July 8, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 8, 2010
CONTACT: John Walton-HERSHEY BEARS
BEARS SIGN DEFENSEMAN LAWRENCE NYCHOLAT
TWO-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPIONS BOLSTER BLUELINE WITH FORMER CALDER CUP WINNER, NYCHOLAT BACK IN THE CHOCOLATE AND WHITE FOR 2010-11
HERSHEY â" The 2010 Calder Cup Champion HERSHEY BEARS announced today that the club has signed defenseman Lawrence Nycholat. The announcement was made today by BEARS President/GM Doug Yingst.
A member of the 2006 Calder Cup Champion BEARS, Nycholat returns to HERSHEY for his second tour of duty. He skated in 73 regular season games for the BEARS in 2005-06, scoring 13 goals and recording 57 points. Nycholat also notched 14 points in 16 postseason games, helping the Chocolate and White win the 2006 title.
Nycholat, 31, has 50 games of NHL experience with the New York Rangers, Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks, Ottawa Senators and Colorado Avalanche. He played in 18 games for the Capitals in 2006-07, scoring two goals and assisting on six others, and played five games with Colorado during the 2008-09 campaign.
Most recently, Nycholat played with the Manitoba Moose in 2009-10, scoring five goals and assisted on 17 others in just 37 games played. He ranks 30th all-time in BEARS history in points by a defenseman, posting the ninth-best single season point total by a rearguard in 2005-06.
âLawrence proved to us long ago that heâ™s a winner in every sense of the wordâ said BEARS President/GM Doug Yingst. âWe are very pleased to have his leadership and playmaking abilities back with our club.â
The BEARS will begin play in October, looking to win a third straight Calder Cup championship. The full American Hockey League schedule is expected to be released in early August. Be part of the largest fan base in the American Hockey League while catching all the excitement of
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