Forwards Bretton Cameron, Chris Chappell and Tyler Donati Return to ECHL Clubs
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HARTFORD, CT – Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the Whale has returned forwards Bretton Cameron, Chris Chappell and Tyler Donati to their respective ECHL teams.
Cameron, a rookie who registered one assist, two penalty minutes and a +2 with the Whale in two games, his first career AHL action, was released from his Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement and will return to the Stockton Thunder. Chappell, who was reassigned by the parent New York Rangers to the Greenville Road Warriors, was scoreless in five games with the Whale. Donati was returned on loan to the Elmira Jackals, after playing one game with the Whale since being recalled from the Jackals Monday. Donati had no points or penalty minutes in Tuesday’s 4-2 Whale loss to Providence and in total on the year, has played in nine Whale games and is scoreless, with no penalty minutes and nine shots on goal.
The Whale are back in home-ice action at the XL Center tomorrow night, Friday, January 28, against the Manchester Monarchs. Faceoff is 7:00 PM, and being a Friday night, it’s Guida’s Family Value Night. Family Value packages start as low as $48 and include three tickets, three hot dogs or pizza slices, three sodas and a Whale souvenir. Guida’s Family Value Night packs are available at the XL Center ticket office and on-line at www.CTwhale.com.
The Whale also play at home this Saturday, January 29 vs. Head Coach Kevin Dineen and the Portland Pirates. That is also a 7:00 faceoff, and features a special appearance by Hall of Fame ex-NHL defenseman Brad Park, who will be signing autographs in the XL Center atrium from 6:00-7:00 PM and dropping a ceremonial first puck. Park is also slated to be among the Boston Bruins legends who take the ice against Whalers legends February 19 at Rentschler Field in the Harvest-Properties.com “Whale Bowl”.
Tickets for all 2010-11 Whale home games are available now at the XL Center ticket office, through Ticketmaster Charge-by-Phone at 1-800-745-3000 and on-line at www.ctwhale.com. Tickets start at $7 each at the XL Center ticket office on game day.
For information on Whale ticket packages, group sales and VIP packages, call (860) 728-3366.
The AHL’s CT Whale is operated by Whalers Sports and Entertainment, a Hartford-based sports marketing and event firm founded by Howard Baldwin. The team is the top player-development affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers.
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