RoadRunners Deal Hodgson To Bakersfield
January 13, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
Phoenix, Ariz. - The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL have traded center Chris Hodgson to Bakersfield in exchange for the rights to defenseman Anders Olsson.
Olsson, 26, was placed on Bakersfield's suspension list on December 30 after leaving the club for personal reasons. The second-year professional and native of Tingsryd, Sweden collected one assist in 23 games with the Condors. Olsson played three seasons at Bemidji State University where he finished with seven goals and 40 points in 101 games.
Hodgson tallied one goal and one assist in 18 games with the RoadRunners.
Phoenix will host their first annual "80's Mullet Rock Night" at 7:11PM tonight as they conclude a three-game series with the Alaska Aces at US Airways Center. The first 2,000 fans will receive retro-style mullet wigs, and there will be contests held throughout the game including "Best Natural Mullet." The RoadRunners are also pleased to welcome the band "CTS" who will be performing before the game beginning at 6PM, and during both the first and second intermission. "CTS" will be one of the featured bands at the upcoming P.F. Chang's Rock N' Roll Marathon this Sunday in Tempe.
Great seats are still available and can be purchased by calling the Phoenix RoadRunners at (602) 462-GOAL or by purchasing online at www.ticketmaster.com.
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