Aces Sign Amateur Lamoureux, Announce Roster Moves
March 30, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Alaska Aces News Release
The Alaska Aces have signed forward, Jacques Lamoureux to an Amateur Try-out Agreement (ATO), Head Coach Brent Thompson announced on Wednesday. Lamoureux will make his pro debut with the Aces, after playing four seasons of collegiate hockey - the last three for the Air Force Academy. Lamoureux is expected to be in the Aces lineup Wednesday night in Victoria. The Aces also announced that they have received Russ Sinkewich and Chris Langkow back from their stints in the AHL. The Western Conference Champion Aces close the 2010-2011 regular season campaign with three games in Victoria this week, beginning Wednesday night. They will return home in mid-April for Games 1 & 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals. For more information, and the latest promotional news and updates, fans can visit the Aces at their Facebook page for more information, or call the Aces at 907.258.ACES.
Lamoureux, 24, joins the Aces a week after his NCAA career ended with the Air Force Academy. Lamoureux posted incredible numbers with the Air Force, totaling 139 points (79g, 60a) in 116 games. He was named a 2009 Hobey Baker Award finalist when he led the nation in goals (33) and finished third in points (53). Prior to joining Air Force, Lamoureux played one season at Northern Michigan University, and the Grand Forks, ND native also played in the NAHL with the Bismark Bobcats. This season the 6'0", 190 lbs. senior led the Air Force to their fourth NCAA tournament appearance in the past five years. He scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over RIT in the Atlantic Hockey Association Championship game on Mar. 19th. He and the Air Force were eliminated on Friday when they lost 2-1 in overtime to Yale, the top-seeded team in the tournament. Jacques is the younger brother of current Abbotsford Heat goaltender, J.P. Lamoureux, who had a record-setting year in 2008-2009 leading the Aces to the Kelly Cup Finals.
Langkow, 21, returns to Alaska after a month with the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL. He had one goal and two assists in eight games with the Aces AHL affiliate. Langkow was called up in the first week of March, and his last Aces game was on Feb. 27th. He scored his first AHL goal on his first ever AHL shift on Mar. 5th at home versus Chicago. At the time of his call-up, Langkow was 12th in ECHL rookie scoring and had nine points in his last four games. He is the reigning ECHL Rookie of the Month for February.
Sinkewich, 25, returns from loan from Abbotsford, where he played in two games and finished a +1. The AHL stint was the third of Sinkewich's three-year career. While in Abbsotsford, Sinkewich was reunited with Aces forward Tyler Ruegsegger, who remains with the Heat. Sinkewich scored in his last Aces game, and the stay-at-home defenseman has furnished eight points (2g, 6a) and a +18 rating this season - tied for third on the Aces.
In other Aces news, the club transferred forward Jerad Stewart to the 21-day IR, Alex Dzielski to the 7-day IR, and placed forward Scott Burt on the 3-day IR.
The Aces will close the regular season with three games in Victoria this week, before returning home in mid-April for Games 1 & 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals and the debut of the 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs. For the most up-to-date team and promotional information, please visit the Aces on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/alaskaaceshockey. Fans can also call the Aces office at 907.258.ACES.
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