Topeka RoadRunners Hockey Team Purchased by Lamar Hunt Jr.

Lamar Hunt Jr. wants to create a “hockey ecosystem” here in the Midwest, and the Topeka RoadRunners are part of this plan.

Hunt announced Wednesday, April 18th that his company, Loretto Sports Ventures, has purchased the Topeka RoadRunners from Don Stone. Mr. Stone had owned Topeka’s Tier II junior hockey team since 2009.

Hunt also owns the Kansas City Mavericks, and his acquisition of the Topeka RoadRunners is part of a broader plan to grow the game. Read more…

Lamar Hunt Jr.

Lamar Hunt Jr.'s name is synonymous with any number of fields in the Kansas City area. He is a Kansas City-based businessman, philanthropist, and entrepreneur with dealings in real estate, charity, and commercial development. He has had careers with the Kansas City Symphony and as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Perhaps no other field is more closely associated with the Hunt family, however, than local sports.