Gators Gain Galbraith
January 3, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Louisiana IceGators News Release
Lafayette, LA - Todd Gordon, the Louisiana IceGators Head Coach and Vice President of Hockey Operations, today announced the team acquired forward Jade Galbraith from the Pensacola Ice Pilots in exchange for right wing Alex Materukhin.
Galbraith, a 22 year old from Hinton, Alberta won a Kelly Cup with the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies during the 2002-03 season where he registered 27 goals and 47 assists for 74 regular season points. Last year, he played for four ECHL teams before finding a regular spot in Pensacola, scoring 22 points, (5-17-22) in 28 games. This year Galbraith has played in 24 games for the Ice Pilots scoring 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points, to go along with 25 penalty minutes and a plus/minus rating of +5.
Jade Galbraith is a quality forward who brings a tough attitude and energy every time he steps on the ice, said Gordon Jade was a big part of our success during the 2nd half of last season, I expect him to do the same for the IceGators this season."
Galbraith will make his IceGators debut this Friday night against his former team in Pensacola. In order to get Galbraith, Louisina gave up right wing Alex Materukhin. The native of Kiev, Ukraine had scored five goals in 28 games for Louisiana this season.
Individual game tickets for NASCAR Night on January 14 and all regular season home games are on sale now. Tickets are available at the Cajundome Box Office, and all TicketMaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information call the IceGators office at (337) 234-4423.
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