Flames Sign Filipowicz
Published on November 25, 2002 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Saint John Flames News Release
Saint John, NB â The Saint John Flames announced today the signing of 26-year-old defenceman Jayme Filipowicz to a 25-game Professional Tryout Agreement.
FILIPOWICZ began the season with the Richmond Renegades of the East Coast Hockey League recording 9 points (1 goal, 8 assists) and 36 penalty minutes in 20 contests. The 6'2", 212 lb native of Arlington Heights, Illinois, spent all of last season with the Quebec Citadelles of the American Hockey League.
Filipowicz will be available for the Flames contest tomorrow versus the St. John's Maple Leafs.
The Flames today also announced that Jeff Sullivan has been released from his PTO. Sullivan will rejoin the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL.
The Flames see action four times this week with two contests against each of the St. John's Maple Leafs and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Flames visit the Maple Leafs at Mile One Stadium in Newfoundland tomorrow night, Tuesday, November 26 at 7:05 PM and Wednesday, November 27 at 7:05 PM before returning home to host the Penguins at Harbour Station on Friday, November 29 at 7:30 PM and Saturday, November 30 at 7:00 PM.
All Flames games are broadcast live and can be heard on 96.1 NewSong FM in Saint John or on the web at www.newsongfm.com. All times listed are Saint John time.
Tickets for all Flames November, December and January home games are currently available at the Harbour Station Box Office, the Imperial Theatre Box Office, selected Irving locations (Main Street West, Champlain Heights, Millidgeville, Marr Road, Hampton and Grand Bay), and Charge-by-Phone at 657-1234 or 1-800-267-2800.
The 2002-03 season marks the Saint John Flames' tenth as a member of the AHL and as the primary development organization of the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames.
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