Pair of P-Bruins Reassigned to South Carolina
January 2, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release
Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins, in their 21st season in the American Hockey League, announced today that the Boston Bruins have reassigned forwards Jared Knight and Tyler Randell to the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL).
Knight, 20, has missed the last 27 Providence Bruins games due to a lower body injury. Prior to turning pro, the Battle Creek, MI native played four seasons with the London Knights of the OHL and won the Robertson Cup with the club 2011-12, defeating the Niagara Ice Dogs. He tallied eight points in 15 playoff games. Knight made his professional debut in April 2011, following putting up a career-best 70 points on 25 goals and 45 assists with the Knights. The 5'11", 202-pound forward was selected by the Boston Bruins 32nd overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Randell, Boston's sixth round selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, skated in one game for Providence since being reassigned on December 5. After four seasons in the OHL with Belleville and Kitchener, Randell made his professional debut with Providence in the 2011-12 season. After 30 games, in which he went 2-0-2 and recorded 45 penalty minutes, he was reassigned by Boston to the Kitchener Rangers (OHL).
The Providence Bruins will return to the Dunkin' Donuts Center on Friday, January 4 versus the Portland Pirates. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. for Koozie Night with the first 2,000 fans receiving a free koozie courtesy of Uncle Bob's Self Storage.
Providence Bruins ticket packages are on sale now for the 2012-13 season. To purchase tickets of for more information, call the P-Bruins ticket office at 401-273-5000 or log on to the team website at www.providencebruins.com .
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from January 2, 2013
- Marlies Blank Bulldogs 6-0 - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Marlies Drop Bulldogs in Front of Sellout Crowd - Toronto Marlies
- Bruins Fall to Pirates 2-1 - Providence Bruins
- Eberle Named CCM / AHL Player of the Month - Oklahoma City Barons
- AHL Weekly - AHL
- Comcast Sportsnet Houston To Broadcast Delayed Package Of Houston Aeros Games - Houston Aeros
- Pair of P-Bruins Reassigned to South Carolina - Providence Bruins
- Norfolk Admirals Weekly - Admirals Set for Showdown - Norfolk Admirals
- American Hockey League Announces Suspension - Manchester Monarchs
- American Hockey League Announces Suspension - AHL
- Toronto Marlies Weekly - Toronto Marlies
- Whale Weekly - Connecticut Whale
- The Rock Report - St. John's IceCaps
- Nestrasil Reassigned to Grand Rapids - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Shane Harper to Join Trenton - Adirondack Phantoms
- Texas Stars Left Wing Reilly Smith Named CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month - Texas Stars
- Jordan Eberle, Reilly Smith, Braden Holtby Named American Hockey League Award Winners - AHL
- Braden Holtby Named CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month - Hershey Bears
- San Antonio Rampage Weekly Update - San Antonio Rampage
- B-Sens Announce Roster Moves - Binghamton Senators
- Phantoms Weekly - Welcome to 2013 - Adirondack Phantoms
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Providence Bruins Stories
- P-Bruins Topped by Checkers in Game One
- Third Period Offense Boosts P-Bruins to Second Round of Playoffs
- AHL Announces Schedule for P-Bruins' Second Round Series vs. Checkers
- Lettieri, Dipietro Help P-Bruins Even Series Against Thunderbirds
- P-Bruins Fall to T-Birds in Game One of First Round
