Falcons Recall Three Players From Chiefs
November 2, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
Springfield, MA - The Springfield Falcons, proud members of the American Hockey League, announced today that forward Radek Smolenak, defenseman Geoff Waugh and goaltender Jonathan Boutin have been recalled from their ECHL affiliate, the Johnstown Chiefs. Springfield also announced that forward David Spina has been reassigned to the Chiefs.
Smolenak has played in six games with Johnstown this season and has collected four goals and two assists for six points. The 6-foot-3, 204-pound native of Prague, Czech Republic is currently tied for the Chiefs team lead in goals with four. Smolenak started the 2006-07 season in Falcons training camp after scoring 42 goals in 65 games with Kingston of the Ontario Hockey League last year.
Waugh was in the Falcons' lineup opening night in Hartford and the Winnipeg, Manitoba native didn't register a point in two games with Johnstown.
Boutin also started this season on the Falcons roster before heading to Johnstown to play in two games collecting a 3.07 goals against average and .919 save percentage. Boutin has not played in a game for the Falcons this season.
Spina has played in seven games for Springfield this year and has not collected a point. In 54 games with the Falcons last year, the Mesa, Arizona native collected 11 goals and 13 assists for 24 points.
The Falcons will host a pair of games this weekend when the Rochester Americans come to town on Friday, followed by the Worcester Sharks on Saturday. Tickets for both games can be purchased by calling the MassMutual Center Box Office toll free at 1-800-639-8602 or by logging onto Ticketmaster.com. All Falcons games can be heard live on The Zone Sports Radio 640 AM with the voice of the Falcons John Michael. All games can also be seen through the B-2 Network.
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