IceCats Receive Defenseman

Published on November 5, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester IceCats News Release


WORCESTER, MA- St. Louis Blues Senior Vice President/General Manager and IceCats General Manager of Hockey Operations, Larry Pleau, today reassigned defenseman Aris Brimanis to Worcester.

Brimanis, 31, made his Blues debut on October 18th against Washington. He participated in a total of seven games with the club during his recall and registered two penalty minutes, a plus-one rating and averaged 12:40 of time-on-ice. The 6-2, 212-pound defenseman was recalled from Worcester on October 17th after playing in three games with the IceCats.

Brimanis skated in 38 games with Worcester last season, ranking first on the team with a plus-19 rating and was tied for first among team defensemen with eight goals. The Cleveland-area, Ohio native has appeared in 107 NHL contests, amassing 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) along with 55 penalty minutes. He was signed by St. Louis as a free agent on August 9th, 2002 and was originally Philadelphia's fourth round selection, 86th overall in the 1991 Entry Draft.

Worcester welcomes the Manchester Monarchs this Friday night at 7:05 PM. For tickets and information, call 800-830 CATS.



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