AHL Norfolk Admirals

Admirals Announce Roster Moves

Published on December 10, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


NORFOLK, VA - The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-assigned forward Zbynek Hrdel (" ZBEE-nehk huhr-DEHL" ) to the Norfolk Admirals from the Mississippi Sea Wolves. In addition, the Admirals have loaned forward Brett Angel to Mississippi and released forward Lance Monych from his Professional Tryout Contract. Admirals General Manager Claude Loiselle announced the moves today.

This will be the second stint with Norfolk for Hrdel this season. The 6'1", 199-pound right wing skated in six games with the Admirals to start the 2007-08 season, scoring one goal with no penalty minutes. He was re-assigned to the Sea Wolves on October 22 and appeared in ten games with Mississippi, scoring two goals and adding two assists with six penalty minutes.

Angel, a 6'6", 240-pound left wing, had appeared in 18 games with Norfolk going scoreless with 43 penalty minutes. The Admirals signed Angel to an American Hockey League Standard Player's Contract on October 3.

Monych, a 6'2", 200-pound right wing, skated in six contests with the Admirals, going scoreless with two penalty minutes. He had been signed to a Professional Tryout Contract on November 28. He will return to Mississippi where he had ten goals and five assists in 17 games prior to joining Norfolk.

The Admirals will host the Hershey Bears Friday night and the Philadelphia Phantoms Saturday night at Scope. The first 5,000 fans through the gates on Friday night will get a shot at winning Hockey Heaven, presented by Southwest Airlines. The winner will receive an exciting weekend of hockey with tickets to two Admirals games plus an Admirals jersey, and tickets, hotel accommodations and airfare to Tampa Bay for a Tampa Bay Lightning game plus a Lightning jersey. For more details, please visit norfolkadmirals.com.

To purchase tickets to any Admirals game, you may visit the Scope Box Office weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., visit any Ticketmaster outlet, call Ticketmaster at (757) 671-8100 or visit Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com . To purchase Admirals season tickets, ten packs or group tickets, please stop by the Admirals' administrative offices at Scope or call (757) 640-1212 weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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