Blackhawks Assign Adam Berti to Fresno
October 22, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release
FRESNO, CALIF. - The Fresno Falcons announced today that left wing Adam Berti has been assigned to the team by the Chicago Blackhawks.
The 22 year-old Berti began this season in the American Hockey League with the Rockford Ice Hogs, scoring one goal and posting five penalty minutes in four games. A third-round selection of the Blackhawks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Berti is in his third season in the Blackhawks system. As a rookie in 2006-07 he scored six goals and added six assists for 12 points in 48 games with the AHL's Norfolk Admirals. He spent the bulk of last season in Rockford, tallying seven points in 42 games. He also saw action in four games with the ECHL's Pensacola Ice Pilots, notching two goals and three assists in four games. Berti also earned a recall to the Blackhawks, making his NHL debut on April 4 against Nashville.
Prior to turning pro, Berti played four years in the Ontario Hockey League with Oshawa and Erie, scoring 76 goals and adding 90 assists for 166 points in 209 games.
Opening Night 2008 at Selland Arena is set for Friday, when the Falcons host their arch-rivals, the Bakersfield Condors, at 7:35 p.m. Season Ticket packages start at just $432, and are now available by calling the Falcons at (559) 485-7825.
Began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier 'AA' Hockey League has grown into a coast-to-coast league that will have 23 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 828 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Eighteen of the 23 teams have played at least five years in their current city.
The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,174 per game last season, marking the fourth year in row and the 16th time in the last 18 years that the league has averaged over 4,000 fans. The league has drawn over four million fans each of the last five years and 11 times in the past 12 seasons.
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