Glendale, Arizona - Arizona Coyotes President of Hockey Operations and General Manager John Chayka announced today that the Coyotes have assigned the following six players to the Tucson Roadrunners, the club's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate.
Player | Position | Team | League
Jordan Gross | Defense | Tucson | AHL
Jacob Graves | Defense | Tucson | AHL
Jalen Smereck | Defense | Tucson | AHL
Kevin Ekman-Larsson | Defense | Tucson | AHL
Tyler Steenbergen | Left Wing | Tucson | AHL
Kelly Klima | Right Wing | Tucson | AHL
Meanwhile, the following seven players have been assigned back to their respective junior teams.
Player | Position | Team | League
Ivan Prosvetov | Goalie | Saginaw | OHL
David Tendeck | Goalie | Vancouver | WHL
Kevin Bahl | Defense | Ottawa | OHL
Dennis Busby | Defense | Flint | OHL
Noel Hoefenmayer | Defense | Ottawa | OHL
Liam Kirk | Center | Peterborough | OHL
Nate Schnarr | Center |Guelph | OHL
In addition, the Coyotes assigned forward Jan Jenik to Bili Tygri Liberec in the Czech Extraliga.
The Coyotes now have 49 players remaining in training camp.
The Coyotes will open their regular season on Thursday, October 4 at the Dallas Stars. They will host the Anaheim Ducks for their home opener on Saturday, October 6 at Gila River Arena. Game time is 6 p.m. For ticket information, please visit ArizonaCoyotes.com or call 480-563-PUCK (7825).