Whale Sign Forward Brendan Connolly to PTO
Published on December 15, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
HARTFORD, December 15, 2011: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the Whale has signed forward Brendan Connolly to a Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement.
Connolly comes to the Whale from its ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors. In 20 games with the Road Warriors, Connolly, a third-year pro out of Ferris State University, leads the team, and is tied for fourth overall in the ECHL, in goals with 14 and is tied for tops on the team, and tied for ninth in the league, in points with 27. The 26-year-old Canmore, Alberta native has also registered 58 penalty minutes and a +7.
Last year with Greenville, the 5-8, 175-pound Connolly tied for the ECHL plus/minus lead with a +28, while notching 22 goals and 28 assists for 50 points, along with 76 PIM, in only 45 games. That ranked him tied for second on the Road Warriors club in goals and fifth on the team in points. Connolly, 26, also got into his first career AHL action last season, going scoreless with two penalty minutes in three games with the Adirondack Phantoms.
In 132 career ECHL games with the Road Warriors and Elmira Jackals, Connolly has totaled 55 goals and 61 assists for 116 points, with 225 PIM.
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