Columbus Blue Jackets Assign Center Kyle Wilson to Springfield Falcons
March 11, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned center Kyle Wilson to the Springfield Falcons, Columbus' American Hockey League affiliate, club Executive Vice President and General Manager Scott Howson announced today.
Wilson, 26, has collected four goals and seven assists for 11 points and 12 penalty minutes in 32 games with the Blue Jackets this season. In addition, he has tallied 11-11-22 and two penalty minutes in 20 games with Springfield. Signed as a free agent by Columbus on July 2, 2010, he joined the club after spending the past three seasons with the Washington Capitals organization. In 2009-10, he tallied 0-2-2 in two games with the Capitals and added 24-29-53, 23 penalty minutes and was +17 in 77 games with the AHL's Hershey Bears. He added 6-6-12 in 21 playoff games to help the Bears capture their second-straight Calder Cup Championship.
Minnesota's 12th pick, 272nd overall, in the 2004 Entry Draft, Wilson has registered 118-131-249, 110 penalty minutes and a cumulative plus/minus rating of +49 in 318 career AHL games. He has added 16-25-41 and 16 penalty minutes in 67 Calder Cup playoff games. Prior to his professional career, he tallied 46-55-101 and 72 penalty minutes in 139 games with Colgate of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference from 2002-2006.
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from March 11, 2011
- Peoria Stuns Wolves With 5-4 Shootout Win - Chicago Wolves
- Aeros lose to Moose - Houston Aeros
- Admirals Downed 2-0 by IceHogs - Milwaukee Admirals
- Falcons Fall To Pirates 5-3 - Springfield Falcons
- Bears get past Whale - Connecticut Whale
- Amerks Storm Back, But Fall To Marlies, 6-5 - Rochester Americans
- Wright Place, Wright Time â Norfolk's Offense Explodes as Admirals Sink Senators 8-3 - Norfolk Admirals
- Moose Down Aeros 2-1 In The Shootout Round - Manitoba Moose
- Crunch Soar Past Stars in a Shootout, 1-0 - Syracuse Crunch
- Toivonen Stellar Again, Blanks Milwaukee 2-0 - Rockford IceHogs
- Friday Night Bites - Manchester Monarchs
- P-Bruins Tame Sound Tigers 4-3 - Providence Bruins
- Barons Ground Griffins in Overtime, 6-5 - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Devils Win Penalty-Filled Evening - Adirondack Phantoms
- Rivalry Picks Up As Devils Knock Off Phantoms - Albany Devils
- Texas Edged By Syracuse 1-0 In A Shootout - Texas Stars
- Bulldogs Dropped 4-2 By Monsters - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Sound Tigers Rally Late, Fall 4-3 To Bruins In Shootout - Bridgeport Islanders
- French fastest to 100 wins in AHL history - Hershey Bears
- Pirates Power Past Springfield - Portland Pirates
- Hutton Hot in 3-1 Win at Manchester - Worcester Sharks
- Bouma Recalled to Flames - Abbotsford Heat
- Postma Returned to Wolves - Chicago Wolves
- B-Sens Game Saturday at Charlotte to Air on Time Warner Cable Sports - Binghamton Senators
- Janik Returned to Griffins - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Senators Sign Defenceman Mark Borowiecki to Entry-Level Contract - Binghamton Senators
- Laakso Reassigned to Milwaukee - Milwaukee Admirals
- Crunch Announce Details of Uncle Bob's Self Storage 'Uncle of the Year' Contest - Syracuse Crunch
- Pirates Open Voting for Player Awards - Portland Pirates
- Barons Game Notes - Oklahoma City Barons
- AHL Quick Hits - AHL
- Amerks Will Try to Stay Hot at Home; Host Toronto Tonight - Rochester Americans
- Blues Send Scatchard Back to Peoria - Peoria Rivermen
- Columbus Blue Jackets Assign Center Kyle Wilson to Springfield Falcons - Springfield Falcons
- Monarchs Sign Hill to Tryout - Manchester Monarchs
- Sound Tigers Recall Tarasuk, Sign Emmerson - Bridgeport Islanders
- Goaltender Jaroslav Janus Reassigned to ECHL's Florida Everblades - Norfolk Admirals
- Falcons Host Pirates Tonight - Springfield Falcons
- Albany Devils Shuffle Goaltenders - Albany Devils
- Gameday Preview - Texas at Syracuse - Texas Stars
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.
