Wolf Pack Summon Matthew Ford and Mike Taylor from Charlotte
Published on January 18, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
HARTFORD, January 18, 2009: Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the team has signed forward Matthew Ford to a Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement from the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL, and has recalled forward Mike Taylor from Charlotte.
Ford, a rookie out of the University of Wisconsin, is entering his second stint with the Wolf Pack. The 6-1, 207-pound native of West Hills, CA played 12 games in a Pack uniform on an earlier PTO, scoring one goal and registering six penalty minutes. Ford led the Checkers' club in goals and plus/minus, and ranked second on the team in points and assists, with 16-15-31 and a +19 in 21 games. That plus/minus rating was good for a tie for third in the ECHL, and Ford has been selected to participate in the 2009 ECHL All-Star Game.
In four years at the University of Wisconsin, Ford totaled 21 goals and 18 assists for 39 points, along with 100 PIM, in 124 games. He was drafted in the eighth round (256th overall) of the 2004 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Taylor, a first-year pro out of Harvard University, has tallied nine goals and added 13 assists for 22 points in 35 games this season with Charlotte. Those totals place him tied for third on the Checker club in goals and fourth on the team in points. A 5-11, 180-pound native of Maple Grove, MN, Taylor joined the Wolf Pack for eight games at the end of his college season last year, and struck for four points, two goals and two assists. Taylor led the 2007-08 Harvard Crimson squad in points, and finished third on the team in goals, with 12-23-35 in 34 games. His point total was good for a tie for fifth in the ECACHL, and Taylor finished tied for sixth in the league in assists.
Taylor, 22, signed an American Hockey League contract with the Wolf Pack July 1, 2008.
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