IceCaps Announce Final Roster, Name Captain
October 14, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
St. John's IceCaps News Release
ST. JOHN'S, NL - The St. John's IceCaps, American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens, today released their 2016-17 final roster and named their captain and two assistants.
Forward Max Friberg follows Jason Jaffray and Gabriel Dumont as the third captain in franchise history, while defenceman Mark Barberio and forward Jacob de la Rose were named assistant captains.
The following 24 players (14 forwards, 8 defensemen, 2 goaltenders) will comprise the IceCaps roster that will face the Harford Wolf Pack tonight to launch the 2016-17 campaign:
Goaltenders (2) Zachary Fucale Bryan Pitton
Defencemen (8) Mark Barberio (A) Josiah Didier Joel Hanley Ryan Johnston Brett Lernout Tom Parisi Jonathan Racine Philip Samuelsson
Forwards (14) Daniel Audette David Broll Connor Crisp Jacbob de la Rose (A) Markus Eisenschmid Bobby Farnham Max Friberg (C) Jeremy Gregoire Charles Hudon Mark MacMillan Stefan Matteau Michael McCarron Nikita Scherbak Chris Terry
Fans can listen to the live broadcast of tonight's game from the Xcel Center (9:00 p.m. NT) in Hartford, Connecticut with broadcaster Brian Rogers (at stjohnsicecaps.com and on 930 AM Kixx Country), or watch online at ahllive.com
IceCaps 12-and 18-Game Packs are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Mile One Centre box office, by phone at 709-576-7657 or online at www.mileonecentre.com.
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