Milwaukee to have familiar Rockford feel tonight
Published on December 23, 2004 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Rockford IceHogs News Release
Rockford, Ill.- Three more Rockford IceHogs have received promotions to the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL). Forwards Jason Ralph and Olivier Proulx, along with defenseman Nathan Lutz will make the trip north of the boarder to suit up for Milwaukee Wednesday
The trio joins IceHogs winger Terry Harrison and blue-liner Ryan Bonni on the Admirals roster for tonight's contest against the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Both Harrison and Bonni have been with the Admirals for a week now. Harrison has an assist and a plus/minus rating of plus-1 in four games while Bonnie has chipped in one helper to go along with a plus-4 in three contests.
For Ralph, it's the first career call-up for the fourth year skater. The winger attended Mighty Ducks camp with Proulx, prior to joining the IceHogs in October. The Carp, Ontario native has 7g-19a-26pts with a plus-12 for the Hogs this season.
Proulx will be making his second trip to the AHL. Last season as a rookie, Proulx was promoted to the Lowell Lock Monsters while skating with the Dayton Bombers (ECHL). With the Lock Monsters, Proulx appeared in seven games. This season, Proulx has 13g-13a-26pts.
As for Lutz, he returns to the Admirals for the first time since the club won the Calder Cup Championship last June. Lutz appeared in 24 AHL games last season, including 14 with Milwaukee and nine with the Portland Pirates. Lutz was a part of the Admirals post season roster as well. Lutz set a career high on Wednesday night at Fort Wayne with his seventh goal of the season and leads Rockford with a plus-16
The Admirals could play up to six total players who have suited up Rockford at some point during the 2004-05 season when the y drop the puck against Cincinnati Wednesday. Also on the Admirals roster is rookie defenseman Kevin Klein who skated in three games with Rockford earlier in the campaign.
Milwaukee, the Nashville Predators top affiliate, currently is in first place in the AHL's West Division with a record of 18-6-2-1. The game tonight begins at 7:05 p.m. Also, defenseman Tim Wedderburn remains with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) making the number of players in the AHL with Rockford contracts six.
Next Home Game: Wednesday, December 29, vs. Fort Wayne Komets. Game time is 7:05 p.m. The Komets make their final visit to the MetroCentre in 2004-05 in another battle of the top two teams in the UHL's Western Division. Wednesday is another Pig Out with the IceHogs and WXRX, 104.9 FM. That's a pulled pork sandwich and a beer for only $5.
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