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Columbus Recalls Center Derek MacKenzie

January 4, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


Syracuse, NY (January 4, 2010) - The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the Columbus Blue Jackets have added center Derek MacKenzie to their roster on emergency recall.

MacKenzie, 28, has appeared in 20 games for the Crunch this season, tallying five goals, 11 assists and 14 penalty minutes. He has also skated in 16 games with Columbus this year, collecting four points (1g, 3a).

In 523 career AHL games with the Crunch and Chicago, MacKenzie has recorded 135 goals, 166 assists and 551 penalty mintues. He has also appeared in 62 combined NHL games with Columbus and Atlanta, notching three goals, five assists and 30 penalty minutes.

A native of Sudbury, Ontario, MacKenzie was originally selected by Atlanta in the fifth round, 128th overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He was signed by Columbus as a free agent on July 11, 2007 and again on July 14, 2008.

The Crunch's next game is Friday, January 8 when they travel to Norfolk to take on the Admirals. The club returns home for a January 16 meeting with Rochester at 7:30 p.m. Season and single-game tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by calling the Crunch office at (315) 473- 4444 or by stopping by the Crunch office in the War Memorial at Oncenter, located at 800 South State Street in downtown Syracuse.

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