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Capitals Recall Charpentier, Assign Farrell To Pirates

October 29, 2002 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Washington Capitals today recalled goaltender Sebastien Charpentier from Portland of the American Hockey League and placed goaltender Olie Kolzig on the injured reserve list, announced vice president and general manager George McPhee. The team also made room for defenseman Alex Henry on their 23-man roster by reassigning right wing Mike Farrell to Portland.

Charpentier, a 25-year-old native of Drummondville, Que., was reassigned to Portland on Oct. 12 after serving as Kolzig's back-up on opening night, Oct. 11 against Nashville. Since his reassignment the 5' 9", 189-pound netminder has posted a 1-1-2 record, 2.17 goals-against average and .933 save percentage in four AHL games. Charpentier earned his first shutout of 2002-03 in Portland's 5-0 win against Lowell on Oct. 27. Last season Charpentier made his first NHL appearances in Washington's final two games, posting a 3-1 win in Buffalo on April 12 and suffering a 4-3 overtime loss to New Jersey on April 13.

Kolzig started six of Washington's first seven games and posted a 4-2-0 record, 2.07 goals-against average and .939 save percentage. Kolzig is the Capitals franchise leader in games played (422), minutes played (24,191) and wins (186), and his .939 save percentage ranks second among NHL netminders this season. Kolzig served as back-up to Craig Billington in Pittsburgh on Monday after injuring his hand during the morning skate.

The Capitals claimed Henry off waivers from Edmonton on Oct. 24. The 23-year-old blueliner played in Edmonton's first three regular-season games prior to sitting out the next three Oilers' games as a healthy extra. Edmonton selected the 6' 5", 220-pound, Elliot Lake, Ont., native in the third round, 67th overall, in the 1998 Entry Draft. In his first three professional seasons Henry played 185 games for Hamilton of the AHL, recording seven goals, 11 assists (18 points) and 299 penalty minutes.

Farrell cracked Washington's opening-night roster following training camp and played in four of the Capitals' first nine games. The 24-year-old Edina, Minn., native played his first eight NHL games with Washington in 2001-02 and played 61 games with Portland last season in which he notched 12 goals and 15 assists (27 points) and accumulated 62 penalty minutes.

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