Wranglers Announce Opening Night Roster

Published on October 19, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas, NV - The Las Vegas Wranglers announced five roster moves today. The Wranglers traded forward Jordan Cameron to the Wheeling Nailers in exchange for future considerations. The Wranglers have also placed forwards Dustin Johner and Adam Huxley on the 7-day injured reserve list and winger Nick Anderson on the 30-day injured reserve list. Las Vegas also announced the signing of right winger Sean O'Connor.

O'Connor reported to camp on Tuesday and signed on Wednesday. The 23-year old spent training camp with the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League. O'Connor was drafted in the third round (#82 overall) by the Florida Panthers in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound right wing has spent time with three different ECHL teams over his career, including the Jackson Bandits, Augusta Lynx, and San Diego Gulls. In 114 career games in the ECHL, O'Connor tallied 35 goals and 25 assists for 60 career points. O'Connor also racked up 370 penalty minutes over that span. In the past two seasons, the Victoria, BC native played 51 games in the AHL with the San Antonio Rampage and the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. Last season, O'Connor scored 20 goals and added 10 assists for 30 points in 46 games played. O'Connor's 142 penalty minutes finished second on the team. Las Vegas traded the rights to center Pierre-Luc Sleigher to San Diego on October 4th in exchange for O'Connor's rights.

The Wranglers active roster features goaltenders Marc Magliarditi and Mike McKenna. Chris Stanley, Chris Neizsner, Evan Schwabe and Derek Edwardson will each play center. Dan Tudin, Shawn Limpright, Thomas Bellemare, Kevin Bergin, O'Connor, Marco Peluso and Todd Alexander will occupy positions on the wings. The defense features Mike McBain, Christian Chartier, Scott Schoneck, Adam Pardy, Tyler Sloan, Tim Hambly and Lee Green. The roster includes eight rookies and two veterans.

The Wranglers will open the 2005-06 season at the Orleans Arena on Tuesday, October 25th at 7:05 pm against the Utah Grizzlies. Wranglers' ticket locations are the Orleans Arena Box Office, Coast Casinos' showroom box offices at The Orleans, Gold Coast, Suncoast and South Coast (opening in 2006) or at the Galleria Mall guest relations/ticket centers. Fans may also order tickets by phone at (702) 284-7777 or on the web at www.orleansarena.com. Fans may also visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com for individual game tickets and for information on Wranglers season seat packages or call (702) 471-7825 to contact the Wranglers office directly.

The Wranglers play all 36 home games at the Orleans Arena, located at the Orleans Hotel and Casino at 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue. Seat packages to see the Wranglers play at the Orleans Arena for the upcoming 2005-06 season are now on sale, starting as low as $150. Call (702) 471-7825 for more information or visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com.

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