Lowell Devils announce roster
October 4, 2007 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release
LOWELL, Mass. - The Lowell Devils, American Hockey League affiliate of the New Jersey Devils, announced their Opening Night roster today. The Devils open the 2007-08 season on the road against the Portland Pirates on Saturday night.
A total of 25 players are on the roster. Of those, 16 skated for Lowell last season, and four saw NHL time in 2006-07. The roster is listed below, with an asterisk (*) indicating rookies at the AHL level.
# Name Pos HT WT SH Birthplace DOB ! 2006-07 Teams
2 Olli Malmivaara D 6-7 220 L Kajaani, Finland 3-13-82 LOWELL (AHL)
5 Mark Fraser D 6-3 200 L Ottawa, ON 9-29-86 NJ (NHL), LOWELL (AHL)
7 Ian Moran D 6-0 205 L Cleveland, OH 8-24-72 Ana. (NHL), Port. (AHL), Berlin
8 Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre D 6-3 225 R Montreal, PQ 2-2-77 Dusseldorf (DEL)
26 Olivier Magnan-Grenier D 6-2 200 L Sherbrooke, PQ 5-1-86 LOWELL(AHL),TRENTON(ECHL)
28 *Sean Zimmerman D 6-4 208 R Denver, CO 5-24-87 LOWELL (AHL), Spokane (WHL)
32 *Zach Tarkir D 6-1 189 R Fresno, CA 6-28-84 LOWELL (AHL), NMU (CCHA)
38 Rosario Ruggeri D 6-1 214 R Montreal, PQ 6-8-84 Phi. (AHL), TRENTON (ECHL)
FORWARDS
# Name Pos HT WT SH Birthplace DOB &n! bsp; 2006-07 Teams
9 Mike Pandolfo LW 6-3 225 L Winchester, MA 9-15-79 LOWELL(AHL),TRE. (ECHL)
10 Petr Vrana C 5-10 185 L Sternberk, Czech 3-29-85 LOWELL (AHL)
11 Stephen Gionta LW 5-7 180 R Rochester, NY 10-9-83 LOWELL (AHL)
14 Ivan Khomutov C 6-3 210 L Saratov, Russia 3-11-85 LOWELL (AHL), TRE.(ECHL)
15 Noah Clarke LW 5-9 190 L La Verne, CA 6-11-79 LA (NHL), Manchester (AHL)
16 *Benoit Mondou C 5-9 175 R Sorel, PQ 5-3-85 TRENTON (ECHL)
17 *Joe Rooney LW 5-10 170 L Canton, MA 9-15-85 Boston College (HE)
20 Ryan Murphy LW 6-1 205 L Van Nuys, CA 3-21-79 LOWELL (AHL)
21 Pierre-Luc Leblond RW 6-2 210 L Levis, PQ 6/4/85 TRENTON (ECHL)
22 Jason Ryznar LW 6-3 200 L Anchorage, AK 2-19-83 LOWELL (AHL)
24 *Jari Viuhkola C 5-11 195 L Oulu, Finland 2-27-80 Karpat Oulu (SM-LIIGA)
25 Patrick Davis LW 6-2 205 R Sterling, MI 12-28-86 LOWELL (AHL)
27 Barry Tallackson RW 6-5 210 R Grafton, ND 4-14-83 NJ (NHL), LOWELL (AHL)
29 Grant Marshall RW 6-1 200 R Mississauga, ON 6-9-73 LOWELL (AHL)
33 *Mark Pandolfo LW 6-0 195 L North Andover, MA 6-5-83 TRENTON (ECHL)
GOALTENDERS
# Name Pos HT WT CA Birthplace DOB &n! bsp; 2006-07 Teams
1 Frank Doyle G 6-1 185 L Guelph, ON 9-8-80 LOWELL (AHL)
31 Jordan Parise G 5-11 190 L Faribault, MN 9-19-82 LOWELL (AHL)
The Devils home opener is just nine days away, when they host the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at 7:05 p.m. at Tsongas Arena. Everyone in attendance will have the chance to win a 61" HDTV, courtesy of Best Buy in Nashua. The first 3,000 fans will receive free bang sticks, sponsored by Collins Dentistry and everyone at the game will receive a magnet schedule, sponsored by Trinity EMS. On Sunday against Portland at 4:05 p.m., the first 1,000 fans will get Lowell Devils t-shirts, sponsored by Suppa's Pizza. After the game there will be a post-game public skate, free for everyone in attendance, and the first team autograph session of the season. Season ticket packages and group outings are on sale now; contact the Devils at (978) 458-PUCK (7825) for more information or log on to www.lowelldevilshockey.com for details on benefits for season ticket holders.
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