Wolf Pack Announce Roster Cuts
September 27, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
HARTFORD, September 27, 2009: Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the team has deleted six players from its training camp roster.
Defenseman Tysen Dowzak has been reassigned by the parent New York Rangers to the Wolf Pack's ECHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. The Rangers have reassigned blueliner Tomas Kundratek to the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Medicine Hat Tigers. The Wolf Pack have loaned forward Jean-Philip Chabot and defenseman Mike Berube to Charlotte and have released defenseman Luke Lucyk, who will also be joining the Checkers. Forward Dan LaCouture has also been released.
Twenty-eight players remain on the Wolf Pack's camp roster, heading into their final preseason tune-up today at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury against Worcester. That game faces off at 3:00 PM.
Reassigned by NY Rangers from Wolf Pack to Charlotte (ECHL): Defensemen (1): Tysen Dowzak
Loaned by Wolf Pack to Charlotte (ECHL): Forwards (1): Jean-Philip Chabot Defensemen (1): Mike Berube
Released by Wolf Pack and Joining Charlotte (ECHL): Defensemen (1): Luke Lucyk
Reassigned by NY Rangers to Medicine Hat (WHL): Defensemen (1): Tomas Kundratek
Released by Wolf Pack: Forwards (1): Dan LaCouture
Following is the list of players who remain on the Wolf Pack's training camp roster:
Goal (4): Chad Johnson, Ryan Munce, Miika Wiikman, Matt Zaba
Defense (9): Trevor Glass, Ilkka Heikkinen, Brent Henley, Jared Nightingale, Corey Potter, Bobby Sanguinetti, Michael Sauer, David Urquhart, Nigel Williams
Forwards (15): Andres Ambühl, Tyler Arnason, Dane Byers, Derek Couture, Paul Crowder, Devin DiDiomete, Brodie Dupont, Ryan Hillier, Corey Locke, Jordan Owens, P.A. Parenteau, Patrick Rissmiller, Justin Soryal, Dale Weise, Tomas Zaborsky
The Wolf Pack's 2009-10 regular-season home schedule kicks off Saturday, October 10 at the XL Center against the Springfield Falcons (7:00). Once again this season, tickets to the home opener are only $10 each.
The Wolf Pack is offering "Knockout Season Ticket Prices" for 2009-10, with across-the-board price reductions of 8-13% depending on the seat location, as well as terrific discounts for groups of 15 or more. For more information, visit www.hartfordwolfpack.com, or call the Wolf Pack ticket office at (860) 548-2000 to talk with an account executive today about all of the Wolf Pack's many ticket options.
Single-game tickets for 2009-10 Hartford Wolf Pack regular season home games are on sale now at the XL Center box office, through Ticketmaster Charge-by-Phone at 1-800-745-3000 and on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com.
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