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Bellemare recalled to Omaha

October 24, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas, NV - The Las Vegas Wranglers announced today that right wing Thomas Bellemare has been recalled by the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights of the American Hockey League and right wing Darren Lynch has been returned. Lynch will join the team in time for its game against the Utah Grizzlies on October 25th at the Orleans Arena.

Lynch played in four games with Omaha, dishing out two assists. The second-year winger scored 15 goals and added 14 assists for 29 points in 54 games with Las Vegas last season. He also led the team with a plus-10. Prior to turning pro, he played in 291 WHL games with Vancouver and Lethbridge, scoring 88 goals and 130 assists for 218 points.

Thomas Bellemare earns his first ever recall to the AHL. He enters his second season of professional hockey after splitting time between the Charlotte Checkers and the Texas Wildcatters of the ECHL last season. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound winger started the season in Texas, picking up one assist and racking up 82 penalty minutes in 29 games. A mid-season trade sent him to Charlotte for the remainder of the season. With the Checkers, Bellemare scored four goals and added two assists for six points in 36 games, as well as racking up 117 penalty minutes. Bellemare was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the seventh round (#206 overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. During the 2002-03 season, Bellemare was among the top Canadian junior players with 474 penalty minutes in 67 games.

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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