Whale Sign Forward Marek Hrivik to ATO
Published on March 31, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
HARTFORD, March 31, 2012: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the Whale has signed forward Marek Hrivik to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement.
Hrivik, who hails from Zilina, Slovakia, has played the last three seasons for the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). This year in 54 games, the 6-1, 197-pounder tallied 29 goals and added 41 assists for 70 points, third-best on the Moncton team in all three categories, while serving eight penalty minutes. The 20-year-old also notched a goal and two assists for three points in four playoff contests.
In 179 career QMJHL games with the Wildcats, Hrivik totaled 93 goals and 111 assists for 204 points, along with 40 PIM.
The Whale are back on the ice at the XL Center tonight, hosting the Adirondack Phantoms is a 7:00 PM game. The evening features a game-worn jersey auction to benefit the March of Dimes. Green game-worn jerseys of Jonathan Audy-Marchessault, Lee Baldwin, Bell, Francois Bouchard, Tim Erixon, Johnson, Jared Nightingale, Wade Redden, Andre Deveaux, Tommy Grant, Sam Klassen, Chris McKelvie, Newbury, Jordan Owens, Blake Parlett, Cam Talbot, Scott Tanski, Kelsey Tessier, Andreas Thuresson, Pavel Valentenko and Aaron Voros will be up for bids. The Whale also play at home tomorrow, Sunday, April 1, taking on the Providence Bruins at a special faceoff time of 2:00 PM.
Tickets to all 2011-12 Whale home games are on sale now at the Public Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, as well as on-line at www.ctwhale.com and through TicketMaster Charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000.
Save on your tickets, and get the best seats, with a ticket plan for the Whale's 2011-12 AHL campaign, which are on sale now. For information on season seats and mini plans, visit www.ctwhale.com, or call the CT Whale ticket office at (860) 728-3366 to talk with an account executive today.
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