Drayson Bowman Reassigned To Albany

January 18, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany River Rats News Release


RALEIGH, NC-Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has reassigned left wing Drayson Bowman to the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League.

Bowman, 20, made his NHL debut in Carolina's 5-3 home loss to the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday. Born in Grand Rapids, MI, but raised in Littleton, CO, Bowman has scored eight goals and notched seven assists (15 points) in 26 games with Albany in his first professional season. Prior to turning professional, Bowman (6'1", 190lbs.) played four full seasons with Spokane of the Western Hockey League, scoring 130 goals and earning 112 assists in 265 regular-season games with the Chiefs. He was the leading goal scorer on Spokane's 2008 Memorial Cup-winning team, and was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star team. The Hurricanes drafted Bowman in the third round, 72nd overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Justin Peters and Bryan Rodney will represent the River Rats in the Time Warner Cable 2010 AHL All-Star Classic tonight and Tuesday night. Fans can catch all of the action on Time Warner Cable 3 in Albany, beginning with coverage of tonight's Skills Competition at 8:00 p.m. and concluding with Tuesday night's All-Star Game at 6:00 p.m. The River Rats host the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Friday at 7:00 p.m. and then travel to Adirondack for Game Eight of the Time Warner Cable Cup series on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.

River Rats 2009-10 pro-rated season and flexible ticket packages are now on sale at the River Rats executive offices at the Times Union Center, by calling (518) 487-2244 or by logging onto www.albanyriverrats.com.



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