Defenseman Sam Klassen Reassigned to Whale
January 11, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
HARTFORD, January 11, 2011: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned defenseman Sam Klassen to the Whale from the club's ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors.
Klassen, a 6-2, 199-pound rookie out of the Western Hockey League, has skated in 34 games for the Road Warriors this year and has scored one goal and added six assists for seven points, while serving 36 minutes in penalties. Klassen's plus/minus rating of +11 ranks second among Road Warrior defensemen and tied for fourth overall on the team.
The Rangers signed Klassen as a free agent July 27, 2009. In four WHL years with the Saskatoon Blades Klassen, a 22-year-old native of Watrous, Saskatchewan scored seven goals and added 74 assists for 81 points, and had 345 PIM, in 249 games.
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