Centreman Ryan Russell Returns to Hamilton
March 4, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
HAMILTON, ON - The Hamilton Bulldogs announced today that forward Ryan Russell was re-assigned to the Club by the Montreal Canadiens from the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.
Russell, 20, was assigned to Cincinnati on February 28th and appeared in three games with the Cyclones on the weekend, registering an assist, six shots and a plus-1 rating. The 5-foot-10, 171-pound centreman, has appeared in 23 AHL games with Hamilton this season, notching two goals and an assist with a minus-6 rating and four penalty minutes. Russell made his AHL debut on October 7th, 2007 in Rochester versus the Americans, and tallied his first-career goal and point on December 27th, 2007 against the Manitoba Moose.
In 263-career Western Hockey League games from 2003-to-2007 with the Kootenay Ice, the native of Caroline, Alberta registered 98 goals, 118 assists, 216 points and 115 penalty minutes.
The Canadiens acquired Russell in a trade with the New York Rangers on May 31st, 2007 in exchange for a 2007 seventh round draft pick. Russell was originally selected by the Rangers in the 7th round, 211th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
The defending Calder Cup Champion Hamilton Bulldogs return to action on Friday, March 7th at 7:30 p.m. when they take on the Manitoba Moose at Copps Coliseum. Tickets for all âDogs home games are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666. For more information or to purchase season tickets call 905-529-8500, e-mail tickets@hamiltonbulldogs.com or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.
Fans can listen to every Bulldogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 820 CHAM. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the âB2 Networks' or â820 CHAM' icon on the âDogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 20 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time.
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