ECHL Toledo Walleye

Ryan Stokes Returns To Toledo From Providence Bruins

Published on December 21, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Toledo Walleye News Release


(TOLEDO, OH) - The Toledo Walleye and Head Coach Nick Vitucci have announced that defenseman Ryan Stokes has been returned to Toledo by the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League.

Stokes skated in three games for Providence and collected four penalty minutes.

This season with Toledo, Stokes has appeared in 27 games, scoring four goals with six assists to go along with 53 penalty minutes.

25-year-old Stokes, enters his fifth season of professional hockey after spending last year with the AHL's Rockford IceHogs. There the undrafted blue-liner scored a career-high four goals while matching a personal-best with 10 points during the regular season before also appearing in 12 playoff games. Prior to Stokes' time with the IceHogs, the Corruna, Ontario, native played parts of three seasons with the Houston Aeros after debuting in 2004-05 with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL. As a pro, Stokes has 41 points, including nine goals, and 541 penalty minutes in 268 games.

Upcoming Toledo Walleye Games:

Saturday, December 26 @ Cincinnati Cyclones (7:30pm) (7:00pm, 1230am, B2)

Sunday, December 27 vs. Johnstown Chiefs-Lucas County Arena (5:30pm) (5:00pm, 1230am, B2) (BCSN)




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