Kaczowka Reassigned to Worcester (AHL)
November 4, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
Peoria, Ill. (November 4, 2004) â Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Jason Christie of the Peoria Rivermen of the ECHL announced today that fourth-year left wing David Kaczowka has been reassigned to the team's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate â the Worcester IceCats. Christie also announced that left wing Mark Jerant has been reassigned to the team from Worcester.
Kaczowka â a 6-foot-2, 230-pound native of Regina Saskatchewan â picked up 12 penalty minutes (PIM) in three games with the Rivermen to open the 2004-2005 season. The 23-year-old ruffian tallied nine points (4g, 5a), 10 major penalties and 72 total penalty minutes (PIM) in just 15 games with the Rivermen in 2003-2004 after his reassignment by the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers from the Gwinnett Gladiators on March 1. He set career marks for goals (5), assists (T-7) and points (12) last season, while notching 18 total major penalties and ranking second on the Rivermen with 190 PIM; he has averaged nearly five (5) PIM per game (4.74) over 132 career professional games.
Jerant â a 6-foot-4, 250-pound native of Grosse Point Shores, Mich. â registered 15 penalty minutes (PIM), three fighting majors, in four games with Worcester to open the 2004-2005 season. The 24-year-old left wing was signed to a one-way AHL contract on July 31. Last season, he competed in 26 games for the Hershey Bears (AHL), registering 72 PIM with two assists, while also appearing in 13 games with three points (1g, 2a) and 26 PIM for the Elmira Jackals of the United Hockey League (UHL).
Jerant played in just 12 games with 47 PIM for the Dayton Bombers during the 2002-2003 campaign. He posted single-season, career bests in games played (57), goals (4), assists (6), points (10) and PIM (154) as rookie with the Port Huron Border Cats (UHL). He enjoyed one season of college hockey with the University of British Columbia of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (now, CIS - Canadian Interuniversity Sport), and he split a three-year Major Junior "A" career between the Mississauga Ice Dogs and the North Bay Centennials of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
The Peoria Rivermen are a proud affiliate of the NHL's St. Louis Blues and a member of the ECHL â The Premier "AA" Hockey League. Peoria continues its ninth season in the 28-team league Friday, November 5, when they host the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies in the first of two in a row between the clubs at Carver Arena. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Spider-Man will appear courtesy of Marvel Comics. On Saturday, November 6, the Rivermen and the Boardwalk Bullies do battle again at 7:00 p.m. There is a Goodwill Industries, Inc. Toy Drive; bring a toy to donate. Season ticket packages and group tickets for 2004-2005 are available by calling the Rivermen at 309.676.1040.
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