Marlies Sign Six Players For 2008-09 Season
September 4, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release
Jeff Jackson, General Manager of the Toronto Marlies, announced today that the club has signed defencemen Todd Perry, Andy Schneider and Juha Uotila and right wing Joe Cooper and centre Dan Rudisuela to AHL contracts. In addition, the Marlies have agreed to terms with forward Tyler Doig to an AHL contract. In keeping with club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Perry, 21, played eight games for the Toronto Marlies during the 2007-08 season, collecting an assist with eight penalty minutes. The Ingleside, Ontario native registered his first career AHL point (assist) on March 7 at Syracuse. The 6'3, 215-pound defenceman skated in 55 games with the Columbia Inferno of the ECHL last season, collecting 28 points (six goals, 22 assists) with 73 penalty minutes. Perry played 13 games for the Inferno during the 2008 ECHL playoffs and registered 14 penalty minutes.
Schneider, a 6'1, 215-pound defenceman played in 57 games last season with the AHL's Portland Pirates, collecting 11 points (three goals, eight assists) and 81 penalty minutes. He ranked tied for first on the team with a plus-21 rating. During the 2008 Calder Cup playoffs, the Grand Forks, North Dakota native registered two goals and three assists in 11 games. Schneider was originally selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fifth round, 156th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Cooper played five games with the Inferno last season, registering 12 penalty minutes. The 6'0, 200-pound defenceman skated in three games for Columbia in the 2008 ECHL playoffs and registered nine penalty minutes. The 23-year-old Toronto native was originally selected in the seventh round, 219th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
Uotila, 23, appeared in 103 games over three seasons at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and totaled 53 points (seven goals, 46 assists) with 104 penalty minutes. During the 2007-08 season with the Mavericks, the 6'1, 185-pound defenceman played in 22 games and tallied one goal and 14 assists and 14 penalty minutes. Last season, Uotila ranked sixth on the team in assists and his lone goal last season was an overtime winner.
Rudisuela, 23, played in 108 games over four seasons at St. Mary's University and collected 106 points (47 goals, 59 assists) and 133 penalty minutes. In the 2007-08 season, the 5'7, 160-pound centre tallied 13 goals and 20 assists with 28 penalty minutes. The Mississauga, Ontario native played under current Marlies head coach Greg Gilbert during the 2003-04 season with the Mississauga IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League and scored a career best 24 goals that season.
Doig, 22, appeared in 24 games for the Toronto Marlies during the 2007-08 season, collecting eight points (four goals, four assists) with 13 penalty minutes. The 6'0, 180-pound centre skated in 38 regular season games for the Columbia Inferno of the ECHL and collected seven goals and 22 assists. He played in 13 playoff games for the Inferno and tallied seven points (three goals, four assists).
The Marlies open their 2008-09 regular season on Friday, October 10 when they host the Binghamton Senators - AHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators - at Ricoh Coliseum at 7:00 p.m.
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