Albany River Rats 2008-2009 - Roster, Stats & more

2008-2009

2008-2009 Albany River Rats Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	David Leggio (G)	39	1984	Williamsville, NY, USA	6'0"	181	L
	#31	Daniel Manzato (G)	40	1984	Fribourg, SUI	6'0"	187	L
	#35	Justin Peters (G)	37	1986	Blyth, ON, CAN	6'1"	209	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#2	Noah Babin (D)	40	1984	Palm Garden, FL, USA	6'0"	201	R
	#34	Brett Bellemore (D)	35	1988	Windsor, ON, CAN	6'4"	225	R
	#28	Casey Borer (D)	38	1985	Minneapolis, MN, USA	6'2"	205	L
	#7	Brett Carson (D)	38	1985	Regina, SK, CAN	6'4"	227	R
	#5	Tim Conboy (D)"C"	42	1982	Farmington, MN, USA	6'2"	225	R
	#34	Dominic D'Amour (D)Loan	40	1984	LaSalle, QC, CAN	6'3"	220	L
	#4	Mark Flood (D)	39	1984	Charlottetown, PE, CAN	6'1"	194	R
	#34	Mitch Ganzak (D)Loan	39	1984	Redford, MI, USA	5'11"	209	L
	#34	Jamie McBain (D)	36	1988	Edina, MN, USA	6'1"	196	R
	#6	Ryan McGinnis (D)	37	1987	Flint, MI, USA	6'2"	203	L
	#6	Josef Melichar (D)	45	1979	Ceske Budejovice, CZE	6'3"	214	L
	#3	Benn Olson (D)	36	1987	Port McNeil, BC, CAN	6'4"	216	L
	#27	Jonathan Paiement (D)	39	1985	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'1"	201	L
	#33	Bryan Rodney (D)	39	1984	London, ON, CAN	6'0"	205	L
	#9	Stephen Ward (D)Loan	38	1986	Scarborough, ON, CAN	5'11"	185	R
	#9	Brad Zanon (D)Loan	40	1983	Port Moody, BC, CAN	6'2"	203	R
FORWARDS
	#10	Mike Angelidis (LW/C)	38	1985	Woodbridge, ON, CAN	6'1"	214	L
	#9	Matt Auffrey (RW)Loan	38	1986	Cincinnati, OH, USA	6'2"	203	R
	#26	Nicolas Blanchard (LW/C)	36	1987	Granby, QC, CAN	6'3"	205	L
	#25	Patrick Bordeleau (LW)Loan	38	1986	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'6"	225	L
	#9	Danick Bouchard (LW/RW)Loan	38	1986	Lorraine, QC, CAN	5'9"	196	R
	#15	Zach Boychuk (C/LW)	34	1989	Airdrie, AB, CAN	5'10"	185	L
	#9	Marc Cavosie (C/LW)	42	1981	Albany, NY, USA	6'0"	196	L
	#15	Stefan Chaput (C)	36	1988	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'0"	192	L
	#12	Aaron Clarke (C)Loan	41	1982	Peterborough, ON, CAN	5'9"	185	L
	#9	Ryan Cruthers (RW)Loan	39	1984	Farmingdale, NY, USA	6'0"	196	R
	#8	Nick Dodge (RW)	37	1986	Oakville, ON, CAN	5'10"	176	R
	#24	Patrick Dwyer (RW)	40	1983	Spokane, WA, USA	5'11"	174	R
	#32	Trevor Gillies (LW)	45	1979	Cambridge, ON, CAN	6'3"	231	L
	#11	Dwight Helminen (C)	40	1983	Hancock, MI, USA	5'10"	194	L
	#36	Brad Herauf (LW)	41	1982	Regina, SK, CAN	5'11"	194	L
	#9	Brock Hooton (C/RW)Loan	41	1983	Nanaimo, BC, CAN	6'2"	183	R
	#19	Bobby Hughes (C)	36	1987	Richmond Hill, ON, CAN	5'11"	181	L
	#20	Joe Jensen (C/LW)	41	1983	Maple Grove, MN, USA	5'11"	181	L
	#12	Mike Kennedy (C)	37	1986	Dorchester, ON, CAN	6'2"	194	L
	#12	Dan LaCouture (LW)	47	1977	Hyannis, MA, USA	6'3"	220	L
	#9	Colin Nicholson (C)Loan	41	1983	Dartmouth, NS, CAN	6'1"	187	R
	#16	Jakub Petruzalek (C/RW)	38	1985	Most, CZE	5'10"	176	R
	#9	Tomas Pospisil (RW)Loan	36	1987	Sumperk, CZE	6'0"	194	R
	#25	Cory Quirk (C)	37	1986	Brockton, MA, USA	5'9"	181	L
	#22	Harrison Reed (RW/C)	36	1988	Newmarket, ON, CAN	6'1"	187	R
	#9	Mathieu Roy (LW)Loan	37	1986	Amos, QC, CAN	6'0"	196	L
	#21	Michael Ryan (C/W)	43	1980	Boston, MA, USA	6'1"	187	L
	#17	Jérôme Samson (RW/C)	36	1987	Longueuil, QC, CAN	6'0"	194	R
	#23	Brandon Sutter (C/RW)	35	1989	Huntington, NY, USA	6'3"	190	R
	#14	Yannick Tifu (C)	39	1984	Brossard, QC, CAN	5'11"	185	L
	#18	Ryan Weston (RW)	40	1984	Henniker, NH, USA	6'2"	205	R

