PERSONNEL MOVES

A couple of quick notes.

As you might imagine, Kris Newbury has been returned to the Connecticut Whale from the New York Rangers. He should be in the lineup tonight when the Whale take on the Adirondack Phantoms in Glens Falls at 7pm.

Also, Blake Parlett and Lee Baldwin are skating with the Whale. Both Baldwin and Parlett are listed in AHL Transactions, and were reported earlier by Bruce Berlet in his report Thursday. Also, goaltender Pier-Olivier Pelletier was released from his PTO.

Other ex-Wolf Pack/Whale players on the move include Francis Lessard who’s been recalled to Ottawa, Nigel Dawes is with Atlanta and Dave Urquhart has been recalled from Wheeling to Hamilton in the AHL.

Here’s the official release:

NEW YORK RANGERS TRANSACTION UPDATE

 

New York, February 18, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that forward Kris Newbury has been assigned to the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Newbury, 28, did not dress in a 4-3 shootout win vs. Los Angeles last night after being recalled from Connecticut on Wednesday.  He has registered one assist and 35 penalty minutes in eight games with the Rangers this season.  He made his Blueshirts debut at Montreal on January 15, and recorded his first point as a Ranger with the primary assist on the game-tying goal in a 3-2 shootout win at Atlanta on January 22.  Newbury returns to Connecticut, where he has recorded eight goals and 33 assists for 41 points, along with 98 penalty minutes in 49 games this season.  He leads the team and is tied for seventh in the AHL in assists, ranks second on the Whale in points and fourth in penalty minutes. Newbury registered three points in two games this past weekend, including a two-point performance in a 4-1 win at Providence on Sunday (one goal, one assist).  He has now registered a team-high, 11 multi-point performances this season, including two separate streaks of three games with multiple points – November 13 vs. Springfield to November 19 at Springfield (six assists), and December 3 at Providence to December 11 vs. Manchester (one goal, six assists).  The 5-11, 213-pounder established a career-high with an eight-game assist streak from November 28 vs. Adirondack to December 17 vs. Worcester, recording three goals and 12 assists over the span.

The Brampton, Ontario native was originally San Jose’s fifth round pick, 139th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.  He was acquired by the Rangers from Detroit in exchange for forward Jordan Owens on March 3, 2010.