AHL Rochester Americans

Amerks Sign Daniel Steiner To One-Year AHL Contract

Published on January 27, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release


(Rochester, NY)... Rochester Americans Vice President of Hockey Operations Ted Nolan announced today that team has signed forward Daniel Steiner to a one-year American Hockey League contract. As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.

"Daniel is the kind of player who brings experience, but also brings a sense of opportunity and how opportunity presents itself," said Nolan on the signing. "He came from a great career overseas looking for an opportunity, persevered in the ECHL and took advantage of his time with us and we're very fortunate enough to have him in our organization."

Steiner, 29, first arrived in Rochester on December 19th and made his Amerks debut that night after signing a professional tryout agreement with the team. Since then, the Bern, Switzerland, native has scored four goals and eight assists for 12 points in 12 games for the Amerks, including five multipoint outings. On pace averaging exactly a point per game, the 11-year pro made his AHL debut earlier this season in a brief one-game stint with the Adirondack Phantoms after recording 30 points (11+19) in 21 games with the ECHL's Reading Royals to start the 2009-10 campaign.

Prior to making the transition to North America, the 6-foot-0, 194-pound forward played 10 seasons (1999-2009) in the Swiss-A league with teams in Langnau, Zurich and Rapperswil-Jona. In 380 career Swiss-A games, Steiner tallied 108 goals and 114 assists for 222 points. He captured a career-high 22 goals and 41 points during the 2003-04 campaign with Langnau and notched career-best 22 assists in 2005-06 with Zurich.

The Amerks conclude their four-game homestand on Friday, January 29th as the East Division Albany River Rats journey west down the New York State thruway to The Blue Cross Arena. The 7:05 p.m. contest will be the third of four scheduled meetings between the interstate rivals and will be broadcast live on SportsRadio 1280 WHTK and FM 107.3, Rochester's Sports Talk. The game will also be televised live on Channel 98.

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