Oilers Assign Niko Hovinen To Oklahoma City
January 28, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL) Oklahoma City Barons
Oklahoma City - The Edmonton Oilers, parent club for the Oklahoma City Barons, assigned goaltender Niko
Hovinen to Oklahoma City, General Manager Bill Scott announced today. Hovinen, a 6-7, 200-pounder from Helsinki, Finland has played this season with the Trenton Titans of the ECHL. With Trenton, the 24-year old posted a 4-6-3 record, 3.14 goals against average and .889 saves percentage.
Originally a 5th round draft choice (132nd overall) of the Minnesota Wild in 2006, Hovinen played five seasons with Jokerit and Lahti in the SM-Liga in Finland.
Hovinen was claimed off of waivers by the Oilers from the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Barons host the Charlotte Checkers in a pair of games this weekend. Both games faceoff at 7 p.m. at the Cox Convention Center and can be heard on the Barons flagship station, 96.1 KXY.
A variety of ticket packages are available to meet every individual or group need. Packages ranging from 7- game and 11-game packs to Full Season Seats are available. Call the Barons' front office at 405-232-4625 for information on group outings, Season Seats and other ticket packages.
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