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Penguins Recall Defenseman Goligoski
by Alanah McGinley on 06/01/08 at 08:31 PM ET
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Press Release from the Pittsburgh Penguins:
Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled defenseman Alex Goligoski from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero.
Goligoski currently ranks second in the playoffs scoring 25 points (four goals, 21 assists) in 19 postseason games as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has advanced to the Calder Cup Finals vs. the Chicago Wolves. He recorded 38 points (10 goals, 28 assists) in 70 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton during the regular season and tied for second on the team with a plus-15 rating. Goligoski was also selected to play for the PlanetUSA squad at the AHL All-Star Classic.
Goligoski was twice recalled to Pittsburgh during the regular season playing a total of three games. He made his NHL debut on February 13th vs. Boston. Goligoski registered his first NHL point, an assist, on March 1st vs. Ottawa then tallied an assist the following night vs. Atlanta before returning to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Goligoski was originally selected by the Penguins in the second round (61st overall) in the 2004 NHL Draft. He completed a three-year collegiate career last season at the University of Minnesota. He tallied 98 points (25 goals, 73 assists) in 117 career games. Goligoski was named First Team All-American and Defensive Player of the Year in the WCHA following the 2006-07 season
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My best guess is that they’re anticipating Kris Letang might not make it back for the game. He’s at the Luc Bourdon memorial in Canada today, and the funeral is Monday.
But there’s no statement confirming he won’t be playing game #5, so I can’t say for sure.
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 06/01/08 at 09:49 PM ET
Yes, this is to replace Letang, but not in the lineup, just as a worst case scenario backup. Remember, Letang hasn’t played in the past two games, so Sydor will be in, and Goligoski is expected to be the #7, emergency backup defenceman.
(This isn’t official or anything, it’s just common sense.)
Posted by Muero from Ohio on 06/01/08 at 11:03 PM ET
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So is somebody getting scratched for Game 5? wtf?
Posted by mudshark from Divetown, Colorado on 06/01/08 at 09:44 PM ET