ECHL Indy Fuel

Fuel Add Notre Dame's Schneider

Published on March 20, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release


CHARLESTON, SC - At the conclusion of a four-year collegiate career at the University of Notre Dame, Vienna, Austria native Peter Schneider signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Indy Fuel, the team announced Friday. A 5'11", 195 lb. right-handed shooting forward, Schneider notched 30 goals and 53 total points with a +17 rating and 49 penalty minutes in one season with the USHL's Indiana Ice in 2010-11.

In four varsity seasons with the Fighting Irish in the CCHA and Hockey East from 2011 to 2015, Schneider collected 22 career goals, 47 total points and 76 combined penalty minutes in 143 NCAA appearances.

Next up for the Fuel, it's a Friday clash vs. the South Carolina Stingrays with the opening faceoff set for 7:00 pm at North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, South Carolina as the Fuel look to end the Stingrays' ECHL-record 19-game winning streak and South Carolina goaltender Jeff Jakaitis' ECHL-record 259-plus minute shutout streak. Full coverage of Friday's game begins with the "Jose Cuervo Pregame Show" at 6:45 pm over the air on CBS Sports 1430 WXNT-AM, online at www.cbssports1430.com and on smartphones everywhere via the free "TuneIn" Radio app with Fuel broadcaster Tony Brown providing the play-by-play.

The Fuel's next home game is set for Friday, March 27th at 7:35 pm for "A Capella Appreciation Night" vs. the Reading Royals at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Hockey and music combine for an evening of eloquent entertainment as Butler University's "Freshly Brewed A Capella" group will perform throughout the night and the first 1,500 ticket holders in attendance will receive a Fuel vuvuzela! For tickets, visit any Ticketmaster outlet, www.Ticketmaster.com or swing by the Indiana Farmers Coliseum box office during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

In 2014-15, the Indy Fuel, the proud "AA" affiliate of the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks and AHL's Rockford IceHogs, drop the puck on their first season in the ECHL. Season ticket packages for the Fuel's inaugural campaign are available now starting at just under $12 per game! To reserve your seats, contact the Fuel today at (317) 925-FUEL or visit www.indyfuelhockey.com for more information. Be sure to follow the Fuel on Twitter @IndyFuel and don't forget to 'Like' the official "Indy Fuel" fan page on Facebook.




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