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| City: | Toronto, Ontario |
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| League: | American Hockey League |
| Operated: | 2003–04 AHL season |
| Home Arena: | Ricoh Coliseum |
| Colours: | blue, yellow, and grey |
| Affiliates: | Edmonton Oilers |
| Franchise history | |
| 1984 to 1988: | Nova Scotia Oilers |
| 1988 to 1996: | Cape Breton Oilers |
| 1996 to 2002: | Hamilton Bulldogs |
| 2003 to 2004: | Toronto Roadrunners |
| 2004 to 2005: | Edmonton Road Runners |
The Toronto Roadrunners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary The 2003-04 AHL season was the 68th season of the American Hockey League. Ricoh Coliseum is an Ice hockey arena at Exhibition Place in Toronto. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Nova Scotia Oilers were a minor professional Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in Halifax Nova Scotia from 1984 to 1988 The Cape Breton Oilers were an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The Hamilton Bulldogs are an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The Edmonton Road Runners were an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary They played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Ricoh Coliseum. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Ricoh Coliseum is an Ice hockey arena at Exhibition Place in Toronto. In their only season the Roadrunners featured players such as Jani Rita, Jamie Wright and Steve Valiquette who helped them advance to the AHL playoffs where they lost the first round to the Cleveland Barons. Jani Rita (born July 25, 1981 in Helsinki, Finland) is a professional Ice hockey winger Jamie Wright (born 13 May, 1976 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Canadian Ice hockey left winger Stephen Valiquette (born August 20, 1977 in Etobicoke Ontario) is a Canadian goaltender for the New York Rangers organization American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary
While initial owner Lyle Abrhams brought the franchise to Toronto with good intentions, poor attendance, a questionable business model, and a dispute with building officials resulted in the relocation of the franchise to Edmonton, Alberta after only one season, becoming the Edmonton Road Runners. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 The Edmonton Road Runners were an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. Another factor was the desire of the parent club to have the team play in Edmonton to fill the void due to the expected 2004–05 NHL lockout. The 2004–05 NHL lockout resulted in the cancellation of what would have been the 88th season of the National Hockey League (NHL Since Abrhams owned the rights to the name and logo, the Roadrunners name and identity would return as the Phoenix RoadRunners, reborn in the ECHL. The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a Professional Ice hockey league based in Princeton New Jersey, with teams scattered The void in Toronto, was filled in 2005 by the Toronto Marlies. The Toronto Marlies are an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League.
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| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs |
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| 2003–04 | 80 | 35 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 81 | 219 | 224 | 5th, North | Lost, 1–2, Cleveland in qualifying round |