AHL Syracuse Crunch

Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Defenseman Ryan Caldwell From NY Islanders

Published on October 25, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


Syracuse, NY (October 25, 2006) - The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired defenseman Ryan Caldwell from the New York Islanders in exchange for forward Eric Boguniecki. Caldwell has been assigned to the Syracuse Crunch.

Caldwell, 25, has tallied four goals and 32 assists for 36 points with 103 penalty minutes in 134 career AHL games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers the past two seasons. In 2005-06, he was scoreless in two NHL games with the Islanders and notched 2 goals 13 assists and 38 penalty minutes with Bridgeport. As a rookie, in 2004-05, he collected 2 goals 19 assists and 65 penalty minutes in 73 games with the Tigers.

The Islanders' seventh pick, 130th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, Caldwell played four seasons at the University of Denver, registering 26 goals 62 assists and 306 penalty minutes in 156 games from 2000-04. He earned WCHA All-Rookie honors in 2001 and notched a career-high 15 goals 12 assists and 96 penalty minutes in 42 games as a senior in 2003-04. That year, he earned NCAA West First All-America honors, was a WCHA Second Team All-Star and a member of the 2004 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team as the Pioneers captured the NCAA championship.

Boguniecki was signed by the Blue Jackets as a free agent on August 22. In eight games with Syracuse this season, he was scoreless with eight penalty minutes.

The Crunch host the Rochester Amerks on Friday, October 27 and the Binghamton Senators on Saturday, October 28. Game times are 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available by calling the Crunch office at (315) 473-4444, stopping by the Oncenter box office located on the State Street side of the War Memorial or by calling TicketMaster at (315) 472-0700.

Check out the Syracuse Crunch Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



American Hockey League Stories from October 25, 2006


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central