Tucson Roadrunners

Tucson Roadrunners
founding	2016
history	Springfield Falcons 1994 - 2016 Tucson Roadrunners since 2016
Stadion	Tucson Convention Center
Location	Tucson , Arizona
Team colors	Sedona Red Desert Yellow Copper Black White    
league	American Hockey League
Conference	Western Conference
division	Pacific Division
Head coach	Mike Van Ryn
General manager	Doug Soetaert
owner	IceArizona, LLC Andrew Barroway
Cooperations	Arizona Coyotes ( NHL ) Rapid City Rush ( ECHL )
Calder cups	no

The Tucson Roadrunners are an American ice hockey franchise from Tucson , Arizona . The team has played in the American Hockey League (AHL) since the 2016/17 season and acts as the farm team for the Arizona Coyotes from the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1994 under the name Springfield Falcons .

history

In April 2016, the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League announced that they had had successful talks with the Springfield Falcons to purchase the franchise . This was accompanied by the relocation to Tucson . The team had been based in Springfield since 1994 .

In June 2016, "Roadrunners" was chosen as the nickname for the new team, based on various franchises with the name Phoenix Roadrunners between 1967 and 2009.

Web links

• Profile on eliteprospects.com