San Diego Gulls left wing Ryan Garbutt (18) picks up a tripping penalty after dropping Tucson Roadrunners left wing Hunter Fejes (45) along the boards in the first period of their AHL game at the Tucson Convention Center, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

 Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Under new general manager Steve Sullivan, the American Hockey League granted the Tucson Roadrunners a much-improved home schedule for 2017-18. If the Roadrunners stay in contention, they have April to themselves as a must-see sports entity in Tucson. They’ll play the defending AHL Calder Cup champions Grand Rapids Griffins at the TCC April 6-7 and finish the regular season April 13-14 at home against the San Diego Gulls. The home schedule also includes first-time-in-Tucson games against the Chicago Wolves (Jan. 26-27) and the Cleveland Monsters (Nov. 3-4). Sounds good. 

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Contact sports columnist Greg Hansen at 520-573-4362 or ghansen@tucson.com. On Twitter: @ghansen711