Tucson Roadrunners Insider Podcast

Tucson Roadrunners Insider Podcast

"Voice of the Roadrunners" Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly drop new episodes every week with special appearances from Kim Cota-Robles; discussing all Tucson Roadrunners news, contests and events, as well as the wide world of sports.

Episodes

Gem Show Trip Roles On

February 10, 2025 • 40 mins
Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap Tucson's two-game series versus the San Jose Barracuda. They talk about snapping the eight-game losing skid, Samue Walker's outstanding Roadrunners debut and the return of Josh Doan before a crucial game in Bakersfield. They also har from defenseman Maveric Lamoureux from Saturday's postgame sound. 
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All-Star Break

February 3, 2025 • 63 mins
Voice if the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recaped Tucson's final two games of the six-game homestand as the team looks ahead to the Gem Show Trip after the All-Star Break. They hear from All-Star Forward Cameron Hebig after his skills competition at the All-Star Games and Steve Potvin after the Ontario series. They then draft their created names for the Utah Hockey Club and favorite All-Star Sk...
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Moving Forward

January 27, 2025 • 54 mins
Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap Tucson's first four games of the six-game homestand. They discuss Tucson's rough patch of the six-game losing skid but the positives that still continue to grow within the team, including forward Cameron Hebig's 2024-25 All-Star bid. The two also hear interviews from Head Coach Steve Potvin and Captain Austin Poganski ahead of the Ontario Reign se...
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The Halfway Point

January 19, 2025 • 50 mins
The voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap the first half of the season for Tucson and preview the upcoming six-game homestand as the team returns to the Tucson Arena. 
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Chatting It Up In Calgary

January 13, 2025 • 44 mins
Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap Tucson's first three games of the five-game road trip talking about Sokolov heating up, the strong goaltending and the AHL All-Star selection and NHL callup of Josh Doan. They also hear from Egor Sokolov and discuss the reassigment of Defenseman Maveric Lamoureaux to the Roadrunners before the big two-game midweek series in Calgary. 
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Hat Tricks and Vibes

January 6, 2025 • 47 mins
Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recaped Tucson's two game series in Texas as the team heads to SoCal to face the San Diego Gulls and Coachella Valley Firebirds. They discuss Cameron Hebig's career weekend with his first ever hat trick and how big this trip is for the Roadrunners within the standings. They also hear from defenseman Peter DiLiberatore after Saturday's match and what he ...
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On To 2025

December 30, 2024 • 49 mins
Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Jelly recap Tucson's weekend series versus the Colorado Eagles as the team now heads into Texas to start a seven-game stretch away from the Tucson Arena. They hear from Head Coach Steve Potvin, Forward Cameron Hebig and Defenseman Montana Onyebuchi as the team gears for the 2025 calendar year. 
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Post Christmas Recap

December 27, 2024 • 43 mins
Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly get together for a quick recap of Tucson's six-game winning streak and its series versus the Abbotsford Canucks before the Christmas Break. They also look into the standings, who's leading the scoring of December and the teams' upcoming series versus the Colorado Eagles.
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A Weekend Of Bears

December 15, 2024 • 50 mins
Oice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recapped Tucson's sweep over the Henderson Silver Knights: including the 2024-25 Teddy Bear Toss. They review Captain Austin Poganski's Teddy Bear Toss goal that Johnny predicted and hear from Poganski, Artem Duda, Matthew Villalta, Andrew Agozzino and Steve Potvin. They preview the next two games of the homestand before the team heads to Canada. 
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Teddy Bear Toss Week

December 10, 2024 • 55 mins
Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recaped Tucson's two-game series in Calgary while also hearing from Forward Egor Sokolov. Johnny also previews the fun Holiday week for the Roadrunners as well as Tucson's crazy schedule to begin 2025. They also review the Utah Hockey Club's recent success as they gear for Teddy Bear Toss. 
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It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

December 2, 2024 • 43 mins
Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap Tucson's stretch of 5-1-0-0 in the last six games. They discuss the recent play of Kailer Yamamoto, Austin Poganski and the rest of the Roadrunners: while hearing from Goaltender Matthew Villalta in an interview with Johnny. 
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One Fire Down, One More To Go

