Odessa Jackalopes Get a Hop on Free Agents, Signing Two for the 2008-09 Season
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 12:22PM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – (Odessa, TX) – The Odessa Jackalopes announced today that forward Mike MacDonald will return for the 2008-2009 Central Hockey League season. The club also added goaltender Kevin Druce to next year’s roster.
MacDonald began his professional career last year with the Jackalopes, appearing in 63 games and scoring 23 points (10 goals, 13 assists).
“(MacDonald) had a great year for us last season,” said Jacks head coach Paul Gillis. “He was tremendous for us down the stretch and in the playoffs. He’s a good penalty killer who just works his tail off when he’s on the ice.”
Before joining the CHL, MacDonald played four years of college hockey at SUNY-Geneseo. During his collegiate career, the New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, native appeared in 109 games, scoring 61 goals and 59 assists for 120 points.
ADVERTISEMENT “I’m glad to be back for another year,” said MacDonald. “Hopefully we can build on what we started last season and go a little further this year.”
Druce began his professional career last season in the Southern Professional Hockey League with the Twin City Cyclones. The Kingston, Ontario, product appeared in 28 games last year, sporting a 3.86 goals against average.
“Kevin is a young goalie who had a good junior career,” said Gillis. “We’re excited to bring him in here and get a first hand look at what he can do in net.”
Before playing professionally, Druce spent three years at York University from 2004-2007, where in his final year, went 13-9-3 with a 2.86 GAA. Prior to that, he played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League for the Oshawa Generals from 2001-2003 and Sault (SO) Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 2003-2004.
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