Wayne-1 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 ECHL’s Phoenix Roadrunners to fold PHOENIX (AP)—The Phoenix RoadRunners will fold following their East Coast Hockey League regular-season finale Saturday. The RoadRunners, last in the West Division with a 29-36-2-3 record heading into their final two games at Idaho, announced the decision Thursday. The team, wrapping up its fourth ECHL season, is owned by the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and is an affiliate of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks and AHL’s Worcester Sharks. The RoadRunners, who folded as an IHL franchise in 1997 after the Phoenix Coyotes’ inaugural NHL season, returned as a member of the ECHL in 2005-06. They played their home games at US Airways Center, the Coyotes’ arena until the NHL team moved into a new building in suburban Glendale in December 2003. The RoadRunners made the Kelly Cup playoffs in 2007, but had trouble drawing fans for most of their ECHL tenure. - 30 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteenIsThaFuture Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 "Gasp" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbGamer Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 "Gasp" I know what your thinking, why didnt they ask you to buy the team, as you would have done so. Im feeling your pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs-24 Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 ok................................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynch_mtl Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 A team in Pheonix folding? I never saw it coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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