November 25, 2024 • 51 mins
"Voice of The Roadrunners" Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap Tucson's impressive two-game sweep over the Calgary Wranglers as the team continues its four-game homestand. They hear interviews from Goaltender Matthew Villalta, Captain Austin Poganski and Head Coach Steve Potvin. Johnny also plays this week's edition of "Hey I Have A Question" from Brad Koerner as he asks Coach Potvin the last time he rode a...
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Returning Home With The W

November 18, 2024 • 54 mins
On this week's Insider Podcast, Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Star's James kelly recap Tucson's three-game road trip and look ahead to the big four-game homestand versus the Calgary Wranglers and Coachella Valley Firebirds. They hear from Forward Kailer Yamamoto, Goaltender Jaxson Stauber and Head Coach Steve Potvin after Saturday's 2-1 victory and take a take a peak at the Pacific Division Standings enteri...
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Back On The Road

November 11, 2024 • 44 mins
On this week's Insider Podcast, Voice of the Roadunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap Tucson's weekend series versis the San Diego Gulls: hearing from Head Coach Steve Potvin, Forward Andrew Agozzino and Rookie Forward Sam Lipkin after Sunday's 4-2 loss. Johnny and James then preview the three-game road trip for Tucson as November is now in full swing. 
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Coming Off The Mini Bye

November 4, 2024 • 46 mins
On this week's Insider Podcast, Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Star's James Kelly recap the mid-week series versus the Abbotsford Canucks and Josh Doan's first two games with the 2024-25 Roadrunners. They hear from Utah Hockey Club General Manager Bill Armstrong and Rookie Forward Sam Lipkin after his first professional goal; as well as taking a look at the standings after the first month of the season and Tucson's top performers. 
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Back To .500

October 27, 2024 • 48 mins
On This Week's Insider Podcast, Voice of the Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap the weekend sweep for the Roadrunners to get back to .500 on the season at 3-3-0-0. They hear from Head Coach Steve Potvin, Captain Austin Poganski and Forward Egor Sokolov after his four-goal weekend. Johnny and James then draft their favorite Roadrunner jerseys and look into the mid week series versus the Abbotsfo...
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Overreacting To The Home Opener

October 21, 2024 • 41 mins
On this week's Insider Podcast,  Voice of The Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap the Home Opening Weekend at the Tucson Arena. They discuss Tucson's two games against the Texas Stars and the games of Hunter Drew and Maveric Lamoureux, who had three points each over the weekend. The guys hear from Captain Austin Poganski and Assistant Captain Kevin Connauton and look into the next two games of t...
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Opening Weekend Recap, James' Quiz

October 13, 2024 • 52 mins
On this week's Insider Podcast, Voice of The Roadrunners Jonathon Schaffer and Arizona Daily Star's James Kelly recap the opening weekend in Colorado as Tucson went 1-1. They hear from goaltender Jaxson Stauber after his first win as a Roadrunner and talk about the captain nomination of Austin Poganski. Johnny and James then rehash an AHL reddit quiz each of them took and look ahead to the Home Opener at Tucson Arena on Saturday, O...
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Preseason Recap and Bold Predictions for the Season

October 6, 2024 • 40 mins
New "Voice of The Roadrunners" Jonathon Schaffer recaps the preseason with new co host and Arizona Daily Star Roadrunners reporter James Kelly as they gear for the opening week of the AHL season. They talk about the first two games in Colorado and give some insight on the players to watch after some big preseason performances. Johnny gives some bold predictions and wishes Adrian Denny all the best of luck as he begins his season in...
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Fan Fest With Lleyton Moore and Will Gavin

September 30, 2024 • 40 mins
On this week's Fan Fest Special Insider Podcast, Jonathon Schaffer and Kim-Cota Robles are joined by Roadrunner Forwards Lletyon Moore and Will Gavin. They talk about training camp coming up, the preseason and an outlook of the 2024-25 year. They all draft their favorite sauce dressings and favorite sports movies, then Johnny and Kim discuss Guenther's eight-year contract extension; hearing from Guenther and Utah Hockey Club's GM B...
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