Falcons Agree to Terms with Coghlan, Patrosso
August 14, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release
FRESNO, CALIF. - The Fresno Falcons announced today that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Jamie Coghlan and right wing Derek Patrosso for the 2008-09 season. Both players enter their first professional season.
"Both of these players are going to add size and depth to our roster for the 2008-2009 season," Falcons head coach and general manager Matt Thomas said.
Coghlan, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound blueliner, comes to the Falcons after a three-year career at Mercyhurst College where he scored nine points and accumulated 76 penalty minutes in 81 games. Prior to enrolling at Mercyhurst, the 24-year-old played two years with the St. Michael's Buzzers in the OPJHL, where he served as team captain and was a two-time OPJHL South Defenseman of the Year.
"Jamie is a big, strong defenseman who can clear the front of the net, and comes highly touted as a solid two-way defenseman," Thomas said.
Patrosso, a 6-foot-1, 190-pounder, spent the previous four seasons at Colorado College, appearing in 121 games, and tallying 17 goals while adding 24 assists. The 23-year-old also played two years in the USHL with Sioux Falls and Danville before enrolling at Colorado College, registering 38 goals and 53 assists in 114 games.
"Derek is a big power forward with soft hands around the net," Thomas said. "Everyone we talk to about Derek feels that he will be a big scorer in the pro game. We look forward to him being in our line-up."
Opening Night 2008 at Selland Arena is set for Friday, October 24, when the Falcons host their arch-rivals, the Bakersfield Condors, at 7:35 p.m. Season Ticket packages start at just $432, and are now available by calling the Falcons at (559) 485-7825.
Began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier âAA' Hockey League has grown into a coast-to-coast league that will have 23 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 828 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Eighteen of the 23 teams have played at least five years in their current city.
The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,174 per game last season, marking the fourth year in row and the 16th time in the last 18 years that the league has averaged over 4,000 fans. The league has drawn over four million fans each of the last five years and 11 times in the past 12 seasons.
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