ECHL Utah Grizzlies

Goaltender Mike Mole Returns From Bridgeport

Published on March 23, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


West Valley City, Utah - Utah Grizzlies Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Kevin Colley announced today that goaltender Mike Mole has returned to the team from the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers after being called-up March 13.

The Grizzlies are proud to be the ECHL affiliate of the NHL's New York Islanders and their AHL affiliate in Bridgeport.

Mole appeared in one game in Bridgeport on March 15 in Hershey suffering a 3-2 defeat. It marks the third-straight season that Mole has been recalled to Bridgeport. Last year he was called-up to New York in March becoming the first of five Grizzlies to head to the NHL in the last 12 months.

Mole rejoins Robert Gherson as the Grizzlies goaltending tandem and returns to Utah still ranked third in the ECHL in saves (1,374) and minutes played (2,766).

The Grizzlies return to action Tuesday and Wednesday at the E-Center when they will host the Phoenix RoadRunners. Face-off both evenings is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.




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