Albany Recalls Goaltender Mike Morrison
January 16, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany River Rats News Release
ALBANY, NY - The Albany River Rats announced today that goaltender Mike Morrison has been recalled from the Florida Everblades of the East Coast Hockey League.
This marks the second AHL call-up of the season for Morrison, 30, who has yet to make his River Rats debut. The Medford, MA, native shows a 9-10-3 record with a 2.89 GAA and an.899 save percentage through 22 games this season with Florida.
Morrison (6'3", 202 lbs.) split last season between the Austrian Hockey League's Ljubljana Olimpija HK (24 games) and the Swedish Elite League's Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik.(13 games). Originally selected in the seventh round (186th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, Morrison turned pro in 2002 after completing a four-year collegiate career at the University of Maine. He has appeared in 29 National Hockey League contests with Ottawa, Phoenix and Edmonton, compiling an 11-7-3 record with a 4.14 goals against average and an.850 save percentage.
Morrison signed a one year, two-way AHL/ECHL contract with Albany on August 11, 2009.
Albany completes its season-high, five game home-stand Saturday evening against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The River Rats then travel to Providence on Sunday for a 4:05 p.m. faceoff against the Bruins in their final game before the AHL All-Star Break. River Rats 2009-10 pro-rated season and flexible ticket packages are now on sale at the River Rats executive offices at the Times Union Center, by calling (518) 487-2244 or by logging onto www.albanyriverrats.com.
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