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Rangers Recall Arron Asham from Hartford

December 9, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
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NEW YORK, December 9, 2013 - New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has recalled forward Arron Asham from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), while forward J.T. Miller has been assigned to Hartford.

Asham, 35, has registered two assists and 19 penalty minutes in 12 games with Hartford this season. He made his debut with the Wolf Pack on October 18 against Manchester, following his assignment to Hartford on October 15. He tallied two assists in a four-game span from November 8 vs. Providence to November 16 at Bridgeport. His assist on November 8 vs. Providence was also his first career point with the Wolf Pack.

Asham returns to the Rangers where he has skated in three contests this season. He registered his 1,000th career penalty minute on October 10 at Anaheim. In two seasons as a Blueshirt, Asham has tallied two goals and 64 penalty minutes in 30 regular season games. He made his Rangers debut on January 20, 2013 against Pittsburgh, and notched his first point as a Ranger with a goal on February 10, 2013 against Tampa Bay. Asham also tallied two goals in 10 playoff contests with the Rangers last season, including the game-winning goal in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on May 13 at Washington.

The Portage La Prairie, Manitoba native signed with the Rangers as a free agent on July 1, 2012. He was originally selected by Montreal as a third round choice, 71st overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

Miller, 20, has registered two points (one goal, one assist) in 17 games with the Rangers this season. He recorded his first point of the season with a power play assist on October 31 against Buffalo, and notched his first goal of the season on November 10 against Florida. Miller returns to Hartford where he has tallied five goals and one assist for six points, along with six penalty minutes and a plus-four rating in six games this season. He has recorded two points (one goal, one assist) in his last three games with Hartford, and notched a goal in four straight games from October 6 against Albany to November 27 against Portland.

The East Palestine, Ohio native was originally selected by the Rangers as a first round choice, 15th overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

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