Texas Stars Release Defenseman Jacob Johnston from ATO
March 11, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Texas Stars News Release
CEDAR PARK, TX - The Texas Stars, proud American Hockey League affiliate of the Dallas Stars, announced today that defenseman Jacob Johnston has been released from his amateur tryout contract.
Johnston, 24, made his professional debut with Texas on February 26 at Oklahoma City and appeared in a total of four AHL games. The Sudbury, Ontario native registered his first pro point against the Barons on March 2nd and posted a +2 plus-minus rating during his stint with the Stars. Johnston came to Texas from Dalhousie University of the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). He appeared in 28 games for the Tigers this season, scoring 13 points (3 goals, 10 assists) and 50 penalty minutes. Over his four-year career in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Johnston played in 109 career CIS games for Dalhousie, posting 46 points (11 goals, 35 assists) and 138 penalty minutes. The defenseman also played one season of NCAA Division I college hockey with Cornell University of the ECAC, appearing in four games with the Big Red and scoring one goal.
The Texas Stars conclude their five-game home stand on Wednesday, March 13th when they square off against the Abbotsford Heat at 7:30 p.m. at Cedar Park Center for an H-E-B Night and the last Winning Wednesday of the regular season. Pro-rated full and partial 2012-13 season seat packages are on sale now. For more information on Texas Stars season tickets call (512) GO-STARS (467-8277) or visit www.TexasStarsHockey.com.
American Hockey League Stories from March 11, 2013
- Dallas Stars Recall Right Wing Tomas Vincour - Texas Stars
- Home Cooking Taste Good for the Worcester Sharks - Worcester Sharks Weekly - Worcester Sharks
- Tampa Bay Recalls Defenseman Radko Gudas - Syracuse Crunch
- Anaheim Recalls Forwards Patrick Maroon and Devante Smith-Pelly from Admirals - Norfolk Admirals
- Wolves Weekly Notes - Chicago Wolves
- Anaheim Ducks Acquire Center Kyle Wilson from Tampa Bay - Norfolk Admirals
- Lightning Acquire Forward Dan Sexton From Anaheim - Syracuse Crunch
- Tye McGinn Returns to Phantoms - Adirondack Phantoms
- Islanders Return Ullstrom to Sound Tigers - Bridgeport Islanders
- Crunch Weekly - Syracuse Crunch
- Penguins Weekly - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Hamilton Bulldogs Weekly - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Falcons Weekly Notes - Springfield Falcons
- San Antonio Rampage Weekly Update - San Antonio Rampage
- Mike Pelech Signed to PTO - Peoria Rivermen
- Texas Stars Release Defenseman Jacob Johnston from ATO - Texas Stars
- Amerks to Host Cross-Ice Mite Hockey Tournament on Sunday, March 24 - Rochester Americans
- Monarchs Weekly Report - Manchester Monarchs
- Coyotes Sign Samuelsson to Entry-Level Contract - Portland Pirates
- Worcester Sharks Announce Three Transactions - Worcester Sharks
- Hogs Keep Pace, Earn Four Points in Week 22 - Rockford IceHogs
- Aeros Release Goalie Jeff Jakaitis from PTO - Houston Aeros
- Admirals Host Salute to Uranus Night - Milwaukee Admirals
- Admirals Forward Patrick Maroon Named CCM/AHL Player of the Week - Norfolk Admirals
- Norfolk's Patrick Maroon Named CCM/AHL Player of the Week - AHL
- Nashville Predators Recall Halischuk from Milwaukee - Milwaukee Admirals
- Goloubef Assigned To Falcons - Springfield Falcons
- Lightning Defenseman Brendan Mikkelson Reassigned To Syracuse - Syracuse Crunch
- Ebbett and Schroeder Swap Spots - Chicago Wolves
- Texas Stars Release Forward Doug Jones from PTO - Texas Stars
- Whale Weekly - Connecticut Whale
- IceCaps Acquire Cullity from Springfield for Future Considerations - St. John's IceCaps
- Falcons Trade Cullity To Icecaps - Springfield Falcons
- Bears Look Forward To Light Work Weekend - Hershey Bears
- Pirates Weekly - Portland Pirates
- Costello Released from AHL Contract - Bridgeport Islanders
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
