Tucson Roadrunners win second straight over San Jose Roadrunners goalie Ivan Prosvetov has given up only four goals on 73 shots in Tucson s first two games of the season. (Source: Chris Hook) By Tucson Roadrunners | February 9, 2021 at 1:45 PM MST - Updated February 9 at 1:45 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The Tucson Roadrunners continued their opening series vs the San Jose Barracuda Monday night, besting the Barracuda 5-3 to open the season 2-0 for the first second time in three seasons.
The first period was filled with action, as both teams exchanged pleasantries early and often, with some of the tension from yesterday’s matchup carrying over. The real excitement came in the last six minutes of the period, as both teams scored twice to head to the locker rooms tied at 2. Jan Jenik had his North American pro goal, while 2019-20 AHL All-Star Lane Pederson had his first of the year after leading the team in goals two seasons ago.
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The Seattle Kraken is set to become the National Hockey League’s 32nd team in the 2021–22 season.
Who will skate for Seattle? That will be decided at this summer’s Expansion Draft, an event at which 30 of the NHL’s 31 teams will lose a player to the Kraken.
All NHL teams with one exception must submit a list of players to the Kraken who are protected from being selected by the new expansion team. The Vegas Golden Knights, Seattle’s expansion sibling from 2017, are exempt from the upcoming Expansion Draft.
The NHL is again offering all participating teams two options for their protection lists. Teams can choose either of the following configurations: