Bears and Wolves swap defensemen
March 1, 2007 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release
HERSHEY - The 2006 Calder Cup Champion HERSHEY BEARS announced today that defensemen Tim Wedderburn and Troy Milam have been acquired from the Chicago Wolves (AHL) prior to Thursday's American Hockey League Clear Day deadline. The announcement was made Thursday by BEARS President/GM Doug Yingst.
Wedderburn, who played for HERSHEY during the 2002-03 season, played in 73 games last season for the Wolves. He also recorded six assists and 57 penalty minutes for Chicago last season. The Okotoks, Alberta native has also played in the American Hockey League with the Utah Grizzlies during his career.
Milam comes to Chocolatetown for the first time after playing for head coach Bruce Boudreau in Manchester from 2003-05. The Lake Orion, MI native has 21 points in 31 games this season for Chicago. Both Wedderburn and Milam are expected to be available this Saturday when the BEARS play the Binghamton Senators at GIANT Center.
HERSHEY'S clear day roster for the 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs will be released Friday morning after 10:00 a.m. when all team rosters are released by the American Hockey League.
The BEARS will host the Senators at 7:00 p.m. Saturday night before the Hartford Wolf Pack visit GIANT Center Sunday at 5:00 p.m. Tickets for both games are available at the GIANT Center box office, or by calling (717) 534-3911.
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