Watch: 12 best things Tucson Roadrunners said after clobbering the San Jose Barracuda

Making history

By Justin Spears / Arizona Daily Star

There were a plethora of questions surrounding the Tucson Roadrunners' first home playoff game in franchise history. 

How many fans would show up? What's the atmosphere going to be like? How much will a beer cost? And most importantly, how will the Roadrunners bounce back from its Game Two loss in San Jose? 

To answer all of those questions, 4,799 fans were in attendance at the Tucson Arena, atmosphere was a rowdy bunch wearing white t-shirts that were given to each fan, the price for a large premium beer was $10 and the Roadrunners put their foot on San Jose's throats from the moment that puck dropped. 

It wasn't even close. After the first period, Tucson led 3-0 and center Dylan Strome racked up two assists in 13 minutes and finished the night with four assists.

The defense, particularly from goalie Adin Hill, sparked the Roadrunners to convert stops into points. San Jose had 21 shots on goal, while the Roadrunners had 23. Having two more shots than the opponent, scoring six goals while shutting them out is usually a successful night for any hockey time, and the Roadrunners made the most out of it in their first playoff home game. Plus, who doesn't love a hockey game with a few fights?

Hill, Strome, Lawson Crouse and head coach Mike Van Ryn spoke to the media after the win, here's what they had to say.

'This is a louder building than what you would think'

.@RoadrunnersAHL head coach Mike Van Ryn on tonight’s game, and the white out at TCC: “This is a louder building than what you would think and I thought the atmosphere was awesome.” pic.twitter.com/Vd2mOMtf0Q

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) April 26, 2018

Atmosphere at TCC

Tucson Roadrunners goalie Adin Hill on the atmosphere at TCC tonight: pic.twitter.com/HtTQ9Qc8qF

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) April 26, 2018

Game 3 first impressions

Tucson Roadrunners’ Dylan Strome on the 6-0 win, and what the team fixed from its Game 2 loss: pic.twitter.com/546zh9JL4V

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) April 26, 2018

Learning from the first two games

Mike Van Ryn on what the team learned from the first two playoff games in San Jose: pic.twitter.com/9ElTyfn5Re

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) April 26, 2018

6 different Roadrunners scored

How does 6 different players score goals tonight for the @RoadrunnersAHL? Lawson Crouse: pic.twitter.com/vziVbmaQ8C

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) April 26, 2018

Tucson's depth

Mike Van Ryn on the Roadrunners scoring 6 goals, and their depth: pic.twitter.com/NNWbKXtnDB

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) April 26, 2018

White out

Strome on the white out at TCC tonight: pic.twitter.com/yL8Ei4i9rM

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) April 26, 2018

'Playing together'

Lawson Crouse on his goal in the second period, and “playing together:” pic.twitter.com/ff29WRuzXa

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) April 26, 2018

Close out time

Dylan Strome: “1-0 or 10-0, it doesn’t matter. It’s one game and we’re up 2-1 now, and we gotta close it out on Friday.” pic.twitter.com/1RwnCB2r7s

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) April 26, 2018

Winning the battle

Winger Lawson Crouse on the @RoadrunnersAHL 6-0 victory over San Jose and the physicality of the game: pic.twitter.com/aIp7pjI6la

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) April 26, 2018

Hill's performance, and team's progress

Mike Van Ryn on goalie Adin Hill’s performance, and how far the Roadrunners has progressed since their season opener: pic.twitter.com/F0EbmCKnHm

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) April 26, 2018

Thoughts from the goalie

Adin Hill: “We had a great all-around performance.” pic.twitter.com/nzcyfzVuc7

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) April 26, 2018