Dallas Stars Sign Peterson And Byrne To Two-Way Deals
July 6, 2007 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Chops News Release
FRISCO, Tex. - Dallas Stars General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today that the club has signed two players to one-year contracts for the 2007-08 season. The club agreed to terms with Toby Petersen and defenseman Trevor Byrne each receiving two-way contracts for 2007-08.
"Toby Petersen has shown offensive capabilities while playing for our affiliate in Des Moines as well as at the NHL level," said Armstrong, "And Trevor Byrne adds some size to our defensive corps in Iowa."
Petersen, 28, split the 2006-07 season between the Edmonton Oilers and the AHL Iowa Stars. In 64 games with the Oilers last season, Peterson recorded six goals and nine assists for 15 points with four penalty minutes, while he posted eight points (2 goals, 6 assists) in seven games with Iowa. Most recently, Petersen notched two goals and an assist for Team USA at the 2007 World Championships in Moscow.
The Minneapolis native skated in 86 games with the Iowa Stars where he was Assistant Captain the last two seasons, recording 28 goals and 53 assists for 81 points and earning Most Valuable Player honors in the club's inaugural season. Petersen has skated in 155 career NHL games split between Pittsburgh and Edmonton, notching 16 goals and 25 assists for 41 points to go with 12 penalty minutes.
Originally drafted by Pittsburgh in the ninth round (No. 244 overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Petersen had a stellar career at Colorado College from 1996-2000 that saw him collect 128 points (59 goals, 69 assists) and 62 penalty minutes in 138 games. Byrne, 27, skated for the Hershey Bears and Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League during the 2006-07 season, registering a combined 14 points (1 goal, 13 assists) and 52 penalty minutes in 44 games. He added six points (2 goals, 4 assists) in 15 AHL playoff games for Chicago last season.
The native of Hingham, Mass., was originally drafted by St. Louis in the fifth round (No. 143 overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. In 130 games over four collegiate seasons at Dartmouth from 1999-2003, the 6-4, 207-pound defenseman collected 21 goals and 62 assists for 83 points with 158 penalty minutes.
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