March 9, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE â€" March 9, 2009
Capitals Assign Tyler Sloan to Hershey
ARLINGTON, Va., â€" The Washington Capitals have assigned defenseman Tyler Sloan to the American Hockey League’s (AHL)
Hershey Bears, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.
Sloan, 27, has played in 26 NHL games this season, recording one goal, four assists and 14 penalty minutes. He made his NHL debut on Oct. 21 in his hometown of Calgary and scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 25 at Dallas.
The seventh-year pro is in his third season with Hershey. He has skated in 33 games with the Bears this season and has two goals and nine assists and a +11 rating. Sloan played 124 games with Hershey the past two seasons combined after making his debut with the club during its run to the Calder Cup championship in the 2006 AHL playoffs.
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