Blue Jackets Add Center Zenon Konopka To Roster On Emergency Recall

Published on January 27, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release

Syracuse, NY(January 27, 2007) - The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the Columbus Blue Jackets have added center Zenon Konopka to their roster on emergency recall.

Konopka, 26, has tallied four goals and three assists for seven points with 48 penalty minutes in 23 career NHL games, all during the 2005-06 season with Anaheim. This year he has collected a team-leading 11 goals, 24assists and 97 penalty minutes in 42 games with the Portland Pirates. In 266 career AHL games, he has 75 goals, 132 assists and 804 penalty minutes. Konopka was acquired by Columbus with left wing Curtis Glencross and a conditional seventh round pick in either the 2007 or 2008 NHL Entry Draft from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for right wing Joe Motzko, center Mark Hartigan and a fourth round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft on Friday.

The Niagara Falls, Ontario native played four seasons with the Ottawa 67s of the Ontario Hockey League from 1998-2002. In 242 career OHL games, he registered 185 points (53g, 132a) and 389 penalty minutes. In 2000-01, he tallied 65 points (20g, 45a) and 120 penalty minutes in 66 games and added 7 goals, 13 assists in 20 playoff games to help Ottawa advance to the Memorial Cup Tournament.

Syracuse returns home to host San Antonio on Saturday, January 27 for a 7:30 p.m. game. Tickets are available by calling the Crunch office at (315) 473-4444, stopping by the Oncenter Box Office located on the State Street side of the War Memorial or by calling TicketMaster at (315) 472-0700.

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