Black out for Season; Another Rookie Signed
April 7, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
San Diego Gulls News Release
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Gulls finalized their playoff roster today by placing veteran defenseman Jamie Black on the season-ending injured list and signing rookie defenseman Ryan Thrussell.
Black, 31, was placed on the injured list after spraining his shoulder in last night's game against the Long Beach Ice Dogs. The 6-foot, 205-pound veteran defenseman from Calgary Alberta played in 59 games for the Gulls this season, registering 15 points (3g, 12a) and 24 penalty minutes.
Thrussell, 22, comes to San Diego after spending the season with the University of British Columbia. In 16 games with UBC, the 6-foot-2-inch, 210-pound native of Vancouver British Columbia scored nine points (4g, 5a) on his way to being selected to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport all-rookie team. Prior to this season, Thrussell played four years in juniors.
With Mark Pederson coming off IR, the Gulls now have 21 active players on their playoff roster:
1. B.J. Abel 2. Cris Classen
3. Dan Cousineau
4. Cory Cyrenne
5. Miguel Delisle
6. Sylvain Deschatelets
7. R.J. Enga
8. Mike Garrow
9. Kevin Grant
10. Trevor Koenig
11. Samy Nasreddine
12. David Neale
13. Mark Pederson
14. Dennis Purdie
15. Clayton Read
16. Sandro Sbrocca
17. Trevor Sherban
18. Dean Tiltgen
19. Ryan Thrussell
20. Bryan Vines
21. Bruce Watson
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