The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Roadrunners’ season has come to an end following the club’s Game 3 loss to the Abbotsford Canucks at Abbotsford Centre on Saturday night.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ dropped the final game of the three-game series 5-0 after beating Abbotsford 4-1 on Friday.
The Canucks will now face the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the Pacific Division semifinals of the . The winner of the Firebirds-Canucks series will take on the winner between the Colorado Eagles and San Jose Barracuda.
Abbotsford right wing Jonathan Lekkerimäki (23) slips in to muscle Roadrunner center Cameron Hebig (39) off the puck in the second period of their AHL Pacific Division game in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ on Jan. 24, 2025.
The Roadrunners have lost three straight first-round playoff series and haven’t won a postseason series since 2018.
Despite the series loss, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ goaltender Jaxson Stauber, who started his career with the Chicago Blackhawks, had over 30 saves in all three games against Abbotsford, including a career-high 38 saves on Friday. In the final two games of the series, Stauber stopped 72 of 77 shots and recorded a .935 save percentage.
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Although the Roadrunners’ NHL affiliate in the Utah Hockey Club — formerly the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Coyotes — moved to Salt Lake City this season, the Roadrunners are under contract in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ for the next two seasons. The 2025-26 season will be the Roadrunners’ 10th in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
Contact Justin Spears, the Star’s ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ football beat reporter, at jspears@tucson.com. On X(Twitter): @JustinESports
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