
Blackhawks Reassign Hankinson to Norfolk
Published on April 2, 2002 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release
Virginia Beach, VA - The Norfolk Admirals announced today that their parent club, the Chicago Blackhawks, has reassigned right wing Casey Hankinson to Norfolk. Hankinson has skated in three contests for Chicago this year, going scoreless, since his recall on March 19, 2002. He has registered 48 points (19 goals, 29 assists), a plus-2 rating and 85 penalty minutes in 69 games with Norfolk this season.
Hankinson is the Admirals' all-time scoring leader with 49+50=99 points in 138 career games with Norfolk. Originally selected by Chicago in the eighth round (201st overall) of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, he appeared in 11 contests for the Blackhawks last year, registering one point (an assist) and nine penalty minutes.
The Admirals final home games of the 2001-02 regular season are Wednesday, April 3 and Friday, April 5 against the Hershey Bears (Colorado Avalanche). Face off for the contest on Wednesday is 7:15 p.m. while the start time for Friday's match up is 7:30 p.m. Individual game tickets are available through Scope's box office, all TicketMaster outlets, charge-by-phone at 757-671-8100 and online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Individual playoff tickets are now on sale through the Scope Box Office and TicketMaster. 2002 Playoff Packages are available through the Admirals Ticketing Office at the following prices: Corporate Boxes - $2,720, Gold Section - $220, Blue Section - $204, Navy Section - $185 and White Section - $140. Playoff Packages will remain on sale through Friday, April 5 (subject to availability).
Season tickets for 2002-2003 are also available now, and can be purchased through the Admirals Ticketing Office, or online at www.norfolkadmirals.com. Prices are as follows: Gold Section $475.00, Blue Section $375.00, White Section $275.00. (The Navy Section has been incorporated into the Blue Section or White Section, depending on seating area.) For more information on Playoff Packages or 2002-2003 Season Tickets, please call the Admirals' office at (757) 363-1900 or visit our web site at www.norfolkadmirals.com.
American Hockey League Stories from April 2, 2002
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- Cabana Signed to Moose Contract - Manitoba Moose
- Wolves Look Forward to Fan-Tastic Weekend - Chicago Wolves
- Worcester IceCats Weekly - Worcester IceCats
- Brule Named Mighty Ducks Player of the Month - Cincinnati RailRaiders
- Blackhawks Reassign Hankinson to Norfolk - Norfolk Admirals
- Mighty Ducks Report - Cincinnati RailRaiders
- Phantoms Flier - Adirondack Phantoms
- Defenseman Tyler Sloan Assigned to Syracuse - Syracuse Crunch
- Hershey's Sauve, Norfolk's Leighton Win Monthly AHL Award - AHL
- Norfolk Goaltender Michael Leighton Named Rookie of the Month - Norfolk Admirals
- Phantoms to Host Career Fair - Adirondack Phantoms
- Bears Make Roster Moves - Hershey Bears
- Sauve Named AHL I-TECH Goaltender of the Month for March - Hershey Bears
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