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Columbus Recalls Kent McDonell

October 20, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


Syracuse, NY (October 20, 2003) – The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled right wing Kent McDonell.

McDonell, 24, has appeared in two games with Syracuse this season, recording two goals, two assists and two penalty minutes. In one game with Columbus (Saturday night @ Nashville), McDonell tallied his first career NHL goal (Vokoun) and two penalty minutes. In 178 career AHL games, all with Syracuse, McDonell has 37 goals, 42 assists and 253 penalty minutes. He made his NHL debut on April 2, 2003 as a member of the Blue Jackets vs. the Minnesota Wild. A native of Williamstown, Ontario, McDonell was acquired by Columbus in an August 16, 2000 trade with Detroit for a sixth round draft choice in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Syracuse travels to Cleveland on Tuesday, October 21 to play the Barons in a 10:30 a.m. match-up. Crunch action can be heard on SportsRadio 620 with play-by-play announcer Bob McElligott. The Crunch returns home on Saturday, October 25 when they host Binghamton at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Crunch office at (315) 473-4444, at the Oncenter Box Office, located on the State Street side of the War Memorial or by calling TicketMaster at (315) 472-0700.

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