the weekend. The guys hear from Captain Austin Poganski and Assistant Captain Kevin Connauton and look into the next two games of the home stand versus the Bakersfield Condors. 

On this week's Insider Podcast, Voice of The Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap the opening weekend in Colorado as Tucson went 1-1. They hear from goaltender Jaxson Stauber after his first win as a Roadrunner and talk about the captain nomination of Austin Poganski. Johnny and James then rehash an AHL reddit quiz each of them took and look ahead to the Home Opener at Tucson Arena on Saturday, October 19th. 

New "Voice of The Roadrunners" Jonathon Schaffer recaps the preseason with new co host and Arizona Daily Star Roadrunners reporter James Kelly as they gear for the opening week of the AHL season. They talk about the first two games in Colorado and give some insight on the players to watch after some big preseason performances. Johnny gives some bold predictions and wishes Adrian Denny all the best of luck as he begins his season in the NHL. 

On this week's Fan Fest Special Insider Podcast, Jonathon Schaffer and Kim-Cota Robles are joined by Roadrunner Forwards Lletyon Moore and Will Gavin. They talk about training camp coming up, the preseason and an outlook of the 2024-25 year. They all draft their favorite sauce dressings and favorite sports movies, then Johnny and Kim discuss Guenther's eight-year contract extension; hearing from Guenther and Utah Hockey Club's GM Bill Armstrong on the extension. 

On this week's show, Adrian Denny and Jonathon Schaffer are joined by Roadrunners Team President Bob Hoffman as they talk about this year's team, what they can accomplish this season and who to watch out for of the new guys joining. They also take this week's Buzzfeed quiz; which is is, "what crumble cookie of the week are you?" Adrian and Johnny then draft their favorite Roadrunner offseason moves and favorite side dishes. Johnny also talks about his new home and his new interesting roomates.

On this week's Insider Podcast, Adrian Denny and Jonathon Schaffer are joined by Roadrunners Forward Aku Raty all the way from his hometown in Finland. They talk about him and his brother both being in the AHL and his first pro season in North America. The three of them then take a quiz on what muffin they would be and Raty gives his responses on his season roomates Josh Doan and Maksymilian Szuber for Roadrunners Rapid Fire. Adrian and Johnny then hear from General Manager Bill Armstrong and Roadrunners Head Coach Steve Potvin from rookie camp and rehash the roomate rivalry between Doan and Szuber. They also give an update on former Roadrunner Adam Cracknell, review the newest addition to the organization Robert Bortuzzo and draft the best sodas and best broadcast calls from the season. Tune in also to see the free giveaway the show is running for National Pepperoni Pizza Day.  

On this week's Insider Podcast, Adrian Denny and Jonathon Schaffer are joined by Tucson's 2023-24 All-Star Forward Josh Doan. They talk about his historic first pro season, team fantasy football punishments and his roomates from last season Maksy Szuber, Aku Raty and Michael Kesselring. They all take a Buzzfeed quiz on what kind of smart they are by choosing fast food items and Doan takes a pick of who he would take in a shootout between Adrian and Johnny in this week's Rapid Fire. Johnny gives an update on the JR. Roadrunners preseason scores from the weekend prior and returning Host Kim Cota-Robles joins the show to moderate this week's drafts of favorite things to put in a smoothie and a special selection of favorite interview lines from Steve Potvin and other players. 

On this week's special Labor Day edition of the Insider Podcast, Adrian Denny and Jonathon Schaffer are joined by Roadrunners Defenseman Maksymilian Szuber. They talk about his IIHF Championship appearence over the Spring, his former teamate and current Roadrunners prospect Julian Lutz and his journey to North America to play hockey. Adrian gives Szuber a Buzzfeed quiz on what soup he would be and the guys later on draft their favorite Roadrunner rookies and things to do on a lazy Sunday. They also go over other Pacific Division team offseason acquisitions and losses to see how they compare to Tucson's offseason.

On this week's Insider Podcast, Adrian Denny and Jonathon Schaffer are joined by Roadrunners Defenseman Montana Onyebuchi. They talk about his first season in Tucson, his D-pairing with teamate Patrik Koch and reveal to him that he has been in the podcast intro since Johnny joined the organization. The guys then talk about different Fantasy Football punishments, the new story involving actor Keanu Reeves and draft their favorite pizza toppings and what opposing teams they are taking to play if the Roadrunners need a win. Adrian also tells the finale of the ongoing saga from his Car accident at Development Camp in Utah and teases a small portion of the 2024-25 Promotional Schedule.

On this week's show, Adrian Denny and Jonathon Schaffer talk to fourth-year Roadrunner Ben McCartney from his family farm in Manitoba early in the morning. They discuss his leadership on the team, his time in the Juniors and training camp and how his summer on the farm is going. Adrian gives McCartney a Buzzfeed quiz on a new hobby to pick up and the guys later draft their favorite cookies and who would most help the Roadrunners win in a shootout. 

On this week's episode of the Tucson Roadrunners Insider Podcast, Jonathon Schaffer and Kim Cota -Robles have a chat with Tucson favorite Cameron Hebig. They talk about his 2023-24 season, his Man of The Year Nomination, the books he has read recently and how his offseason is going on his Uncle's farm. Johnny then reveals his newest purchase and afterwards, he and Kim draft their favorite player post-game interviewees and their favorite cars. 

