Five more flock to Fort Worth
Published on September 24, 2004 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Fort Worth Brahmas News Release
Fort Worth- The Fort Worth Brahmas roster for their upcoming 2004-2005 CHL season grew considerably larger today, with the signing of five more players to CHL contract agreements.
Three forwardsâRichard Naumann, Mike Reagan, and Justin Schabes, and two defensemenâDavid Csumrik and Nate Markus, have all agreed to contract terms and will take the ice for the Brahmas when the club starts training camp on Monday, October 11th.
Richard Naumann and Mike Reagan are two more players that will come to Fort Worth from Sacred Heart University (NCAA Div. I-Atlantic Hockey) in Fairfield, Connecticut. Naumann, 6'2", 200, played four seasons for the Pioneers from 1999-2003. After leaving Sacred Heart in March of 2003, he turned pro for the Dayton Bombers of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). Last year, in his first full professional season, Naumann, split time with Dayton and Cincinnati in the ECHL, scoring 7 goals and helping out with 18 others in 70 total games played.
Reagan, 5'7", 165, finished up a four-year career at Sacred Heart (2000-2004) this past spring. With the Pioneers, the creative forward totaled 80 points (36G/44A) in 132 career regular season games. Last season, the Flin Flon, Manitoba native finished second on the Sacred Heart roster in scoring with 28 points (11G/17A) in 35 games played. He ended his collegiate career as the second leading scorer in school history.
Naumann and Reagan will be reunited in Fort Worth with their college teammate, Martin Paquet. The high-scoring Paquet signed with the Brahmas on August 17th.
Schabes, 5'11", 195, will be entering his third professional season when he dons a Brahmas uniform in October. Last season, he played in 24 games for the Alabama Slammers of the WHA2, and totaled 24 points on 11 goals and 13 assists. In 2002-2003, the Orland Park, Illinois native had brief stints with the Amarillo Gorillas (CHL) and Jacksonville Barracudas (ACHL).
Csumrik, 5'11", 190, should be a familiar name to long time Brahmas fans, as he skated in 64 games for the club in 2001-2002, his rookie season. He was an effective player for Fort Worth that year, posting 5 goals, 23 assists, and 102 penalty minutes. For the last two seasons, the Orillia, Ontario native has played in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), primarily with the Alaska Aces. During the 2003-2004 campaign, he played in 51 games for the Aces, netting a career high 9 goals and assisting on 17 others to go with 116 penalty minutes. He was traded to the Peoria Rivermen in early March of 2004, where he played in the final 10 games of the 2003-2004 season with the Aces.
Nate Markus is a defenseman who hails from Eyota, Minnesota. In March of 2004, he closed out a four year career at the University of Findlay (NCAA Div. I-CHA) in Findlay, Ohio. In his senior season of 2004-2005, Markus had 4 goals and 15 assists in 38 games played as an assistant captain for the Oilers. For his college career, Markus totaled 40 points (5G/35A) and 104 penalty minutes in 135 regular season games played.
Al Sims, the Brahmas second year head coach, has high hopes about his newest faces.
"All five of these playersâNaumann, Reagan, Schabes, Csumrik, and Markusâhave definite potential. Given the right circumstances, I could see all of them helping our team. They all have quality experience, so they are definitely going to make our training camp very competitive," he stated.
The five signings today by the Brahmas now gives the club 21 players under contract for the upcoming 2004-2005 CHL season.
The Brahmas will open their eighth season in franchise history and their fourth in the CHL in late October of 2004. Season tickets for the 2004-2005 season are on sale now. For more information, please contact the Brahmas office at (817) 336-4423.
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