Fish Tales - November 2009
Tanguay and Carlsson Coming Back To Toledo
11/24/2009 4:55 PM
Jason GriffinCARLSSON AND TANGUAY REASSIGNED TO TOLEDO
Rockford, Ill.- Chicago Blackhawks General Manager of Minor League Affiliations Mark Bernard announced on Tuesday that defenseman Jonathan Carlsson and center Maxime Tanguay have been re-assigned from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League to the Toledo Walleye (ECHL).
Tanguay, 21, was on Rockford’s opening day roster for his AHL and professional debut before being sent to Toledo on Oct. 5. He was then brought back to the IceHogs and chipped in right away notching one point (1a) in the 6-3 win over Abbotsford on Nov. 14. The former third-round pick (#69 overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks has skated in three games for the IceHogs.
The Lac Etchemin, Quebec, native has appeared in 12 games for the Walleye this season. He ranks third on the team with 14 points (5g-9a).
Carlsson was in Rockford rehabilitating an upper-body injury. The Uppsala, Sweden native has been held scoreless in six games while recording six penalty minutes with the IceHogs during the 2009-10 campaign. The 21-year-old was drafted by the Blackhawks in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in the sixth round (#162 overall).
The blue liner has skated in three games with the Walleye before aggravating an injury on Nov. 7. He has notched two points (1g-1a) for the IceHogs’ ECHL affiliate.
Walleye Get Travis Ehrhardt From Grand Rapids Griffins
11/24/2009 3:47 PM
Jason GriffinGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday reassigned defenseman Travis Ehrhardt from the Grand Rapids Griffins to the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL.
Ehrhardt, 20, shows one assist, 13 penalty minutes and a plus-three rating in eight games with the Griffins this season. A native of Calgary, Alberta, he made his professional debut in 2008-09 by skating in three games for the Manitoba Moose after completing his final junior campaign with Portland of the Western Hockey League. Ehrhardt led the Winter Hawks’ defensemen in all scoring categories with 37 points (9-28—37) in 68 games last season.
Ehrhardt will be available to make his ECHL debut Friday when the Walleye host the Florida Everblades at 7 p.m.
Walleye Release Naurato & Lange...activate Mike Hedden from Injured Reserve
11/20/2009 10:52 AM
Jason Griffin(TOLEDO, OH) – The Toledo Walleye have announced a trio of roster moves as they prepare for two home games at Lucas County Arena this weekend versus the Cincinnati Cyclones.
Head Coach Nick Vitucci has activated Mike Hedden from injured reserve for tonight’s game versus Cincinnati. In nine (9) games this season with Toledo, the 24-year-old from St. Catharines, Ontario has 3 goals and 1 assist to go along with 10 penalty minutes.
The Walleye today also announced that they have waived LW Brandon Naurato and Center Tommy Lange.
Naurato had two assists in five games this year with Toledo.
Lange had played in 10 games with Toledo, scoring four goals and adding four assists to go along with 15 penalty minutes.
The Walleye begin a stretch of eight home games in 16 days this Friday, November 20th at 7:00 pm versus the Cincinnati Cyclones. The Walleye face the Cyclones again on Sunday, November 22nd at 5:30 pm.
Walleye Get Two From American Hockey League - Release Jonathan Trottier
11/19/2009 4:55 PM
Jason Griffin(TOLEDO, OH) – The Toledo Walleye have announced a trio of roster moves as they prepare for two home games at Lucas County Arena this weekend versus the Cincinnati Cyclones.
Head Coach Nick Vitucci welcomes the following players:
-Defenseman Sebastien Piche (assigned from Grand Rapids of the AHL)
-Right Winger Derek Nesbitt (assigned from Rockford of the AHL)
Derek Nesbitt
Position: Right Wing Height: 6’0”
Birthdate: April 16, 1982 Weight: 185
Egmondville, Ontario Shoots: Left
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
2001-02 Ferris State University NCAA 36 9 11 20 16
2002-03 Ferris State University NCAA 42 20 33 53 26
2003-04 Ferris State University NCAA 38 11 17 28 36
2004-05 Ferris State University NCAA 38 19 21 40 44
2005-06 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 71 26 43 69 6
2006-07 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 66 30 51 81 32
2007-08 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 26 11 28 39 4
2007-08 Rockford IceHogs AHL 46 17 18 35 6
2008-09 San Antonio Rampage AHL 49 6 9 15 6
2008-09 Manitoba Moose AHL 5 0 4 4 0
2009-10 Rockford IceHogs AHL 11 1 1 2 2
Pro Totals 274-91-154-254-56
Sebastien Piche
Position: Defense Height: 6’0”
Birthdate: February 4, 1988 Weight: 202
Lasarre, PQ Shoots: Left
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
2004-05 Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesQMJHL 2 0 0 0 2
2004-05 Lewiston MAINEiacs QMJHL 24 0 3 3 33
2005-06 Lewiston MAINEiacs QMJHL 65 1 14 15 83
2006-07 Lewiston MAINEiacs QMJHL 62 4 23 27 122
2007-08 Shawinigan CataractesQMJHL 18 1 11 12 21
2007-08 Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesQMJHL 32 1 27 28 44
2008-09 Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL 62 23 49 72 69
2009-10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 6 0 0 0 4
Pro Totals 6 0 0 0 4
In order to make room for the previous players, left winger Jonathan Trottier was released by the Walleye. He did not play with the Walleye following a hand injury during training camp.
