News release
2 April 2010
The Elmira Jackals announced Friday that they have loaned Maxime Gratchev to the Rochester Americans of the AHL. The Jackals have also signed defenseman Alex Dzielski to a contract and signed forward Rusty Masters to an amateur tryout agreement.
As one of the Jackals' two All-Stars this season, Gratchev has 17 points and 24 assists in 40 games with Elmira.
Gratchev has played 11 games with the Americans in 2009-2010, recording two goals and two assists.
Masters, who recently finished his final season with the Elmira College Soaring Eagles, skated in one game with the Jackals this season.
Dzielski, a rookie who skated in the OHL with the Oshawa Generals in 2009-2010, has recorded five penalty minutes in four games with the Jackals this season.
The Jackals will host the Florida Everblades in the first round of the playoffs on Friday, Apr. 9 at 7:35 p.m., Saturday, Apr. 10 at 7:35 p.m., and Sunday, Apr. 11 at 4:05 p.m. The Jackals will open the series in Estero, Fla. on Tuesday, Apr. 6 and Wednesday, Apr. 7. The series is best-of-five, with the first two games in Florida and the last three in Elmira.