AHL San Antonio Rampage

Coyotes Sign Keefe And Ferguson

Published on August 25, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


SAN ANTONIO - The Phoenix Coyotes announced today that they have signed forwards Adam Keefe and Simon Ferguson each to a one year American Hockey League contract.

Keefe, 5'10" 200 pounds, played 34 games last season with the San Antonio Rampage. He began the 2007-08 season with the Grand Rapids Griffins and was acquired in a January trade. In 34 games with the Rampage he scored one goal and had 121 penalty minutes. In all he played in an AHL career high 66 games in 2007-08 and had two goals. His 245 PIMs ranked seventh in the AHL.

The Brampton, Ontario native also played in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose. During the 2006-07 season his 24 major penalties ranked second in the AHL. In 135 career AHL games he has seven goals, seven assists and 591 penalty minutes.

Keefe played five years of major junior hockey splitting time with Sudbury and Kitchener. He helped Kitchener capture the 2002-03 Memorial Cup championship. In 294 junior games he had 47 goals, 72 assists, and 975 PIMs.

Ferguson, 6'0" 200 pounds, played last season with the Portland Pirates in the AHL. He totaled six goals and 18 points in 60 games. Ferguson spent three seasons in Portland helping the Pirates to reach the Eastern Conference Finals twice, including last season. He also spent time in the AHL with Edmonton in 2004-05.

"Simon will bring energy and grit to our line-up," said Rampage General Manager and Coyotes Assistant General Manager Brad Treliving.

The 25-year old Ferguson has played 265 professional games registering 36 goals, 74 assists, 110 points and 620 PIMs.

"I am very happy to sign an AHL contract with the Coyotes," said Ferguson. "It will be a nice change of scenery to come to the Western Conference and I am looking forward to it."

The Edmonton, Alberta native played five years of major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League. In 2003 he helped the Kelowna Rockets win the WHL title, then in 2004 capture the Memorial Cup Championship. In 319 junior games he had 61 goals, 100 assists, 161 points and 915 PIMs.

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