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« A Cut, A Signing, More Cuts | Home | BEES OPEN SEASON WITH A BANG »

BEES SET OPENING NIGHT ROSTER, NAME CAPTAINS

By | October 18, 2007

Hidalgo, Texas — The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the Central Hockey League today announced its opening roster and team captains for the 2007-08 Fifth Anniversary Season, which begins tomorrow at Dodge Arena.

The Bees open the season with 18 players on the active roster and two more on injured reserve. Teams may carry up to 19 players on the roster this season, but may only dress 18 per game.

Prior to the 3 p.m. roster deadline, the team made the following transactions:

- Signed D Jason Slusher and F Dan Stastny

- Waived C Tristan Senior

- D Tyler Fuller and F Jared Silver placed on 14-day injured reserve

Captains

The team named Rob Voltera as Captain. Dennis Maxwell and David Masse will serve as Alternate Captains at home, while Adam Edinger and Jeremy Van Hoof will serve as Alternate Captains on the road.

Roster Fast Facts

Average age – 25.15

Average Height – 6-1

Average Weight – 200

Total Weight – 4007 lbs.

Tallest Player – Dan Stastny and Dan McNeill (6-4)

Shortest Player – Jared Silver (5-8)

Players 6-0 or taller – 15

Rookies – 5

Vets - 4

American-born players – 4

Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio

Canadian-born players – 16

Ontario -7

Quebec – 2

Manitoba – 2

British Columbia – 3

Alberta - 2

The Killer Bees open their historic Fifth Anniversary Season on Friday, October 19, vs. the Corpus Christi Rayz at 7:30 p.m. The first 1000 adults who enter the Dodge Arena will receive a replica Killer Bees jersey courtesy San Juan Pharmacy, Fox Rio 2 and Q 94.5 The Rock Station.

—killerbeehockey.com—

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