Stefishen and Fullerton Return to Jackals

January 2, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Elmira Jackals News Release


DULUTH, GA - January 2, 2015 - The Elmira Jackals, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres and AHL's Rochester Americans, announced today that rookie forward Taylor Stefishen has returned from loan to the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League. Additionally, the Jackals announced today that goaltender Travis Fullerton has returned from loan to Rochester.

Stefishen, 24, returns to the Jackals after earning his first AHL call-up to Texas. He was tied atop the list of Jackals' point-leaders with 18 and ranked second in assists with 11 when he was called up on December 11th. Stefishen was also tied for second among ECHL rookies with four power-play goals and was tied for ninth among all first-year players in points at the time of his call-up. The North Vancouver, British Columbia native tallied his first career AHL point with an assist on December 20th at Toronto. He was drafted by the Nashville Predators with the 136th overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Fullerton, 27, joins the Jackals in Georgia following his second call-up to Rochester this season. He has appeared in 17 games with the Jackals this season, posting a 9-4-2 record with a 2.81 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage. Last season, Fullerton appeared in 45 games for the Las Vegas Wranglers, collecting a record of 14-22-6, with a 3.26 goals-against-average and a .910 save percentage. In 64 career ECHL games with San Francisco, Las Vegas and Elmira, the Riverview, New Brunkswick native has posted a 23-26-9 record with a 3.12 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage.

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