PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, a proud affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and the Worcester Sharks, announced today that they have informed the ECHL Board of Governors that they will cease operations at the conclusion of the 2008-09 playing season.

As a fitting send off to the team's last roadtrip, the Phoenix Roadrunners Booster Club's Annual Awards Banquet was held on Sunday, March 29th.

Susan Dawn Ulmen
52 of Phoenix, passed away on January 13, 2009. She was preceded in death by her father Leonard Ulmen. Survived by her daughter Katie, mother Ruth, sisters Debbie (Brian) Flanigan and Nancy (Gunnar) Erickson, 2 nieces, 4 nephews and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

This month, The Shoot-Out catches up with Matt Blake, the Web Marketing Director for Fanster.com, a great new resource for 
Arizona sports fans.