Wolf Pack Add Two Players from Charlotte to Roster
Published on March 16, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
Hartford, March 16, 2007: Hartford Wolf Pack general manager/head coach Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the Wolf Pack have added a pair of players to their roster from Charlotte of the ECHL. The Wolf Pack have recalled forward Zdenek Bahensky from loan to the Checkers and have signed defenseman Kenny Smith to a Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement.
Bahensky, a rookie out of the Western Hockey League, has played 10 AHL games with the Wolf Pack this year, contributing one assist and picking up two penalty minutes. In 48 games with Charlotte, the third-round (73rd overall) 2004 New York Ranger draftee has amassed eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points, along with 96 minutes in penalties, the second-highest total on the Checkers' club.
Smith, 25, is in his third season of pro hockey. A 6-2, 210-pound native of Stoneham, MA, he has suited up for 53 ECHL contests with the Checkers this year and has posted eight assists and 79 penalty minutes. Smith spent most of last season with the Atlantic Division-champion Portland Pirates (48 GP, 0-8-8, 29 PIM), and also logged time with Greenville of the ECHL (11 GP, 1-3-4, 15 PIM). After a four-year career at Harvard University, Smith split his rookie campaign of 2004-05 between Edmonton of the AHL and Greenville. The Edmonton Oilers drafted Smith in the third round (84th overall) in 2001.
The Wolf Pack are back in action tonight, starting a three-game road weekend with a visit to Providence (7:05 PM faceoff). The Pack's next home game is next Friday, March 23rd, as they battle the Worcester Sharks (7:00).
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