SteelHounds Sign Former NHL Draft Pick Jonathan Gagnon

Published on November 22, 2005 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Youngstown SteelHounds News Release


YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - Youngstown SteelHounds Head Coach J.F. Laforest announced today that the team has signed veteran forward Jonathan Gagnon to a contract. Gagnon will play tonight when the Hounds conclude their three-game road trip in Bossier-Shreveport.

Gagnon, 25, began the year with the Danbury Thrashers of the United Hockey League (UHL) where he played six games. Over his career, the former seventh round draft selection of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1998 NHL Draft has played in 29 career American Hockey League (AHL) games with the St. John's Maple Leafs scoring four goals with three assists.

The 6-1, 198-pound left winger has had several memorable seasons in the Central Hockey League (CHL) playing with the Memphis Riverkings where he helped the team win the CHL Championship in 2003. During the 2003 playoffs, Gagnon scored 11 goals with nine assists in 14 games. In 144 career games with the Riverkings, the Longueil, Quebec native has scored 82 goals with 67 assists.

Gagnon has also made stops in Pensacola of the ECHL and Elmira and Richmond, along with Danbury, of the UHL.

The Hounds return home for a six-game home stand beginning on November 25th when they host the Corpus Christi Rayz. Tickets can be purchased at the Chevrolet Center box office, by calling 866-4GETTIX or online at www.gettix.net.

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