AHL San Antonio Rampage

Rampage's Perrault selected to All-Star Classic

January 9, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 9, 2008) - The American Hockey League today announced that San Antonio Rampage right wing Joel Perrault has been selected to play for Team Canada in the league's 2008 Rbk Hockey All-Star Classic presented by Reebok, which will be played later this month at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, N.Y.

Perrault, a 24-year-old native of Montreal, Quebec, is among 21 skaters and three goaltenders named to the squad that comprises of players born in Canada. Perrault, who is the seventh player to be nominated to represent the Rampage in the annual event, was chosen to participate in his first AHL All-Star Classic by a committee of the league's coaches.

Perrault has recorded 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists), just one shy of his personal high for a single AHL season, while adding four goals and an assist in 12 games for the parent Phoenix Coyotes this season. He is one of nine Rampage players to earn NHL recalls this season.

Originally drafted by Anaheim in the 5th round (137th overall) of the 2001 Entry Draft, the Coyotes acquired Perrault on March 9, 2006 from Anaheim in exchange for Sean O'Donnell.

The PlanetUSA AHL All-Star team roster will be announced on Thursday.

Of the 427 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 93 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Patrice Bergeron, Brad Boyes, Daniel Briere, Zdeno Chara, Jonathan Cheechoo, Pavol Demitra, Rick DiPietro, Patrik Elias, Ray Emery, Jiri Hudler, Miikka Kiprusoff, Kari Lehtonen, Ryan Miller, Martin St. Louis, Jason Spezza, Eric Staal and Steve Sullivan.

The 2008 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Reebok will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League competing in the 2008 CCM AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Sunday, January 27 (7:00 ET), and the 2008 AHL All-Star Game on Monday, January 28 (7:00 ET). The event will be televised nationally in the United States and Canada.

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