Broda and Jobke Sent to Orlando
Published on March 27, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
Houston, TX - Houston Aeros General Manager Jim Mill announced on Wednesday that the Minnesota Wild has assigned forward Joel Broda to the Orlando Solar Bears, the Aeros ECHL Affiliate. Mill also announced that defenseman Colton Jobke has been reassigned by Minnesota to Orlando.
Broda heads to Orlando on a conditioning assignment. He has not played since suffering an injury on Dec. 29 (a span of 34 games). Broda played in 28 games prior to his injury, scoring two goals and totaling four points. The Prince Albert, SK native has played in 122 games for Houston over the last three seasons. Over his career, Broda has 21 goals and 17 assists for 38 points with the Aeros. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the fifth round (#144 overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
The 20 year old Jobke is an undrafted free agent out of Regina of the WHL. In 31 games with the Pats this season, Jobke has three goals and 15 assists for 18 points. Over the last four seasons, the 6-foot, 190-pound defenseman has played in 222 WHL games for Regina and the Kelowna Rockets. For his WHL career, Jobke has 14 goals and 51 assists for 65 points, to go along with 317 penalty minutes. The rookie blueliner played in two games for Houston as an amateur at the end of the 2011-12 season.
Houston continues a ten-game home stand at Toyota Center on Friday Mar. 29 at 7:05 p.m. Friday is "Go Green" Night, powered by a Cell Phone drive. As part of going "Green", fans are asked to bring in old cell phones for a Cell Phone Drive. The Aeros will award two tickets for a select future home game for each phone donation (up to ten per person). Grand Rapids will return to Toyota Center on Tuesday, Apr. 2 at 7:05 p.m.
Information on mini-plans for the remainder of the season is available on the team website at www.aeros.com. Groups of 15 or more receive a discount on all tickets, to book your group outing to an Aeros game please call 713-974-PUCK (7825).
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