The Walleye begin a stretch of eight home games in 16 days this Friday, November 20th at 7:00 pm versus the Cincinnati Cyclones. The Walleye face the Cyclones again on Sunday, November 22nd at 5:30 pm.
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Three Gone from Tonight's line up
11/14/2009 4:44 PM
Matt MelzakToday the Walleye roster gets a little smaller as defenseman JC Sawyer, forward Maxime Tanguay, and goaltender Alec Richards have been recalled to Rockford.
That means both Tommy Lange and Justin Hodgman, who were out last night, will be in tonight. Jordan Pearce will start in goal.
Mark Nebus, who played a little defense in college at Wayne State will slip to defense at times tonight.
Robertson to play tonight
11/13/2009 9:47 AM
Matt MelzakChris Robertson will see his first action of the year tonight in Florida. Chris has collected 119 goals in 5 pro seasons including back to back 30 goal years.
Toledo is 3-0-0-0 in games coming off a loss this year.
Tonight in Florida
11/11/2009 5:30 PM
Matt MelzakJordan Pearce will get the start in goal.
Tommy Lange and Brandon Naurato will be scratches, while newest Walleye forward Bryan Ewing will be in the lineup.
Ewing will at right wing with Justin Hodgman at center, and Dominic Osman at left wing.
Random Stats
11/11/2009 4:44 PM
Jason GriffinToledo is currently 2nd in the ECHL in average attendance at 6,466 per game...Stockton is first at 7,096 (they have had 4 home games).
Through 104 dates, the ECHL average is 4,369 fans per game.
Kalamazoo (8-1-1) has the best record in the league with their loss coming against the Walleye while Victoria (1-9-0) is off to the slowest start this year. Toledo has the 7th best record in the 20 team league.
JC Sawyer is tied for 8th in the league with 15 points (5 G, 10 A)...Maxime Tanguay is 5th among rookies with 12 points (5 G, 7 A).
Toledo leads the ECHL in power play success, converting on 19 of 64 chances (29.7%).
Malcolm MacMillan leads the team with 25 penalty minutes and Mark Nebus is 2nd on the team with 21 PIM.
Tonight against Cincinnati
11/7/2009 6:35 PM
Matt MelzakTonight's starting goaltender is Alec Richards. Defenseman Justin Suda and forward Tommy Lange will be out!
Tonight in Cincinnati
11/6/2009 2:26 PM
Matt MelzakCurrently on the bus headed to Cincinnati. For tonight's game, Jordan Pearce will start in goal, defenseman Justin Suda and forward Brandon Naurato will not play.
Tonight's game features a interesting special teams match up. Toledo's power play comes in third in the ECHL at 29.6% (16 goals in 54 chances) against the Cyclones penalty kill which is the only team left in the league not to allow a power play goal (29 for 29).
Walleye Win in OT
11/4/2009 1:04 PM
Matt MelzakEvan Rankin treats 5,700 kids to a game-winning goal in overtime! For Toledo, its their 3rd overtime win of the year! WOW!
Random Stats
11/2/2009 2:58 PM
Jason GriffinToledo is currently 2nd in the ECHL in average attendance at 6,412 per game...Charlotte is first at 6,566 (they have only had 1 home game)...of teams that have hosted 5 or more games, Toledo ranks 1st with Florida 2nd (4,902/game), and Alaska is 3rd (4,597/game).
Through 73 dates, the ECHL average is 4,261 fans per game.
Elmira (7-0-0) and Idaho (7-0-1) are the only unbeaten teams remaining in the ECHL while Johnstown (0-6-1) is the only team still looking for their first win of the season.
Toledo's win on Saturday at Kalamazoo was the first defeat of the year for the K-Wings...the same two teams meet up on Wednesday morning at 10:30 am at the Lucas County Arena...over 5,000 tickets have already been sold for the School Day Celebration (doors open at 9:00 am).
Maxime Tanguay is tied for the ECHL lead with 4 power play goals...JC Sawyer is tied for 3rd in the ECHL with 7 power play points...Goaltender Alec Richards is 6th in the league with a 1.93 GAA.
Toledo leads the ECHL in power play success, converting on 14 of 46 chances (30.4%).
Malcolm MacMillan leads the team with 19 penalty minutes and Tommy Lange is 2nd on the team with 15 PIM.
Former Toledo Storm RW Darryl Bootland makes his return to the Glass City on Wednesday morning. The 28-year-old played in 54 games for the Storm in 2002-03, scoring 17 goals with 19 assists and racking up 322 penalty minutes.
Coaches Show - Nov 3rd
11/2/2009 2:56 PM
Jason GriffinWalleye Coaches Show at Pizzapapalis on Tuesday, Nov 3 at 7:00 pm...this week's special guest - Adam Hobson!
Join Matt Melzak, Josh Heller and Adam for some great food and hockey conversation as the boys get geared up for their Wednesday morning game versus Kalamazoo!
You can also win some Walleye tickets.....come join us!
