Tucson Roadrunners Road Ahead: Medieval Battles

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Tucson Roadrunners Road Ahead: Medieval Battles

November 12, 2024 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Tucson Roadrunners News Release


Tucson Roadrunners huddle after a goal
Tucson Roadrunners huddle after a goal
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Roadrunners record through 10 games (5-5-0-0), 7th in the Pacific Division

Upcoming Games (All Times MST)

Wednesday, November 13, 8:00 p.m. @ Ontario Reign

Friday, November 15, 8:00 p.m. @ Henderson Silver Knights

Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. @ Henderson Silver Knights

Charging the Castles :

The Tucson Roadrunners begin their longest road trip yet of the early season with a single-game match against the Ontario Reign on Wednesday and a two-game series versus the Henderson Silver Knights on Friday and Saturday. Tucson also continues its five-game stretch against the bottom-three teams in the AHL's Pacific Division, recently splitting their two-game series against the San Diego Gulls, who are ninth in the division. Ontario is eighth in the Pacific at 4-6-0-0 and Henderson is last in 10th at 3-8-0-0. Last season, the Roadrunners went an even 4-4-0-0 versus the Reign, including 2-2-0-0 at Toyota Arena. The team fared much better against the Silver Knights, going 5-1-1-1 and 2-0-1-1 at the now-named Lee's Family Forum. Forward Josh Doan led Tucson scoring last season against the Los Angeles Kings affiliate with four goals and four assists for eight points. Forward Aku Raty and Defenseman Maksymilian Szuber led the scoring for Roadrunner players on the current roster against the Silver Knights, with Raty notching one goal and six assists for seven points and Szuber tallying three goals and four assists for seven points. Former Roadrunner Jan Jenik (currently with the Belleville Senators) led all scoring with five goals and three assists for eight points versus the Vegas Golden Knights affiliate.

First 10 Games:

The Roadrunners split its first 10 games of the season, going 5-5-0-0. Its .500 record puts the team at seventh in the Pacific Division and 10th in the Western Conference. However, spots two-through-seven of the division are only separated by four points, as the second-place San Jose Barracuda have 14 points with a 7-4-0-0 record. Despite dropping half of its first 10 games, Tucson has only been outscored 20-10 in its five losses this year, and four of its defeats have been decided by two goals or fewer. Since starting 1-3-0-0, the Roadrunners have gone 4-2-0-0 in the last six games. Tucson has outscored opponents 20-16 in that stretch and averaged 3.33 goals per game. Roadrunners Forward Egor Sokolov has led the charge so far this season with 14 points (8 goals, 6 assists) in 10 games, and has a point in nine of 10 games played. The only game Sokolov has not tallied a point was Tucson's 3-0 loss to the Abbotsford Canucks on October 29. Sokolov enters the week tied for third in goals and total points - just three points behind the league's leading point getter, Milwaukee Admirals Forward Vinnie Hinostroza. Sokolov's 14 point start is the best by a Roadrunner since Michael Carcone had 14 points in the first 10 games of 2022-23 season with four goals and 10 assists. Carcone ended the year as the AHL's leading scorer with 31 goals and 85 points, which is a single-season franchise record. Overall, Dylan Strome holds the best 10-game start for a Roadrunner season, scoring three goals and 12 assists for 15 points in 2017-18.

Rookies Off and Running :

Roadrunner rookies Julian Lutz (4 assists), Maveric Lamoureaux (1 goal, 3 assists), Artem Duda (1 goal, 2 assists), Sam Lipkin (2 goals), Lleyton Moore (1 assist) and Miko Matikka (1 assist), have combined for 15 points to start the season. In the last three games, Lipkin and Duda have both scored their first-career goals. Lipkin has notched two goals in his last three games and Duda scored his first in Tucson's 5-2 victory over the Gulls on Saturday. Lutz leads Roadrunner rookies on the current roster with four points in 10 games, while Maveric Lamoureaux, who was recalled to the Utah Hockey Club on October 23, has notched four points in three games played with Tucson this season.

On the Road In November:

Last season, Tucson went 3-3-0-0 in October before snatching points in nine of the next 12 games in November and winning seven of nine games. Tucson had a 5-2-1-0 record on the road in November, including a 2-1-0-0 road trip from November 8 to November 12 and a 3-1-1-0 trip from November 21 to November 28. The Roadrunners now look to duplicate the last year's Thanksgiving season success.

We Are Live:

Tucson Roadrunners Happy Hour airs every Tuesday at 5 p.m. on FOX Sports 1450AM and the iHeartRadio app, with a podcast version also available after each episode on the iHeartRadio app and Apple Podcast. This week, "Voice of the Roadrunners" Jonathon Schaffer and Co-Host Kim Cota-Robles are joined by Roadrunners Arena Host BEEF.

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Images from this story

Tucson Roadrunners defenseman Peter DiLiberatore receives high fives
Tucson Roadrunners defenseman Peter DiLiberatore receives high fives
 Tucson Roadrunners right wing Egor Sokolov reacts following a goal
Tucson Roadrunners right wing Egor Sokolov reacts following a goal
 Tucson Roadrunners huddle after a goal
Tucson Roadrunners huddle after a goal

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