Tucson Roadrunners celebrate a goal

Kempe Executes Late, Roadrunners Clinch West

The Roadrunners clinched the Western Conference regular season championship on Friday night, their 3-2 victory over the San Diego Gulls at Tucson Arena guaranteeing home ice through the first three rounds of the Calder Cup playoffs, should they play so long. Mario Kempe's go-ahead goal with 3:10 left to play in regulation created bedlam amongst the 4,311 in attendance, energy the team fed off of to nix San Diego's last-ditc... Full Story