News release
20 January 2015
ELMIRA, NY - January 20, 2015 - The Elmira Jackals, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres and AHL's Rochester Americans, announced today that forward Matt Tassone has been returned to the club from Rochester.
Tassone, 25, returns to Elmira following his second call-up to Rochester this season. In his last game with the Americans, Tassone notched his second career AHL goal and also added a fight. In three games with Rochester this season, the 6-foot-2 210-pound forward has recorded one goal and seven penalty minutes. The Jackals' team captain leads Elmira with 14 goals and a plus-15 rating in 24 games this season. In 150 career ECHL games with Elmira, Las Vegas, Ontario and Idaho, the St. Albert, Alberta native has collected 88 points (43 goals, 45 assists). Tassone has also appeared in 13 AHL games with the Lake Erie Monsters and 14 CHL games with the Arizona Sundogs and the Wichita Thunder.