Whale Add Four Players from ECHL Greenville
April 17, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
HARTFORD, April 17, 2013: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that forwards Jason Wilson, Danny Hobbs and Jordie Johnston, and goaltender Scott Stajcer, have joined the Whale from its ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors.
Wilson, a second-year pro out of the Ontario Hockey League and a fifth-round (130th overall) New York Ranger draft pick in 2010, has played 17 games this season with the Whale, scoring one goal and registering 30 penalty minutes and a +1. In 23 ECHL games with the Road Warriors, the 6-2, 205-pounder had one goal and four assists for five points, along with 75 PIM.
Hobbs, a seventh-round (198th overall) selection by the Rangers in the 2007 NHL Draft and a rookie out of U. Mass-Amherst, posted nine goals and 22 assists for 31 points, plus 27 PIM and a +2 rating, in 53 games with Greenville this season. In 120 career games in four seasons at U. Mass-Amherst, the 6-1, 196-pound Hobbs, who signed an AHL contract with the Whale July 24, 2012, totaled 28 goals and 35 assists for 63 points, plus 76 PIM.
Johnston, a first-year pro from Ferris State University, finished his rookie season tied for third on the Road Warrior team in goals, with 22, and added 23 assists for 45 points, fourth-best on the Greenville squad, in 56 games. Also signed to an AHL contract by the Whale July 24, 2012, Johnston, 6-0 and 180 pounds, amassed 30 goals and 27 assists for 57 points, in 136 career games, in four years at Ferris State.
Stajcer saw action in three games earlier this season with the Whale, going 0-2-0 with a 4.32 goals-against average and an 84.1% save percentage. In 23 ECHL outings with the Road Warriors, the 2009 fifth-round (140th overall) Ranger draftee was 10-8-5, with a 2.66 GAA and a 91.4% save percentage.
Next up for the Whale is a visit to Albany, NY this Friday, April 19, for a 7:00 PM game against the Devils. All the action of that battle can be heard live on "Beethoven Radio" AM 1290 and on-line at www.ctwhale.com . Video streaming is available at www.ahllive.com .
For information on Whale playoff tickets and plans, and all of the Whale's many ticketing options, visit www.ctwhale.com, or call the CT Whale ticket office at (860) 548-2000 to talk with an account executive today.
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