TUCSON, AZ – Tucson Roadrunners General Manager Doug Soetaert announced today that the club has released forward Trevor Cheek from his Professional Tryout contract ahead of the team’s six-game road trip which starts this Friday and Saturday night in Austin, TX against the Texas Stars.

Cheek appeared in 20 games for the Roadrunners, posting three assists with the club. The Vancouver, WA native has a total of 166 AHL games to his credit, notching 13 goals and 22 assists for 35 points in stints with the Lake Erie (now Cleveland) Monsters and San Antonio Rampage.

Tucson begins its six-game stretch away from home by heading to Austin for the first time this season, marking the last road debut against a divisional opponent this season. Friday night’s game is at 6:30 p.m. MT and Saturday’s game starts at 6 p.m. MT, with radio coverage beginning 15 minutes before puck drop on flagship station 1450 KTZR.

The Roadrunners will then head to California for games in San Jose Tuesday, Ontario Friday, San Diego Saturday and wrapping up the trip back in Ontario the following Wednesday. All games begin at 8 p.m. MT.