ECHL Florida Everblades

Everblades Make Roster Adjustments

Published on February 2, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - Florida Everblades president & general manager Craig Brush, along with head coach Gerry Fleming announced today that forward Bogdan Rudenko has been placed on the 7-day injured reserve list and defenseman Ryan Brindley has been moved from the 7-day IR to the 30-day-IR.

Rudenko has missed the last two games for the Everblades after suffering an injury in Florida's 4-1 loss to the South Carolina Stingrays on January 27. The 28-year-old native of Kazachstan has 14 points (7g, 7a) in 30 games with the Everblades this season. Rudenko originally signed with the Everblades on November 18. During his nine-year professional career, Rudenko has skated in 450 games, scoring 323 points.

In a separate roster move, the Everblades moved Brindley from the 7-day IR to the 30-day IR. Brindley, who suffered an injury in Florida's 4-2 loss to South Carolina on January 28, also missed six games in December while in the IR. The 29-year-old currently has 19 points (4g, 15a) in 35 games this season. The native of Thunder Bay, Ontario is four games shy of skating in his 100th game as an Everblade and overall has notched 275 points (83g, 192a) in 440 career professional games during his eight-year career.

The Everblades return to action on Friday, February 3, when they host the Idaho Steelheads at 7:30 p.m. from Germain Arena. Everblades half season, group tickets, and individual game tickets are on sale now! Fans can purchase tickets at the Germain Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone by calling TicketMaster at (239) 334-3309, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, contact the Everblades office at (239) 948-7825.




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