News release
22 December 2005
Elmira, NY The Elmira Jackals announced today left wing Sam Paolini and defenseman Chris Mann have been called-up to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, the first promotions for any Jackals players this season.
Paolini, who has 17 points (8 goals, 9 assists) through 24 games, ranking 5th on the team in scoring this season. A native of Rochester, NY, he has played a combined 9 games with Rochester during call-ups with the Amerks over the last two seasons, he has 1 goal and 6 PIMs during that time. Overall Paolini, a Cornell University graduate, has played 15 games in the AHL for 5 different teams and has scored 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists).
Mann, a rookie from Cornwall, Ontario, will make his AHL debut tonight for Rochester. It is the first AHL call-up of the Elmira College graduates young career. Through 26 games played, Mann has 1 assist and leads the Jackals (4th overall in the UHL) with 131 penalty minutes. Mann is tied for 2nd in the league with 33 minor penalties, he also has 7 majors to his credit.
Both players have left Elmira around noon, heading up to Rochester and expect to be in the lineup tonight as the Americans (16-13-0-1, 33 points 4th place) host their Western Conference North Division rival Syracuse Crunch (15-11-1-1, 32 points 5th place) tonight at 7:05 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial. The game will be televised tape delayed on Time Warner Cable Channel 98 on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. The game will also be broadcast Live on the radio on WHTK 1280-AM and webcast on www.whtk.com. Further, the contest is available to on-line viewers on the B2 Networks for a $6.00 fee.
The Jackals will be back home at the First Arena tomorrow night, Friday December 23rd as they host the Danbury Trashers for a 7:05 pm face-off, their first home game after 6-straight games on the road.