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RiverKings Get Forward Matt Miller, Waive Six Players

October 12, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Mississippi RiverKings News Release


SOUTHAVEN, MS --- The Mississippi RiverKings have announced the addition of forward Matt Miller to the roster. Miller's addition completes an off-season trade with the Allen Americans for defenseman David Simoes in exchange for future considerations.

Miller played last season for the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), where he scored 24 goals for 49 points and added 153 penalty minutes in 56 games.

Miller has CHL experience, having played two seasons with the old Amarillo Gorillas (2006-08), and the Rapid City Rush and Laredo Bucks (2008-09). Among the three CHL teams, the six-foot, 195 pound native of Sioux Lookout, Ontario has scored 50 goals for 95 points and 375 penalty minutes in 164 appearances. Miller scored three goals for five points and six PIMS in six Amarillo playoff games during the 2006-07 campaign and had a goal, two points and eight PIMS in five Laredo playoff games two seasons ago.

Matt also has had one season of United Hockey League experience with Roanoke Valley (2005-06) and played 12 games of the 2008-09 year with another EIHL team at Basingstoke in the United Kingdom.

Miller has career highs of 24 goals at Cardiff last season, 25 assists at Amarillo (2007-08) and also last year at Cardiff, and 162 penalty minutes at Amarillo (2007-08).

The RiverKings also announced that six players from its pre-season roster have been placed on waivers.

The six players placed on waivers were: goaltender Brant Hilton, forwards Jordan Lane, J.J. Koehler, Ryan Petersen, and Matt Piegza, along with defenseman Dean Moore.

All Central Hockey League teams must be down to a 19-man player limit by Thursday afternoon, October 14th, a day before the start of the 2010-2011 regular season.

Mississippi gets the regular season going Friday night, October 15th, at Bossier-Shreveport. The home opener for the RiverKings will be Saturday, October 16th at the DeSoto Civic Center, starting at 7:05 PM. For ticket information, call the RiverKings at 662-342-1755 or go online to www.riverkings.com today!

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