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AHL Hockey: Tucson Roadrunners Release 2021-22 Schedule
The Tucson Roadrunners 2021 regular season schedule includes its home opener, against the Texas Stars, on Oct. 23. Read more on it here.
TUCSON, AZ — The schedule for the Tucson Roadrunners' fifth season is set in stone.
The American Hockey League squad will open its season against the Stockton Heat at 7 p.m. Arizona time on Oct. 15.
The team's home opener at downtown's Tucson Arena is against the Texas Stars at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23, the first of 25 home games during the league's regular season.
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The two-time AHL Pacific Division champions will look to make it back to the postseason for the first time since 2018, with the league's regular season running from Oct. 15 through Feb. 27.
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— Tucson Roadrunners (@RoadrunnersAHL) July 23, 2021
The Roadrunners will play each of the league's Pacific Division squads, in the Abbotsford Canucks; Bakersfield Condors; Colorado Eagles; Henderson Silver Knights; San Diego Gulls; Ontario Reign; San Jose Barracuda and Stockton Heat, in Tucson and on the road this season.
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The Tucson hockey team will look to improve upon last season's 13-20-3 record, their worst since coming to the desert in 2016.
More information on the Roadrunners' upcoming season can be found on the team's website.
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