Wranglers join in All-Star Skills Competition tonight

Published on January 16, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Boise, ID - The ECHL will hold the 2007 Rbk Hockey ECHL All-Star Skills Competition tonight at 6:05 pm (PST) at Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho tonight. Wranglers center Tyler Mosienko and defenseman Jason Krischuk will both participate in the competition, which puts the National Conference All-Stars against the American Conference All-Stars.

Wranglers center Tyler Mosienko will compete in the one-on-one Puck Control Relay against Columbia's Mike Jarmuth. Defenseman Jason Krischuk will compete in the Faster Skater competition for the National Conference. Mosienko and Krischuk will be paired together in the breakaway relay against goalie Cedrick Dejardins of the Cincinnati Cyclones.

Mosienko returns to the All-Star Game after making an appearance last season as a rookie for the Greenville Grrrowl. He will start for the National Conference. Mosienko is the Wranglers second leading scorer with 18 assists and 29 points in 33 games played. The West St. Paul, Manitoba native recorded five straight multi-point games in November, leading to runner-up honors for the player of the month in November. The 5-foot-8, 175-pounder has played in 105 career games with 24 goals and 52 assists for 76 points.

Krischuk earns a trip to the All-Star Game in his rookie season after scoring two goals and dishing out nine assists for 11 points in 28 games. Despite missing nine games with an injury, Krischuk is third on the team in scoring among defensemen and his +7 rating is tied for third highest on the team. The Anchorage, AK native played the last three seasons with the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

The Idaho Steelheads will host the Rbk Hockey ECHL All-Star Game at Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho on Wednesday, January 17th at 6:05 pm (PST). The game will be broadcast live on NHL Center Ice package on DirecTV, Dish network and on-demand cable. The game can also be seen nationally via web stream on B2 Networks. Fans may also log onto www.echl.com for a live video stream of the game or tune into XM radio channel 208 for live play-by-play.

The Wranglers next game is on the road in Utah on Friday, January 18th at 6:05 pm (PST). Las Vegas returns to home ice on Friday, January 26th at 7:05 pm to host the Idaho Steelheads. The first 2,000 fans will receive a Wranglers sports bottle sponsored by Brian Perkes Realtor, the exclusive and official realtor of the Las Vegas Wranglers. Call Brian Perkes at 702-326-8665.

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 2006-07 season are now on sale, starting as low as $157. Call (702) 471-PUCK (7825) for more information or visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com.

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