SPHL Fayetteville Marksmen

FireAntz Sign Knudsen, Roy

Published on October 7, 2004 under SPHL (SPHL)
Fayetteville Marksmen News Release


[FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.] – The Fayetteville FireAntz of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced Wednesday that the team has signed goaltender Tim Knudsen and defenseman R.J. Roy. With the signings, the FireAntz roster now consists of 13 players.

Knudsen, a 6'2'' 225 pound goalie from Kitchener, Ontario, is the expected opening night starter in goal for the FireAntz. He has played 3 seasons in the United Hockey League (UHL) most recently with the Missouri River Otters. Last season he posted a 10-25-5 record with a .890 save percentage. His best season was in 2000-01 playing for the Kalamazoo Wings where he was 10-6-3 with a .911 save percentage and a 3.02 goals against average.

"This is a big signing for us." Head Coach Derek Booth added, "He's certainly a goalie who can take us where we need to be. We will be counting on him heavily this year."

Roy, a 5'10'' 190 pound defenseman out of Ottawa, Ontario returns to the FireAntz after playing with the club last year. In 29 games he registered 18 points, netting 1 goal and 17 assists. He also had 49 penalty minutes.

"R.J. is coming back to Fayetteville with great enthusiasm." Booth said, "He expressed a desire to put up some good numbers, but more importantly to help the team win," Booth said.

Season tickets, mini-plans and group tickets for the 2004-05 season are now available. Great seat locations still remain. Contact the FireAntz office at (910) 321-0123 for more information.

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