After Sunday’s game in Cleveland, the Tucson Roadrunners have 16 games remaining. They are in first place in the AHL’s Pacific Division, and last week general manager John Chayka of the parent Arizona Coyotes made a trade with Columbus designed to help Tucson’s chances in the Calder Cup playoffs. It is likely that the Roadrunners’ final regular-season homestand, April 13-14, will be part of the race to the Calder Cup. If so, if the Roadrunners can win nine or 10 of those final 16 games, it isn’t difficult to picture capacity crowds at the Tucson Arena on April 6-7 and April 13-14 home-game weekends. The Calder Cup? That would get me off of the sofa and to the Tucson Arena right now.
