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Salmon Kings' Gendur Goes To Manitoba

December 12, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Victoria Salmon Kings News Release


Victoria, BC - The Victoria Salmon Kings, proud affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks and Manitoba Moose, announced today forward Dan Gendur has been recalled by the Manitoba Moose.

The Victoria, BC native began was assigned by Manitoba to the Salmon Kings on October 20th. Gendur played in 20 games with Victoria collecting 20 points (5g-15a) and 29 minutes in penalties.

Gendur began this season and his professional career with the Moose participating in four games after signing a 3-year entry level contract with the Vancouver Canucks on October 1st.

Prior to turning professional the 21-year-old played in the WHL for the previous four seasons with both the Everett Silvertips and the Prince George Cougars. Last season in 60 games he compiled 84 points (29g-55a) with Everett.

The 5-11, 190lb right winger was originally drafted by the Vancouver Canucks with their seventh round choice, 206th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

The Salmon Kings welcome the Phoenix RoadRunners to the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre tomorrow night for a 7:05 p.m. game and on Sunday for a 5:05 p.m. match-up. Tickets are still available call 250-220-7777.

Single game tickets are available at the Select You Tickets box office at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, by calling 250-220-7777 or by visiting www.selectyourtickets.com. Get hooked on Salmon Kings hockey!

The ECHL

Began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier 'AA' Hockey League has grown into a coast-to-coast league that will have 23 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 828 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Eighteen of the 23 teams have played at least five years in their current city.

The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,174 per game last season, marking the fourth year in row and the 16th time in the last 18 years that the league has averaged over 4,000 fans. The league has drawn over four million fans each of the last five years and 11 times in the past 12 seasons.

There have been 380 former ECHL players who have gone on to play in the NHL after playing in the ECHL, including 99 in the last three seasons. There have been 210 former ECHL players who have played their first game in the NHL in the past seven seasons.

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