Farynuk Recalled To Springfield

Published on November 20, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Stockton Thunder News Release


STOCKTON, Calif. - The Stockton Thunder, the ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers and American Hockey League's Springfield Falcons, has announced defenseman Brad Farynuk (FAR-nick) has been re-assigned from the Thunder to Springfield.

Farynuk, 25, is tied for the scoring lead among Thunder defensemen (Brian Lee) with eight points (1g-7a) in 14 games and is tied with defenseman Mark Adamek for the team lead with a +6 rating.

Farynuk signed an AHL contract with Springfield this summer and split his rookie season last year with the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL and Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, scoring 23 points (4g-19a) with 54 penalty minutes in 47 games with Dayton while adding an assist in 16 AHL games with Syracuse.

The 6-foot, 210-pound defenseman helped guide Dayton to a berth in the Kelly Cup Finals and the American Conference's North Division title (37-26-9 record, 83 points) last season, tying for the ECHL lead in scoring among defenseman for the Kelly Cup Playoffs with 16 points (4g-12a) in 22 games. Farynuk ended the ninth longest game in ECHL history (101:23) in game one of last year's American Conference Final, scoring the Bombers' game-winning goal at the 1:23 mark of triple-overtime in a 4-3 Dayton win over the Florida Everblades.

Farynuk spent four years (2002-06) of his college hockey career at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NCAA), scoring 79 points (18g-61a) in 146 career games. The Enderby, British Columbia native led the program's defensemen in scoring with 21 points (5g-16a) in 38 games as a 2004-05 junior and served as R.P.I.'s co-captain for the final two seasons of his college career.

STOCKTON ARENA "FAN ATTIC" OPEN ALL DAY ON FRIDAY

For chance to get a head-start on the holiday shopping season, Thunder fans are invited to a special "Black Friday" opening of the FanAttic team store at Stockton Arena from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 23, before the Thunder faces the Alaska Aces at 7:30 p.m. from Stockton Arena. The official jerseys of the 2008 Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game will be on sale to the general public for the first time, while fans can take advantage of special Holiday-themed items and "one-day only" deals on shirts, sweatshirts, hats and more!

Host of the 2008 ECHL All-Star Game and festivities on Jan. 22 and 23, the Thunder has led the ECHL in attendance for two consecutive seasons and drew 244,085 fans to Stockton Arena in 2006-07. Season tickets, mini plans, group and individual tickets for 2007-08 are on sale now. For more information about tickets, merchandise, or other inquiries contact the Stockton Thunder offices at (209) 373-1500 or visit www.stocktonthunder.com.

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