Post #9: Roadrunners Lead at the Second Intermission

The Topeka Roadrunners are continuing their 12-game road trip tonight as they begin a two game series at Nelson Center with the Springfield Jr. Blues.  The game is in progress and Topeka has the lead at the first intermission off of a goal by Sam Rennaker.  Clint Garris picked up his second assist of the year on the Rennaker goal.  Wichita Falls, ahead of the ‘Runners by one point in the South Division, is currently tied at 2-2 with Corpus Christi.  This gives the Topeka a potential first place standing if they can take care of business, and Wichita Falls drops a game.  As of now the it is the second intermission in Springfield with Topeka still on top with a 1-0 lead.  For the latest updates on the game follow @topekahockey on Twitter.

Post #8: Roadrunners Finish Series With Win

The Roadrunners won their final contest of a three game series against the Odessa Jackalopes last Saturday in thrilling fashion.  Jake Kamrass netted a powerplay goal in the first period to give the ‘Runners a goal advantage at the first intermission.  Both teams added a goal in the second period, with Topeka’s being scored by Jasen Fernsler, who had just one goal coming into the game.  Odessa tied up the game at 2-2 one minute into the third period.  Topeka’s penalty kill held the Jackalopes from scoring on the man advantage twice and the breakthrough came with 16 seconds remaining in the game.  Tyler Poulsen came up with a game winning powerplay goal to bring the final tally to 3-2, improving the Roadrunners record to (9-5-2).  Topeka is in second place in the division, just one point back of Wichita Falls.

Post #7: Roadrunners End Losing Streak in Odessa

The Roadrunners opened their twelve game road trip with two losses to Amarillo by 0-4 and 3-4 to create a three game losing streak.  This weekend the squad plays three games against Odessa, winning the first game 4-1 to end the losing skid. Tonight the team was in action as they picked up another win in a 5-3 decision.  The Topeka Roadrunners (8-5-2) will take on the Odessa Jackalopes (2-12-0) in the final game of the series tomorrow at 7:17.  The ‘Runners are 5 points back from the first place Wildcats from Wichita Falls and 2 points back from the second place Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees.  Tyler Poulsen has a team leading 6 goals so far this season.  In the video below you can see his sick moves on two shootout goals:

Post #6: Runners Drop Game Two of Series

The Roadrunners split their series against the Lone Star Brahmas this weekend, winning the game on Friday and losing the second game of the series on Saturday.  The Runners came out firing on all cylinders scoring a goal in just 11 seconds after the opening drop of the puck.  Tyler Poulsen, who assisted on the first goal by Michal Uhrik, added a powerplay goal minutes later to take the Topeka lead to 2-0.  Over the next 16 minutes the Brahmas scored 4 unanswered goals to stun the Roadrunners, who came in to the series tied for first place in the division.  The Runners cut the deficit to one with about four minutes remaining in the game, but gave up an empty net goal to bring the final score of the contest to 5-3 in favor of Lone Star (2-7-1).  Topeka picked up a win and a loss on the weekend bringing their overall record to 6-3-2 for the 2013-2014 season.  The Runners are still tied for first place in the division with Wichita Falls at 14 points, but Wichita has played one less game.  This upcoming weekend the Roadrunners will face the third place team in the division, the Amarillo Bulls, in a two game series.  These games began a twelve game road trip away from Landon Arena.  

In the spirit of “Pink the Rink”, I was given a festive wig to support those fighting breast cancer.  The pink jerseys the team wore for the two game series this past weekend were auctioned off to raise money for research for those afflicted with such a hardship.