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Road Warriors Finalize 2012-2013 Roster

October 12, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
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Greenville SC -The Road Warriors announced today their 2012-2013 Opening Day Roster.

The Road Warriors added 2 more players to their roster from training camp, Francis Verreault and Nathan Lewuien, and released 4 others. Those released include forwards Tim Coffman and Andrew Courtney and defensemen Woody Klassen and Colten Hayes.

Verreault, a Roberval Quebec native, spent the past nine years playing in the Quebec Major Junior League and collegiate hockey at McGill University. He had a quick appearance last season with the Hershey Bears (AHL) playing in six games. In his five years playing on the Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJL) he scored 89 goals, 100 assists, and 507 penalty minutes. While at McGill University he played four years recording 87 goals, 69 assists and 371 penalty minutes in 93 games. Verreault was in the top three on his team in point total each year he played. He also led the team in penalty minutes every year but one time, 2009-2010, in which he finished second.

Lewuien, finished his sixth season with the Kootenay Ice last season. He posted an OHL career best in many stat categories in the process including minutes played (3340), GAA(2.50), SV% (91.4%) and saves (1483). In 2011, he was selected by the Buffalo Sabers in the 6th round (167th overall). He also spent one year in the British Columbia League with the Westside Warriors. He excelled in his 13 games started going 9-2. He also boasted a 93.1 SV% and 1.95 GAA.

The 2012-2013 Roster is as follows:

GOALIES

1 Adam Courchaine

57 Bryan Hince

30 Nathan Lieuwen

FORWARDS

9 Brendan Connolly

10 Brandon Wong

11 Bretton Cameron

17 Marc-Olivier Vallerand

25 Sean Berkstresser

19 Jeremy Gouchie

27 Brett Robinson

46 Ryan Flanigan

59 Danny Hobbs

21 Ashton Rome

39 Jordie Johnston

20 Nicolas Tremblay

18 Francis Verreault

DEFENSEMEN

44 T.J. Reynolds

6 Lee Baldwin

47 Kyle Haines

14 Kevin Noble

23 Brock Shelgren

22 Mike Marcou

5 Steven Delisle

3 Edwin Shea

The Road Warriors begin their season tonight against the Trenton Titans at 7:05 P.M. The road trip concludes tomorrow night in Elmira and the team will play at home next Friday at 7:00 p.m. against South Carolina. All games can be viewed on the America One Sports Network.

The puck drops on the Road Warriors Season on October 19th. You can purchase tickets to Opening Night or any game by visiting the BI-LO Center Box Office or Ticketmaster online at Ticketmaster.com. Individual game tickets can also be purchased over the phone at 1-800-745-3000.To book a group outing, you can speak to a Road Warriors Account Executive by calling 864-674-PUCK (7825).

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