Pardy recalled to Omaha, Sloan to Manitoba

March 1, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas, NV- The Las Vegas Wranglers announced today that defenseman Adam Pardy has been recalled by the American Hockey League's Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights and that defenseman Tyler Sloan has signed a 25-game player tryout contract with the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. Sloan and Pardy will play against each other when Omaha hosts Manitoba on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. The Las Vegas Wranglers play in San Diego this Friday at 7:35 pm.

Pardy has appeared in a total of 12 games with the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights during three different stints this season. He is still looking for his first AHL point. He has 12 penalty minutes in that time. In 36 games with the Wranglers, the native of Bonavista, Newfoundland has one goal and ten assists for eleven points and 53 penalty minutes. He had an assist last night in the Wranglers' 6-4 win over the Fresno Falcons. The six-foot-four defenseman completed his junior career in 2004-05 with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the QMJHL. He set career highs for games played (69), goals (12), assists (27), points (39) and penalty minutes (163). Pardy was the Calgary Flames sixth pick, 173rd overall, in the 2004 Entry Draft.

Sloan, 24, played in two games during his first PTO with the Moose. He did not register a point in either game against Omaha on February 10th and 11th. The Calgary, AB native has played in 33 games so far this season with the Wranglers, collecting three goals and 13 assists for 16 points and 58 penalty minutes. In his four-year pro career, Sloan has played in 126 career games in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch and Moose, where he has scored four goals and added seven assists for 11 points, while amassing 119 penalty minutes. In 90 career games in the ECHL with Las Vegas and the Dayton Bombers, Sloan has scored 10 goals and totaled 36 points to go along with 164 penalty minutes.

The Wranglers continue their season-long nine-game road trip in San Diego this Friday and Saturday. The Wranglers will also make stops in Fresno, Victoria and Phoenix. Las Vegas will return on March 17th to host the Alaska Aces for a three-game series.

Tickets for all games are on sale now. Fans may purchase seats to all Wranglers home games at any of the following ticket locations: The Orleans Arena Box Office, Coast Casinos' showroom box offices at The Orleans, Gold Coast, South Coast and Suncoast, or at the Galleria Mall guest relations/ticket centers.

The Wranglers play all 36 home games at the Orleans Arena, located at the Orleans Hotel and Casino at 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue. Seat packages to see the Wranglers play at the Orleans Arena for the upcoming 2005-06 season are now on sale, starting as low as $150. Call (702) 471-7825 for more information or visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com.



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