Hutchins Returned By Grand Rapids; Drake Placed On IR
March 4, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
BILOXI, Miss. â Mississippi Sea Wolves general manager and head coach Bob Woods announced today that the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League reassigned left wing Jeff Hutchins, while left wing Lucas Drake has been placed on the 7-day injured reserve.
Hutchins, 26, appeared in 12 games with Grand Rapids, scoring one goal and picking up 45 penalty minutes. It was the second AHL call up of the season for Hutchins after scoring one goal in three games with Rochester in January. In 35 games with Mississippi this season, Hutchins has notched 18 goals, six power-play tallies, 34 points, a plus/minus of +16 and 122 penalty minutes. The 6-foot and 205-pound Hutchins played in his first ECHL All-Star Game on January 26 accumulating one assist as a member of the American Conference. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Hutchins also finished second in the Hardest Shot event at the ECHL All-Star Skills Competition with a slapshot registered at 92.1 miles per hour.
Drake, 25, has played in 46 games with Mississippi in 2004-05, tallying five goals and 22 points along with 32 penalty minutes. The 5-foot-10 and 185-pound Drake missed four games while on the injured reserve in November. A native of Holt, Michigan, Drake is in his first full season of professional hockey signing as a free agent on March 19, 2004, after playing four years at Western Michigan.
Hutchins is expected to be on the ice with the Sea Wolves at 7:35 p.m. tonight against the Gwinnett Gladiators at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Shoe Carnival will be giving away a special puck to the first 1,000 fans. The game promotion also consists of Military 2-for-1, sponsored by Keesler Federal Credit Union, which offers all military personnel, active or retired, two tickets for the price of one by showing military identification at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office.
Individual tickets for tonight's home game can be purchased at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling (228) 385-2600 and online at ticketmaster.com.
Watch the live web telecast for $6, courtesy of B2 Networks, online at msseawolves.com. Listen live on flagship radio station WGCM-AM 1240, or online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of Teamline. The pregame show gets underway 15 minutes before the puck drops.
Flex packs, discounted groups tickets, birthday packages and fundraiser opportunities are available by calling (228) 275-WOLF or online at msseawolves.com.
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