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Brian Hart and Adam Comrie Loaned to Kalamazoo Wings

October 17, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have reassigned Brian Hart to the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL. In addition, the Syracuse Crunch have loaned Adam Comrie to the K-Wings, Crunch general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.

Hart, 22, has skated in 25 games with the Crunch last season, recording two goals and 14 penalty minutes. He has also appeared in 36 games with the Swamp Rabbits, notching 11 goals and four assists to go along with four penalty minutes.

Prior to his professional career, the 6-foot-3, 222-pound forward skated in 37 games with the Harvard Crimson during the 2014-15 season, recording seven goals and 17 points. The Cumberland, Maine native ranked sixth on the Crimson for goals and tied for seventh for points. He played in 98 career games with Harvard over three seasons, recording 18 goals and 50 points.

Hart was drafted in the second round, 53rd overall, by the Lightning in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He was signed to a three-year, two-way NHL contract with the team on June 28, 2015.

Comrie, 26, skated in 32 games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, posting nine goals and six assists during the 2015-16 season. The 6-foot-4, 219-pound blueliner also appeared in 39 contests with the Reading Royals of the ECHL last season, earning 34 points (15g, 19a) and a plus-8 rating.

In 196 career AHL games with Lehigh Valley, the Worcester Sharks and Rochester Americans, Comrie has recorded 20 goals and 52 assists. He has also racked up 47 goals and 49 assists in 125 ECHL games with Reading, the Greenville Road Warriors and Cincinnati Cyclones. Prior to his professional career, the Ottawa, Ontario native collected 98 points (33g, 65a) in 179 OHL contests with the Guelph Storm and Saginaw Spirit.

Comrie was drafted in the third round, 80th overall, by the Florida Panthers at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Crunch on July 26.

Syracuse Crunch single game and season tickets for the 2016-17 season are on sale now and can be purchased either in person at the Crunch office located in the War Memorial Arena at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse or by calling the office at 315-473-4444. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), Twitter (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@syracusecrunch) using #SyrCrunch, #WeAreOne and #BLUnited.

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