Whale Sign Two to ATOs
Published on April 17, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
HARTFORD, April 17, 2013: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the Whale has signed defenseman Charlie Dodero and forward Michael Kantor to Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreements. Both players come to the Whale from the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League.
Dodero, a 6-2, 195-pound native of Bloomingdale, IL, led Sudbury blueliners in goals this year with seven, and also had 20 assists for 27 points, which tied him for the team lead among defensemen. He also served 97 penalty minutes, second-most on the team. In the playoffs, the 20-year-old Dodero again tied for tops among team blueliners in points, notching 1-2-3 in nine games, and posted a team-high 18 penalty minutes.
In 248 career OHL games over four seasons with the Wolves and Kitchener Rangers, Dodero amassed totals of 11 goals and 58 assists for 69 points, along with 286 PIM.
Kantor, 21, who hails from Lake Forest, IL, stands 6-1 and weighs 185 pounds. He netted 20 goals, good for fourth on the Wolves' team, in 56 games this season and added 13 assists for 33 points, to go along with 93 penalty minutes, third-most on the squad. Kantor chipped in two goals and two assists for four points in nine playoff games for the Wolves, and had 12 PIM, the third-highest total on the team.
Kantor has suited up for 197 career OHL games in four seasons with the Wolves, Saginaw Spirit and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and has chalked up 43 goals and 51 assists for 94 points, along with 420 PIM.
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