Gagnon Returns to Iowa
January 19, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Chops News Release
Des Moines, IA - Iowa Stars Director of Hockey Operations Scott White, announced today that the Dallas Stars, Iowa's NHL affiliate, have reassigned forward Aaron Gagnon to Iowa.
Gagnon, 21, attended the 2007-08 Dallas Stars training camp, and has played in 10 games with Iowa this season after being assigned on November 24, 2007. He appeared in 12 games with Idaho earlier this season, recording 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points. Since being assigned to Idaho on January 8, Gagnon appeared in 3 games to tally 1 goal and 4 assists.
The 5-11, 190-pound center made his professional debut this season after a stellar career with the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League. Signed as a free agent by Dallas on Feb. 2, 2007, the native of Armstrong, BC, ranked second in the WHL in goals (42) and led Seattle in goals and points (80) last season. He was named a First-Team All-WHL All-Star and won the Brad Hornung Trophy as the league's most sportsmanlike player. Gagnon was originally selected by Phoenix in the eighth round (240th overall) in the 2004 Entry Draft.
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$1 Beer Night - Saturday, January 19th Stars fans can enjoy $1 beers until the end of the first intermission
$1 Hot Dogs - Monday, January 21st Stars fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs until the end of the first intermission
Stars Face-off Poker Tournament - The Iowa Stars and Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino will host the Iowa Stars Face-off Poker Tournament on Wednesday January 23rd, 2008 at 6 pm at the Prairie Meadows Poker Room. Stars fans are invited to join players like Tobias Stephan, Janos Vas, Marius Holtet, Dan Jancevski, Chris Conner, Chris Lee, Francis Wathier, Trevor Byrne, Ethan Graham, Aaron Gagnon, and Brett Westgarth and win the jerseys off their backs! There is a $100 buy in and a $10 entry fee. Fans interested in participating should register at the Prairie Meadows Poker Room.
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