Former Lynx Greg Jacina recalled to Florida

Published on November 15, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
Augusta Lynx News Release


The parade of former Augusta Lynx players to the National Hockey League continued this weekend as Greg Jacina was recalled to the Florida Panthers to make his NHL debut on Saturday night against the Philadelphia Flyers. He becomes the 276th former ECHL player to make it to the NHL.

Jacina recorded 4:15 of ice time in his debut but did not earn a point in the game, a 5-4 Flyers win. This season Jacina has spent eight games with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans, scoring two goals and three points with an even rating.

The Guelph, Ontario native played 58 games with Augusta during the 2003-04 campaign, notching 15 goals and 38 points along with 170 minutes in penalties. That same season he played 13 games with the AHL's San Antonio Rampage, where he spent the entire 2004-05 campaign. The 6-0, 203 lb. center amassed 11 goals and 31 points with 150 minutes in penalties with the Rampage last year.

Jacina joins Trevor Gillies (Anaheim) and Jay Leach (Boston) among the former Lynx who have made their NHL debut this season. Other former Augusta players who have made it to the NHL include Zac Bierk (Phoenix), J-F Damphouse (New Jersey), Joaquin Gage (Edmonton), and Jaroslav Obsut (St. Louis, Colorado).

The Lynx are back in action this weekend with a pair of road games in Columbia on Friday and Pensacola on Sunday, followed by a Thanksgiving Day game in Gwinnett. Augusta will return home on Friday, November 25th for Teddy Bear Toss Night against the Greenville Grrrowl, followed by the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday, November 26th. Both games will start at 7:05 pm. Ticket are available now through the Lynx office by calling (706) 724-4ICE, through all TicketMaster locations, and on line at www.TicketMaster.com.

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