Ray Tenute signs with Washington
Published on November 22, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League announced that they have signed 2005 ECHL Rookie of the Year and former South Carolina Stingrays center Joey Tenute to a multi-year contract.
South Carolina is the ECHL affiliate of the Capitals of the NHL and the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.
"We are very excited to see the success that Joey is enjoying at the next level," commented Stingrays Head Coach Jason Fitzsimmons. "He has shown the ability to score in the AHL, hopefully he can continue to progress and move up to the National League."
The 5-foot-9 and 180-pound Tenute has 14 points (6g-8a) and 24 penalty minutes in 14 games with Hershey this season.
The 22-year-old was also selected to the ECHL Rookie Team and Second Team All-ECHL after leading league rookies with 75 points and tying for the rookie lead with 34 goals and 41 assists in 2004-05. Selected in the eighth round (261st overall) by the New Jersey Devils in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, he led league rookies with 25 power-play points and ranked third with 16 power-play assists while ranking fifth among all players in goals and scoring.
Tenute, who scored a goal for the American Conference in the ECHL All-Star Game, scored a point in a league season-high 14 consecutive games (8g-16a) and tied the ECHL season high for assists (5) and points (6) in a 7-3 win on March 8.
The Stingrays will play four out of their next five games at home, beginning on Wednesday night against the Charlotte Checkers. The Rays will also play at home on Friday night against Gwinnett and Sunday afternoon at 3:00 against Florida. A variety of season ticket and group ticket packages are still available. For ticket information contact the Stingrays office at 744-2248 or log on to www.stingrayshockey.com.
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