Rivermen Recall Keith, Return Soares
January 8, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
Peoria Rivermen General Manager of Hockey Operations Kevin McDonald announced today that the team has recalled left wing Cam Keith from the ECHL's Alaska Aces while assigning right wing Josh Soares to the club.
In five games with the Rivermen, the 25-year-old Hamilton, Ontario native netted two goals and four points with a plus-2 rating and no penalty minutes. Soares scored a goal and added an assist for his first multi-point AHL game on December 30 against Iowa . He was selected to the ECHL's Western Conference All-Star Team thanks to 14 goals and 30 points in just 24 games for the Aces prior to his recall.
Rivermen fans know Keith's name, as the 6-3, 213 lb. winger spent part of the 2005-06 and the entire 2006-07 season in Peoria . He also skated in two games for the team earlier this season, totaling 115 games with the club, 12 goals, 19 assists, and 31 points. Keith has also skated in the AHL with the Hartford Wolf*Pack and St. John's Maple Leafs.
Keith will join the team in time for its seven-game road swing that begins this Friday night in Grand Rapids against the Griffins at 6 pm CST. Peoria will return home on a Nesquik 2-for-Tuesday against the San Antonio Rampage January 22 at 7 pm. Tickets are on sale now for all remaining Rivermen home games via the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all TicketMaster locations, on line at www.TicketMaster.com, or charge by phone at (309) 676-8700.
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from January 8, 2008
- Aeros to host Inaugural Hockey Day in Houston on January 20 - Houston Aeros
- Nolan Returns To River Rats From NHL - Albany River Rats
- Rampage Help Deliver New Home For New Year - San Antonio Rampage
- Stars Assign Players to Idaho - Iowa Chops
- Rivermen Weekly - Peoria Rivermen
- Buffalo Calls For Kaleta, Lojek Heads To Florida - Rochester Americans
- Kitchen Cooked Potato Chips Presents Jackson from Hannah Montana - Peoria Rivermen
- Falcons Weekly Update - Springfield Falcons
- Admirals to Give Away a Pair of Hannah Montana Tickets - Milwaukee Admirals
- Stars Name Radio Show - Iowa Chops
- Plekhanov Recalled, Redlihs Released - Syracuse Crunch
- Wolves Choose Jerseys For The Fans - Chicago Wolves
- Samsonov Claimed Off Waivers By Carolina - Rockford IceHogs
- Montreal Assigns Carey Price And Kyle Chipchura To Hamilton; Jaroslav Halak And Corey Locke Recalled - Hamilton Bulldogs
- San Jose Sharks Recall Thomas Greiss, Assign Dimitri Patzold To Worcester - Worcester Sharks
- Stars Team Up With Tana Goertz For Apprentice Hockey League - Iowa Chops
- Rivermen Recall Keith, Return Soares - Peoria Rivermen
- Franck Released From PTO - Providence Bruins
- Reebok-CCM named title sponsor of 2008 AHL All-Star Classic - AHL
- Canucks Recall McIver - Manitoba Moose
- Penguins Home For Three Games - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
