Defenseman FitzGerald Returns from Alaska
January 23, 2007 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
Peoria, IL (January 23, 2007) - Peoria Rivermen General Manager of Hockey Operations Kevin McDonald announced today that defenseman Zack FitzGerald has been reassigned from the team's ECHL affiliate, the Alaska Aces - 2006 Kelly Cup Champions, by the NHL's St. Louis Blues.
FitzGerald, 21, skated in six games for the Aces with one assist and 22 penalty minutes (PIM) from January 12-21. This season, the 6-foot-1, 214-pound native of Two Harbors, Minnesota, has competed in 11 games for the Rivermen season with one assist and 40 PIM; he had spent much of the last two months injured or had not dressed for Peoria. Last season, much of which was also missed due to injury, he played in 13 games for the Rivermen with two points (1g, 1a) and 47 PIM, while skating in 12 games for the Aces with two points (1g, 1a) and 108 PIM.
On Friday, January 26, the Rivermen face off against the Iowa Stars at 7:30 p.m. It is a Coca-Cola/Insight Date Night, as fans receive two (2) tickets, two (2) Cokes and a tub of popcorn for just $25. The first 2,000 fans receive a 25th Anniversary Puck, courtesy of CEFCU - Your Credit Union. Dave Mackey will appear and sign autographs as part of U.S. Cellular's 25 Greatest Rivermen of All-Time; the first 2,500 fans will receive a Dave Mackey player card. And Claude Scott - the Happy Trumpeter - will appear and entertain the crowd.
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