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River Otters add two goaltenders

October 4, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Missouri River Otters News Release


St. Charles, MO --- The Missouri River Otters of the United Hockey League agreed to terms with Ryan Senft and Corey Wogtech, two young goaltenders looking to earn a spot on the team.

"We're excited to see both of these goaltenders in our training camp," River Otters Head Coach Kevin Kaminski said. "We expect a fierce competition for our second goalie spot with Ryan and Corey both competing with Brenden Cuthbert."

Senft, 21, spent last season with the Amherst Ramblers of the Maritime Junior ‘A' Hockey League (MJAHL). In 53 games, the 6'3'', 210-lb netminder went 22-22-6 with a 3.39 goals-against-average, a .910 save percentage and 3 shutouts. He was awarded MVP of his team and won MJAHL Player-of-the-Week twice during the season. He's had stints in the Canadian Major Juniors with the Saskatoon Blades, Tri-City Americans, and Prince Albert Raiders.

Wogtech, 23, is a St. Peters, MO native. He played in seven games with St. Scholastica (NCAA) last season, going 1-5-0 with a 4.08 goals-against-average and a .906 save percentage. In 2004 he was named St. Scholastica Freshman-of-the-Year and Team MVP.

Senft and Wogtech join a growing roster of River Otters that includes: Goaltenders Kevin Reiter and Brenden Cuthbert; Defensemen Tim O'Connell, Tyler Butler, Jared Newman, Roman Vasut, Brian Heckendorn, Mark Lindsay, and Leif Thorkelson; Forwards Brad Church, Frank Littlejohn, Lars Pettersen, Damian Surma, Mark Odut, Brad MacMillan, Dmitri Toupikov, Ryan Scapinello, and Richard Paul.

The Rivers Otters first exhibition game is scheduled for Friday, October 14 against the Mallards at the Quad City Sports Center with a face-off at 7 PM CDT. On Sunday, October 16, the River Otters will host the IceHogs at the St. Louis Mills IceZone in an exhibition game. The game is scheduled to start at 6:30 PM CDT. General admission tickets will cost $6 and will be available at the IceZone starting at 10 AM the day of the game.

The River Otters start their 2005-06 Colonial Cup quest Friday, October 21 at the Family Arena against the Motor City Mechanics. The River Otters are proud hosts of the 2006 UHL All-Star Classic on Wednesday, January 25. Tickets for the UHL All-Star Classic are scheduled to go on sale Friday, October 21. To order 2005-06 Missouri River Otters season or group tickets, please call the River Otters front office at (636) 896-4200, or visit the River Otters online at www.riverotters.com.



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