Position: G: 2, D: 13, F: 23Av Age: 23.87 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 198 lbsCompare with other teams »

2008-2009 Albany River Rats Staff

GM/Head CoachJeff Daniels
Asst. CoachGeordie Kinnear
Asst. Equipment ManagerSteve Passineau
BroadcasterOwen Newkirk
CEOGaren Szablewski
Dir. of Public RelationsOwen Newkirk
Franchise OwnerWalter Robb
Head Athletic TrainerBrian Maddox
Head Equipment ManagerJason McGrath
PresidentGaren Szablewski

Team Staff History

2008-2009 Albany River Rats Captains

"C"

Tim Conboy

Team Captaincy History

2008-2009 Albany River Rats Demographics

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Albany River Rats Facts

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Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Albany, NY Map
Founded: 1993

2008-2009 Albany River Rats Roster Facts

Nationalities

29 players
17 players
3 players
1 player

Experience

Albany River Rats: 2 766 GP
NHL: 940 GP
WC: 7 GP
SHL: 50 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 27 GP
Liiga: 52 GP
KHL: 12 GP
Czechia: 64 GP
AHL: 4 762 GP
NL: 142 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: MVP Arena
Location: Albany, NY, USA
Capacity: 14 236
Construction Year: 1990

Albany River Rats Games

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Latest Transactions

10/22/2010

confirmed

Benn Olson (D)

Leaving forCincinnati Cyclones

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08/27/2010

confirmed

Brad Herauf (F)

Leaving forCharlotte Checkers

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07/21/2010

confirmed

Jonathan Paiement (D)

Leaving forAugsburger Panther

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04/11/2010

loan

Kevin Baker (F)

Joining fromFlorida Everblades

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04/10/2010

loan

Jason Lepine (D)

Joining fromBloomington PrairieThunder

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04/02/2010

confirmed

Thomas Dignard (D)

Joining fromYale Univ.

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03/24/2010

confirmed

Mike McKenzie (F)

Joining fromSt. Lawrence Univ.

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02/05/2010

loan

Tyler Sims (G)

Joining fromElmira Jackals

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Albany River Rats History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2009-2010	AHL	80	34	29	-	9	8	244	262	94	1.18	2	Conference SF loss
2008-2009	AHL	80	24	40	-	9	7	219	231	73	0.91	7	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	AHL	80	32	30	-	11	7	213	258	93	1.16	3	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	AHL	80	32	36	-	5	7	246	198	81	1.01	4	Conference QF loss
2005-2006	AHL	80	20	48	-	5	7	206	258	57	0.71	7	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	AHL	80	29	38	11	-	13	198	278	71	0.89	7	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	AHL	80	21	39	11	-	9	182	248	62	0.78	7	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	AHL	80	25	37	12	-	7	197	235	68	0.85	5	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	AHL	80	14	42	6	-	12	172	171	52	0.65	5	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	AHL	80	30	40	6	-	4	216	262	70	0.88	6	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	AHL	80	30	40	7	-	3	225	250	70	0.88	4	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	AHL	80	46	26	6	-	2	275	230	100	1.25	2	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	AHL	80	43	20	11	-	6	290	223	103	1.29	1	Conference Final loss
1996-1997	AHL	80	38	28	9	-	5	269	231	90	1.13	3	Conference Final loss
1995-1996	AHL	80	54	19	7	-	-	322	218	115	1.44	1	Conference QF loss
1994-1995	AHL	80	46	17	17	-	-	293	219	109	1.36	1	Champion
1993-1994	AHL	80	38	34	8	-	-	312	315	84	1.05	3	Division Semifinal loss

Albany River Rats Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2009-2010	View roster	6'0"	198 lbs	23.38
2008-2009	View roster	6'0"	198 lbs	23.87
2007-2008	View roster	6'0"	198 lbs	24.41
2006-2007	View roster	6'0"	198 lbs	24.05
2005-2006	View roster	6'1"	203 lbs	24.89

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