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Roadrunners to host Southwest Showdown AHL preseason event Sept. 25-26 at Tucson Arena
August 24th, 2026The Tucson Roadrunners will host the inaugural Southwest Showdown, an AHL preseason event featuring the Roadrunners, Colorado Eagles, Henderson Silver Knights and Texas Stars. Each team will play a pair of preseason games. “Our organization is excited to welcome hockey fans from across the Southwest for a unique weekend that celebrates the start of a new…
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Scottsdale native Samuelsson retires, takes job as assistant coach for AHL’s Americans
August 21st, 2026Philip Samuelsson has been named an assistant coach for the AHL’s Rochester Americans, joining the staff of head coach Michael Leone. Samuelsson rounds out a coaching staff that also includes new incoming assistant coach Scott Moser and goaltending coach Neil Conway, who joined the organization last month. Samuelsson, 35, recently concluded a 15-year playing career as a defenseman, playing nearly…
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Every Day EHL: Day in the life of New Jersey Bears star Oliver Bunjer
August 12th, 2026Oliver Bunjer played his rookie season in the EHL during the 2025-26 season, lacing up for the New Jersey Bears. Putting up 13 goals and 35 assists for 48 points over 49 games with the Bears, it was a season the native of Centennial, Colo., can build on for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Away from…
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Arizona trio leaves mark on EHL during 2025-26 season as Hickey, Anderson, Grantham thrive, develop
August 4th, 2026During the 2025-26 season and 2026 offseason, three Arizona natives found themselves in the headlines for the Eastern Hockey League. First, Thomas Hickey, a forward for the EHL’s Pennsylvania Huntsmen, committed to NCAA Division III Worcester State University for the 2026-27 season. Hickey, an ‘05 out of Tempe, led the Huntsmen in points this year…
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Sustainability of EHL due in large part to committed teams with vision for player development
August 2nd, 2026The Eastern Hockey League boasts teams in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States, officially becoming the EHL on June 6, 2013, after the Atlantic Junior Hockey League welcomed six new members from the Eastern Junior Hockey League and the AtJHL re-branded itself under the EHL banner. Over the past 13 seasons, the EHL has not…
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Two-tiered EHL development system a proven benefit to teams, players alike
July 24th, 2026The Eastern Hockey League isn’t your typical junior hockey league. Has it advanced a slew of players to college hockey over the years? Yes, the numbers don’t lie. Has it been a sustainable league even in the wake of changes to junior hockey and college hockey in recent years? Absolutely. Will the league continue to…
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Firebirds, Bobcats alum Durflinger re-signs with ECHL’s Knight Monsters for ’26-27 season
July 11th, 2026The ECHL’s Tahoe Knight Monsters have announced the signing of forward Jake Durflinger for the 2026-27 season. Durflinger put up 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in 58 games for Tahoe last season, while also adding 102 penalty minutes, which ranked second on the team. Durflinger, who played youth hockey for the Phoenix Firebirds and…
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