AHL Syracuse Crunch

Derrick Walser Assigned to Syracuse

January 2, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


Syracuse, NY (January 2, 2004) – The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned defenseman Derrick Walser to Syracuse and reassigned goaltender Andrew Penner to Dayton (ECHL). The team also announced today that they have signed left wing Shawn Limpright to a professional try-out contract.

Walser, 25, appeared in 27 games with Columbus this season, recording 1 goal, 8 assists and 22 penalty minutes. Last season Walser split time between Columbus (53 gp, 4g, 13a, 34 PIM's) and Syracuse (28 gp, 7g, 14a, 28 PIM's). A native of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Walser, was signed as a free agent by Columbus on September 12, 2001.

Penner, 21, did not appear in any games during his recall to Syracuse. In 16 games with Dayton, Penner posted a 6-7-0 record, 4.21 goals against average and .868 save percentage. A native of Scarborough, Ontario, Penner was signed as a free agent on September 17, 2001.

Limpright, 22, appeared in 27 games with Roanoke (ECHL) this season, recording 18 goals, 17 assists and 86 penalty minutes. A native of St. Adolphe, Manitoba, Limpright has tallied 32goals, 36 assists and 240 penalty minutes in 90 career games with Roanoke.

The Crunch travel to Hamilton tonight to play the Bulldogs in a 7 p.m. match-up. Crunch action can be heard with play-by-play announcer Bob McElligott on 570WSYR or by visiting the Crunch's official website at www.syracusecrunch.com and clicking on the Listen Live link. Syracuse returns home to the War Memorial at Oncenter to host the Albany River Rats on Saturday, January 3 for SpongeBob SquarePants night at the Crunch. Game time is 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, January 4 Cleveland visits the War Memorial at Oncenter for a 5 p.m. game. Tickets for both games are available by calling the Crunch office at (315) 473-4444, stopping by the War Memorial at Oncenter, located on the State Street side of the War Memorial, or by calling TicketMaster at (315) 472-0700.

Check out the Syracuse Crunch Statistics



American Hockey League Stories from January 2, 2004


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central