Checkers Get Three More From Hartford - Ianiero Signs
Published on October 9, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release
(Charlotte, NC - Wednesday, October 8, 2003) - The Checkers announce that their American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, has assigned three more players to Charlotte. Goalie Scott Meyer, defenseman Jeff State and right wing Ryan Cuthbert will report to Charlotte and begin the season with the Checkers. Charlotte also announced that it has come to terms with left wing Andrew Ianiero, whose rights were obtained back in June from the Augusta Lynx completing a trade from last season. All the moves are announced today by Checkers Head Coach & General Manager Don MacAdam. Charlotte also released forward Peter Fargher from his tryout agreement. The moves now bring the Checkers official roster to 21players.
Meyer comes back to Charlotte following a terrific ECHL campaign last season. After being assigned to the Checkers late in December of last season from the Hartford Wolf Pack, Meyer gave the Checkers the outstanding goaltending they were looking for. He played in 27 games posting a sparkling 20-5-0 record, a 2.61 GAA, a .917 save percentage and two shutouts. He was also named ECHL goaltender of the month for February just prior to his recall to the Wolf Pack in early March. Meyer will report to Charlotte this weekend.
Scott Meyer Goalie
Born April 10, 1976 -- White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Height 6.0-- Weight 185
MacAdam commented on Meyer's assignment to the Checkers. "Scott has proven that he is a premier goaltender at this level. The past two seasons after starting the season with us, he earned a promotion to the AHL."
State will begin his sophomore season with the Checkers, after splitting time between Charlotte and Hartford last season. Under a New York Rangers contract, State is being slowly groomed to give him every opportunity to reach his full potential. He played 29 games with the Checkers last season, and 39 with AHL Hartford. State was signed as a free agent by the Rangers on July 11, 2002. MacAdam remarked on State's addition. "We didn't see a lot of Jeff last season but we liked what we saw. His size (6'6") is welcome and we're happy to have him back. He had a good training camp in Hartford and I know he will continue to work on the things that will hopefully get him back in the AHL."
Jeff State Defenseman
Born Sept 17, 1979 -- Buffalo, NY
Height 6.06-- Weight 220
The Wolf Pack also sends rookie right wing Ryan Cuthbert to the Checkers. Cuthbert played five seasons with the Kelowna Rockets in the Western Hockey League. MacAdam critiqued his new rookie winger. "Ryan is a high energy player who is highly thought of by the New York Rangers. He presently has a minor injury and won't be ready until about two weeks. We're anxious to see him on the ice"
Ryan Cuthbert Right Wing
Born April 10, 1982 -- Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Height 5.10-- Weight 185 -- Shoots L
Andrew Ianiero will enter his sophomore ECHL season looking to improve on what was a very successful rookie season. Ianiero scored 11 goals and added 23 assists for 34 points in 60 games playing for both Augusta and Dayton last season. Ianiero was selected by Ottawa Senators in the fifth round (#154 overall) of the 1999 National Hockey League entry draft. He also was selected to play in last season's ECHL All-Star game.
MacAdam commented on Ianiero's signing . "Andrew had a very productive junior career, and all the people we talked to in Dayton and Augusta feel that he will fit in well with what the Charlotte Checkers are all about."
Andrew Ianiero Left Wing
Born Jan 10, 1981 -- Hamilton, Ontario
Height 6.1 -- Weight 200
PRESEASON GAMES BEGIN: The Checkers will open their preseason schedule Thursday night when they'll take on the South Carolina Stingrays in Charleston, South Carolina at 7:05 p.m. The Checkers split the six-game season series with the Stingrays last season, with the visiting team winning each time. South Carolina finished last season in second place in the ECHL's Southeast Division with a record of 42-22-8. The Stingrays were ousted from the playoffs in the first round by the Pee Dee Pride.
CHECKERS FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE AT CRICKET ARENA: The Checkers will hold a Friday evening practice at Cricket Arena from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The practice is open to the public, and fans are invited to come and peruse available seat locations for season tickets and mini-plans. Checkers ticket representatives will be available to assist fans and ans! wer ticket questions and inquiries.
REMAINING TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE
DAY DATE TIME LOCATION
Thursday October 9 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Cricket Arena
Friday October 10 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon / 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Cricket Arena
Sunday October 12 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Cricket Arena
Monday October 13 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Cricket Arena
*** Times subject to change
CHECKERS TICKETS: All regular season individual game tickets and preseason game tickets are on sale. Tickets may be purchased at the Cricket Arena Box Office, the Charlotte Coliseum Box Office, and all Ticketmaster locations. Tickets may also be purchased by phone by using a credit card and calling Ticketmaster at (704) 922-6500, and through the Internet at www.ticketmaster.com.
Individual game tickets for the 2003-04 season are priced at $7.00 for balcony seats, $10.00 for end mezzanine seats, $12.00 for side mezzanine seats, $15.00 for circle seats, and $20.00 for box seats.
All tickets for the Checkers / Columbia Inferno preseason game a! t Cricket Arena on Monday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. are reserved and priced at $5.00. Checkers full season ticket holders will receive their tickets for free. Parking for the preseason game at Cricket Arena will be FREE for ALL fans on October 13.
Season Tickets, mini plans and group tickets remain on sale through the Checkers office. Season tickets start as low as $245.00. Further information can be obtained by calling the Checkers office at (704) 342-4423.
The Checkers will begin their 11th season in the ECHL with the regular season and home opener Saturday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m. hosting the Gwinnett (GA) Gladiators at Cricket Arena.
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