Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Forward Petr Kalus from Minnesota Wild
Published on March 1, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired right wing Petr Kalus from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for future considerations, Blue Jackets Executive Vice President and General Manager Scott Howson announced today. Kalus has been assigned to the American Hockey League's Springfield Falcons.
Kalus, 23, has appeared in 11 career NHL games and has registered four goals and one assist for five points and six penalty minutes with Boston and Minnesota. The Ostrava, Czech Republic native has registered 39-40-79 and 312 penalty minutes in 203 career AHL games, including 6-2-8 and 68 penalty minutes in 34 games with the Houston Aeros this season. He was Boston's second pick, 39th overall, in the 2005 Entry Draft.
The Blue Jackets return to action tonight when they visit the Vancouver Canucks. Game time from Rogers Arena is 10 p.m. ET. Live coverage on FOX Sports Ohio HD begins with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show starting at 9:30 p.m. The game will also be broadcast live on the Wheeling Island Hotel & Casino Blue Jackets Radio Network - including flagship station CD101.1 at 102.5 FM - and online at BlueJackets.com.
Single-game tickets for Blue Jackets home games, starting at $22, are on sale at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, The FOX Sports Ohio Blue Line Team Store at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing, ticket outlets at the Chiller Ice Rinks and all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers. Fans can also purchase tickets by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online at BlueJackets.com and Ticketmaster.com. For information on season tickets, a variety of partial-season plans and group tickets, call (800) NHL-COLS or visit BlueJackets.com.
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