Hudson Fasching Named Roadrunners Man of Year

April 6, 2020 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Tucson Roadrunners News Release

TUCSON, Ariz. - The Tucson Roadrunners, proud American Hockey League affiliate of the Arizona Coyotes, announced today that Hudson Fasching has been named the team's winner of the IOA/American Specialty Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the Tucson community during the 2019-20 season.

Fasching made several appearances on behalf of the team over the course of the past few months, highlighted by his visit to Diamond Children's Medical Center in January. There he, along with teammates, visited and shared smiles with kids during a time of need.

Fasching is now one of 31 finalists for the AHL's Yanick Dupre Memorial Award, honoring the overall IOA/American Specialty Man of the Year. The league award is named after the former Hershey Bears forward and AHL All-Star who died in 1997 following a 16-month battle with leukemia. The winner of the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award will be announced by the American Hockey League at a later date.

American Hockey League Stories from April 6, 2020

• IceHogs Head Coach Derek King Gives Updates on Facebook Live on Tuesday - Rockford IceHogs
• Monsters Sign Defenseman Wyatt Newpower to AHL Contract - Cleveland Monsters
• Paul Thompson Named Springfield Thunderbirds 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Springfield Thunderbirds
• Steven Fogarty Named Hartford Wolf Pack's 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Hartford Wolf Pack
• Jake Oettinger Named Stars' Man of the Year - Texas Stars
• Klimchuk Named Belleville's 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Belleville Senators
• Forward Mike Liambas Named Iowa Wild's IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Iowa Wild
• Mark Alt Named Colorado Eagles 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Colorado Eagles
• Hudson Fasching Named Roadrunners Man of Year - Tucson Roadrunners
• Keegan Lowe Named Condors Man of the Year - Bakersfield Condors
• Chris Wideman Named San Diego Gulls 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - San Diego Gulls
• Oscar Dansk Named Chicago Wolves' 2019-20 AHL Man of the Year - Chicago Wolves
• Jake Walman Named Rampage 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty Man of the Year - San Antonio Rampage
• Grosenick Named Admirals Man of the Year - Milwaukee Admirals
• Street Named Devils' 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Binghamton Devils
• Kurtis Gabriel Named Lehigh Valley's 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
• Chris Terry Named Griffins' 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Grand Rapids Griffins
• Manuel Wiederer Named Barracuda '19-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - San Jose Barracuda
• Doyle Somerby Named Cleveland Monsters 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Cleveland Monsters
• Nathan Paetsch Named Amerks 2019-20 Ioa/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Rochester Americans
• Gibson Named Bridgeport's 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Bridgeport Islanders
• Brett Sutter Named Reign's 2019-20 Ioa/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Ontario Reign
• Jake Evans Named Laval Rocket's 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Laval Rocket
• Jimmy Oligny Named Moose 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Manitoba Moose
• Leslie Named Stockton's 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Stockton Heat
• Kale Kessy Named Hershey's 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Hershey Bears
• Daniel Walcott Named Syracuse Crunch's 2019-20 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year - Syracuse Crunch
• IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year Team Award Winners Announced - AHL
• Anthony Angello Named Penguins' Winner of IOA/American Specialty Man of the Year - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

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