Johnstone Assigned to Dayton

Published on October 7, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release

Syracuse, NY (October 7, 2004) - The Syracuse Crunch announced today that they have assigned defenseman Alex Johnstone to Dayton (ECHL).

Johnstone, 24, appeared in two games with Syracuse during the preseason, recording 12 penalty minutes. In 54 games with Dayton (ECHL) last season, Johnstone recorded 5 goals, 8 assists and 214 penalty minutes. A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Johnstone has played in 17 career AHL games, with Albany, Syracuse and Binghamton, tallying 1 goal and 47 penalty minutes.

After today's move, Syracuse has 30 players remaining in training camp.

The Crunch's regular season home schedule begins on Friday, October 15, when the St. John's Maple Leafs visit the War Memorial at Oncenter for the Express Mart Opening Night. The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a hand-clapper noisemaker, compliment of Express Mart. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Crunch office at (315) 473-4444, at the Oncenter Box Office, located on the State Street side of the War Memorial or by calling TicketMaster at (315) 472-0700.

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