I didn’t want to get in the way of the East Division Roundtable Discussion I ran yesterday on the blog with a post on Tuesday evening recapping the days events, so I humbly submit this blog post of “old news” for your perusal on this Wednesday morning:
–> Brad Thiessen was called up. Reports out of Pittsburgh said that backup Brent Johnson was ill hence the recall. So I would expect Thiessen back sooner than later.
–> Patrick Killeen was not immediately recalled from Wheeling yesterday, but he didn’t have to be. Wilkes-Barre was off and Wheeling doesn’t play until Friday. Pittsburgh plays again Saturday. If by chance Killeen is on his way up today, here are his ECHL stats:
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Elsewhere:
–> Hershey’s Christian Hanson is having wrist surgery. That’s kind of a big loss for Hershey. Hanson was a third line center and a huge penalty killer for the Bears.
–> I tweeted Monday night that I had to start paying more attention to what the Tampa Bay Lightning, parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, are doing these days. I picked a good time to start paying attention. Since I started following:
1) Trevor Smith got called up.
2) Mike Angelidis too.
3) They traded Matt Fornataro to Chicago (NHL) for Brandon Segal. Essentially a minor league deal as Segal played for Rockford.
Tampa Bay also traded Steve Downie to Colorado. This means that either Smith or Angelidis stays up, but as Jonathan Bombulie pointed out, could be back for playoffs.
Finally, AHL Clear Day is set for March 5. Let us hope as Penguins fans that Tangradi or Thiessen don’t get hurt.
I’ll probably be back later with another blog post of more fresher, Wednesday news.
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