Gulls Set Opening Night Roster
October 9, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
San Diego Gulls News Release
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Gulls have finalized their Opening Night player roster, the West Coast Hockey League club announced today. Among those players will be 19 skaters (12 forwards, seven defensemen) and two goaltenders:
No. Last Name First Name Position D.O.B Birthplace
15 Bianchi Joe C 8/17/75 Bloomington, Minn.
6 Black Jamie C 4/4/72 Calgary, AB
7 Clark Trent RW 1/23/78 Superior, Wis.
21 Deschatelets Sylvain C 11/22/79 Blainville, PQ
10 Enga R.J. C 2/15/72 Bittburg, Germany
16 Neale David C 11/12/80 Victoria, BC
37 Plumb Aaron LW 3/8/77 Vernon, BC
19 Purdie Dennis RW 11/27/72 Amherstburg, ON
23 Read Clayton RW 5/13/76 Winnipeg, MAN
29 Sbrocca Sandro LW 4/25/80 Montreal, PQ
9 Tiltgen Dean LW 2/3/74 Edmonton, AB
12 Voltera Rob RW 5/24/78 Comox, BC
5 Busenburg Marc D 12/7/77 Shrewsbury, Mass
27 Cabana Clint D 4/23/78 Bonnyville, AB
24 Cousineau Dan D 5/22/75 Halifax, NS
47 Garrow Mike D 8/4/75 Kenora, ONT
22 Mullen Dennis D 8/14/77 Bonnyville, AB
25 Nasreddine Sammy D 8/24/76 Montreal, PQ
44 Sherban Trevor D 12/11/72 Edmonton, AB
31 Choukalos Donald G 4/11/81 Calgary, AB
35 Koenig Trevor G 12/10/74 Edmonton, AB
The Gulls entered training camp with 27 players. WCHL rules allow for a 20-man active roster with one player on injured reserve. Among those released as of today are forwards Mark Pederson and Martin St Amour; defensemen Jeff Sanders and Bryan Vines; and goaltenders Jan Muenster and Jason Stone.
San Diego opens the regular season Saturday against the Long Beach Ice Dogs at the Sports Arena. Gulls caps, presented by Pro Specialties Group, will be given out to the first 10,000 fans. Magnetic schedules, courtesy of Holiday Inn Select, will be given to the first 5,000 fans. ZooperStars! will provide the intermission entertainment. It will also be KGB Night. Season ticket packages and individual tickets are currently on sale. Contact a Gulls ticket representative at 619-224-4625 ext. 7 for more information.
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