Mad Hatters Announce Signing of "AA" Veteran
Published on August 21, 2008 under Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL)
Danbury Mad Hatters News Release
(DANBURY, CT) - The Danbury Mad Hatters of the Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL) have announced the signing of defenseman Eric Linkowski. As per club policy, the terms of the deal was not disclosed.
Linkowski is a 5'10" defenseman born in Mt. Vernon, NY, but currently resides in Danbury. In four professional seasons Eric has played for Chesapeake and South Carolina in the ECHL, Macon and Fayetteville in the CHL, and New Haven in the UHL. In 175 regular season games, he scored 21 goals and added 39 assists while recording only 97 penalty minutes. In 13 career playoff games, he has 4 assists and only 4 penalty minutes. After his last professional season, he coached a high school team in Cross River, NY.
Before his professional career, he was a four-year letter-man at the University of Connecticut. In his senior year, he was named a Division III, second team All-American.
"Eric hasn't played in a while because he's been coaching, but he got the itch to play again and is very anxious to get back in pro hockey," General Manager of Hockey Operations Brendan Tedstone said. "He's a defenseman that puts D first and stays out of the box. He will bring leadership and experience to the team."
"He brings a tremendous amount of experience to this team, and with his coaching experience he brings a tremendous amount of leadership as well," Mad Hatters Head Coach Dave MacIsaac said of Eric.
The Mad Hatters are scheduled to play 50 games this year and will open their inaugural season on November 1 at 7:30 pm at the Danbury Ice Arena against the Rome/Copper City Chiefs.
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