Admirals Announce Clear Day Roster
Submitted by timothy on March 12, 2009 - 16:31
Norfolk Admirals General Manager Mike Butters today announced the players on the team’s Clear Day Roster.
Each American Hockey League team submits a Clear Day roster to the league consisting of a maximum of 22 players. According to AHL by-laws, only those players listed on a team’s Clear Day roster are eligible to compete in the remainder of the 2008-09 AHL regular season and in the 2009 Calder Cup Playoffs, unless emergency conditions arise as a result of recall, injury or suspension.
The one notable prospect missing from the Admirals Clear Day Roster is forward Paul Szczechura, which implies he will be spending the remainder of the 2008-09 season with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Also, six (6) players listed on the Admirals Clear Roster are currently on the Tampa Bay Lightning roster include 4 defensemen and 2 goaltenders.
The 22 players listed by the Admirals are...
Forwards
Brandon Bochenski, Wade Brookbank (F/D), Steve Downie, Blair Jones, Bracken Kearns, Justin Keller, Zenon Konopka, Grant Potulny, Brandon Segal, and Radek Smolenak
Defense
Scott Jackson, Matt Lashoff, Mike Lundin, Josef Melichar, Vladimir Mihalik, Cory Murphy, Richard Petiot, Kevin Quick, Matt Smaby, and Ty Wishart
Goaltenders
Mike McKenna and Karri Ramo
The Admirals also have ten players who are considered “in residence” for the remainder of the regular season and Calder Cup Playoffs. These players may be added to the active roster in the event of emergency conditions. The players “in residence” are:
Forwards
Mathieu Curadeau, Brent Henley, Brock Hooton, Brady Leavold, Chris Lawrence, Juraj Simek, and Pete Zingoni
Defensemen
Daryl Boyle
Goaltenders
Riku Helenius and Craig Kowalski
Teams may also add signed junior players or players on amateur tryout contracts, only after their respective junior or college seasons are complete.
