BILOXI, Miss. � The Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League announced that they have signed left wing Jeff Hutchins to a standard players contract.
Hutchins, 25, has been on loan to Rochester from the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL since February 18. The 6-foot and 205-pound has appeared in eight games with the Americans collecting one goal, one assist, a plus/minus of +1 and 27 penalty minutes. With the Sea Wolves this season, Hutchins tallied 26 goals including a team-leading 11 power-play markers. He also notched 45 points, a plus/minus of +15 and 112 penalty minutes in 48 games. Hutchins was named Mississippi�s Player of the Month for October, 2003 and runner up for the InGlasCo ECHL Player of the Week for October 20-26, 2003. He also played two games with the Houston Aeros of the AHL in December, accumulating two penalty minutes. Hutchins is in his second season of professional hockey.
�It�s great for Jeff and the Sea Wolves organization,� said Bob Woods, Mississippi�s coach and director of hockey operations. �Hutchins did more than we expected this season and we like to see guys get rewarded for doing well. He�s making the most of his opportunity at Rochester. There�s still a chance that he could be reassigned to us, but we�re not banking on it. We�ll make adjustments.�
Mississippi gets back into action at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday against the Pensacola Ice Pilots at the Pensacola Civic Center. Listen live beginning at 6:50 p.m. with the Nextel Pregame Show on ESPN Radio WXBD-AM 1490 and online at msseawolves.com.
The Sea Wolves next home game is at 6:35 p.m. on Thursday against the Texas Wildcatters at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The broadcast of the game gets underway at 6:20 p.m. with the Nextel Pregame Show on ESPN Radio WXBD-AM 1490 and online at msseawolves.com.
Individual game tickets can be purchased at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at ticketmaster.com and by calling (228) 594-3707.
Flex packs, discounted group tickets and fundraiser opportunities are available by calling (228) 275-WOLF.
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