Jackson, Rudkowsky Activated Off Injured Reserve
November 18, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
PHOENIX, Ariz. - The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, a proud affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes and the San Antonio Rampage, have activated forward Todd Jackson and goaltender Cody Rudkowsky off the 30-day injured reserve. Both players are expected to make their season debuts tonight when the RoadRunners visit Long Beach in the opening game of a home-and-home weekend series.
Jackson, 25, tallied 31 goals and 78 points in his first two professional seasons with the Toledo Storm of the ECHL and the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League, both affiliates of the Detroit Red Wings. The Cortland, N.Y. native was drafted by Detroit in the eighth round at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft and signed a two-year contract with the Red Wings following a standout four-year collegiate career at the University of Maine.
Rudkowsky, 28, went 24-11-3 with a 2.51 goals against average and a .916% save percentage in 38 appearances with the Reading Royals of the ECHL last season, and was selected as the starting goaltender for the American Conference at the 2006 ECHL All-Star Game. The eighth-year professional and Willingdon, Alberta native holds a career record of 123-94-34 and is second among active ECHL goaltenders with 15 career shutouts.
In a separate transaction, the RoadRunners have traded center Yannick Tifu to the Dayton Bombers in exchange for future considerations.
Tifu, 22, tallied two goals, 10 assists and 12 points in 13 games this season. The Brossard, Quebec native and second-year professional signed as a free agent on Oct. 19 following his invites to training camp with San Antonio of the AHL and the RoadRunners.
Individual game tickets for the 2006-07 regular season are currently on sale and can be purchased at the US Airways Center Box Office and at all Ticketmaster outlets including Ticketmaster.com.
The RoadRunners and Long Beach Ice Dogs open a home-and-home series at 8:00 p.m. Saturday at the Long Beach Arena. Catch all the action live on www.phxroadrunners.com beginning with "RoadRunners Countdown" at 7:40 p.m.
Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 5:00 p.m. Sunday as they welcome the Ice Dogs for the second game of the home-and-home series. Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.
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