Aces Reassigned LW Ryan Walters from Iowa
February 26, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Alaska Aces News Release
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Aces, three time Kelly Cup champions, have been assigned left wing Ryan Walters from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League.
Walters is joining the Aces on a five-game road trip, who return to play tomorrow at Colorado, starting at 5:05 p.m. (KFQD/ECHL.TV).
Walters, 23, has 23 points (10g-13a) and four penalty minutes in 26 games with the Aces while leading ECHL rookies with three shorthanded goals. He also carries eight points (1g-7a) and six penalty minutes in 20 games with Iowa this season.
The 6-foot, 190 pound forward previously furnished a four-year college career at the University of Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA) and collected 134 points (50g-84a) and a +33 rating in 152 career games. He was named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award (Top Collegiate Player) as a 2012-13 junior when he led the Mavericks, was tied for second in the nation in points (52) and was second in goals (22) in 39 games.
The native of Rosemount, Minn. skated with the Minnesota Wild in the 2014 NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Mich. and posted six points (3g-3a) in four games. He was signed by the Iowa Wild as a free agent on Sept. 24, 2014 to a one-way AHL contract.
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