HARTFORD, CT - Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned forward Jason Wilson to the Whale from its ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors.
Wilson, a 2010 Ranger fifth-round draft pick (130th overall) has skated in 20 games with the Road Warriors, scoring one goal and adding four assists for five points. The 6-2, 205-pound second-year pro also has 53 penalty minutes, which ranks him fifth on the Greenville club. Prior to being assigned to the Road Warriors November 29, the 22-year-old Wilson had missed the Whale’s first 17 games due to injury.
Last season with Greenville, Wilson played 56 games and had four goals and 10 assists for 14 points, along with 102 PIM, the third-highest total among Greenville skaters.
The Whale are back in action tomorrow night, Tuesday, January 15, traveling to Portland to meet the Pirates in a 7:00 PM game. All of the action of that contest can be heard live on “Beethoven Radio” AM 1290. Fans can also listen on-line at www.ctwhale.com, and video streaming is available at www.ahllive.com). The next home game for the Whale is Wednesday, January 23, a 7:00 battle with the Adirondack Phantoms.
Whale tickets start as low as $10 each ($12 each when tickets are purchased on the day of the game), at the Public Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, through TicketMaster Charge-by-Phone at 1-800-745-3000 and on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.
