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The Tucson Roadrunners will continue to play most of their home games at the Tucson Convention Center Arena for the 2024-25 AHL season, ensuring Tucson remains their home market. This decision, supported by the Rio Nuevo District, is seen as a positive development for Arizona hockey.
The Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League broke their own record for the annual Teddy Bear Toss tradition, with fans throwing 74,599 stuffed animals onto the ice after the team scored their first goal. The event, which has been a staple in the community since 2001, will spread joy to over 35 local charities through the club's Hershey Bears Cares program.
The Minnesota Wild has reduced its training camp roster to 40 players, assigning four players to the Iowa Wild of the AHL and releasing two players from their professional tryouts.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have trimmed their training camp roster by 14 players, sending them to the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL. The roster now stands at 48 players, including 26 forwards, 16 defensemen, and six goaltenders. The team is preparing for their upcoming preseason game against the Buffalo Sabres and their regular season opener against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Hershey Bears lost game 6 of the Calder Cup finals to the Coachella Valley Firebirds by a score of 5-2, forcing a winner-takes-all game 7 on June 21 at 10 p.m. at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California.