On this week's Insider Podcast, Adrian Denny and returning co-host Jonathon Schaffer are joined by Roadrunners Forward Travis Barron as they catch him on his way to a wedding. They talk about his new one-year two-way contract for the 2024-25 season and his goals for the upcoming year. They also discuss the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris; while Adrian takes a stab at giving Barron a BuzzFeed Quiz about Pop-Tarts. Adrian also gets Johnny caught up on what he has missed in the past two months. Then the two have their latest draft of favorite NHL Broadcasters and sandwiches. 

"Voice of the Roadrunners" Adrian Denny and Kim Cota-Robles welcome fifth-year Roadrunners Forward Ryan McGregor back to the podcast to catch up and take our latest Buzzfeed Quiz. Kim and Adrian then tell you more about new Two-Way Contract Egor Sokolov and his scoring/celebrations, bid farewell to a favorite coach and draft their all-time favorite Roadrunners and their best off the beaten path restaurants in Tucson. 

On this week's Insider Podcast, Roadrunners Forward Austin Poganski joins Kim and Adrian after signing his two-year contract to return to Tucson. We start him off with Roadrunners Rapid Fire and say goodbye after a final exam from Kim. Adrian has found Robbie Russo's Holiday Special from 2018 to that we discussed last week to share before Kim tells about the time she got confronted by an opponent in the penalty box. Then Adrian finally gets to what happened on Day Two of Development Camp before the two finally do their two drafts; including Favorite Arena Concession Items.

"Voice of the Roadrunners" Adrian Denny and Kim Cota-Robles welcome newly signed defenseman Robbie Russo back to the desert after he played for Tucson from 2018-2020. Robbie tells us what he's most looking forward to in returning before Kim details her holiday weekend in a hostel and we draft our favorite games on the just released schedule, plus road trip snacks.

Roadrunners Director of Hockey Operations Jake Wagman joins "Voice fo the Roadrunners" Adrian Denny for a round of Rapid Fire coming off of a big week of players being signed to NHL/AHL Two-Way Contracts and re-signing with the Roadrunners before the two go back and forth on their favorite cheesecakes. We then introduce you to who might become a new 24-25 Roadrunners fan favorite and the latest to star on the team from Finland in Miko Mattika. Then, rookie Will Gavin joins the podcast from Prospect and Development Camp after finishing up his college career at the Air Force Academy.

Adrian Denny is joined by Forward Sam Lipkin from Prospect and Development Camp as the two catch up on Sam's journey to pro hockey so far before they draft kinds/cuts of meat after Adrian and Kim open the show in a holiday mood; catching up on all signings: with some exclusive ones to share on the podcast as well.

Roadrunners Head Coach Steve Potvin joins "Voice of the Roadrunners" Adrian Denny and Kim Cota-Robles for the entire podcast as they countdown to Opening Night after Thursday's Season Welcome, Kim's dry cleaning hack and they run Steve through an edition of Roadrunners Rapid Fire as well. The three then draft their favorite offseason activites and drinks before the Insider Podcast heads to Prospect and Development Camp next week.

Adrian Denny and Kim Cota-Robles welcome Forward Curtis Douglas back to the show live from Douglas Lake as the three start off with Roadrunners Rapid Fire before hearing more about his offseason. Then Kim and Adrian talk about more playoff drama in the AHL and draft their favorite theme nights and appetizers.

On this week's Show, Adrian Denny and Jonathon Schaffer are joined by Roadrunners Goalie Anson Thornton as they talk about his rookie season as a pro goalie, his right hand-catching style and playing on the 2019 Jamaican National Hockey team with his cousin. Adrian and Johnny then have their third Insider draft; with this week consisting of best Stanley Cup Finals in the last 10 years and best movies since 2000. They also recap the the playoff drama between the Coachella Valley Firebirds and Milwaukee Admirals in their Conference Final and review their Stanley Cup Finals predictions they made at the end of April. 

On this week's show, Adrian Denny and Jonathon Schaffer are joined by Roadrunners defenseman Lleyton Moore as they talk about his mid-season transition to the Roadrunners from Wichita in the ECHL. They also discuss Johnny's first round of golf in five years, the successful year for Tucson sports and what next season hold for the defenseman. Adrian and Johnny then talk about the big news for the team and give their second edition of the Insider Draft where they select their favorite AHL jerseys and deserts. 

On this week's Insider Podcast, Adrian Denny and Jonathon Schaffer have Defenseman Peter DiLiberatore on the show. They talk about his travels to home all the way to Nova Scotia, his AHL contract earning season and his early start to the summer. Adrian and Johnny then introduce a new segment where they draft their top 10 selections from a certain topic. They also discuss Adrian's dream about Steve Potvin, Johnny getting pranked and an update on the loading zone spot outside the office. 

On this week's Insider Podcast, Adrian Denny and Jonathon Schaffer are joined by Roadrunners forward Hunter Drew as they talk about his professional career: transitioning from a defenseman to forward in San Diego, his time in the Slovak league during the pandemic, his relationship with goaltender Matthew Villalta and his first season in Tucson. Adrian and Johnny also talk about former Roadrunners in the NHL playoffs, Adrian's newest hobby that Johnny picked up on, a Canadian Baseball teams' promotional schedule and the next guest on the show.