2012-13 Adirondack Phantoms

PHANTOMS CENTRAL REPORT

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The Adirondack Phantoms have officially announced their Opening Night roster for the 2012-13 season. The roster remains unchanged from earlier in the week when the team arrived in Glens Falls for the continuation of training camp.

The Phantoms official Opening Night roster includes 15 forwards, eight defensemen, and two goalies. Ten Phantoms have experience in the NHL including nine who played with the Flyers last year.

There will be plenty of recognition among Phantoms fans on this Adirondack roster: 20 out of the 25 on the roster have played for the Phantoms in the past including 18 players who were with the team last year.

The only minor change involves defenseman Jeff Dimmen who was previously on a tryout contract and has now been signed to an AHL contract with Adirondack.

The 25 players on the Opening Night roster include:

GOALTENDERS
35 - Cal Heeter
33 - Scott Munroe

DEFENSEMEN
3 - Marc-Andre Bourdon
42 - Jeff Dimmen
20 - Cullen Eddy
13 - Zack Fitzgerald
36 - Erik Gustafsson
7 - Oliver Lauridsen
28 - Brandon Manning
5 - Danny Syvret

FORWARDS
9 - Rob Bordson
18 - Tyler Brown
14 - Sean Couturier
11 - Shane Harper
23 - Ben Holmstrom
15 - Andrew Johnston
25 - Matt Ford
57 - Matt Mangene
16 - Tye McGinn
26 - Zac Rinaldo
27 - Garrett Roe
10 - Brayden Schenn
8 - Mike Testwuide
22 - Eric Wellwood
24 - Harry Zolnierczyk

The Opening Night rosters were required to be filed to the AHL today as teams embark on the first games of season. Adirondack opens the campaign on Saturday night against the Portland Pirates at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The Phantoms will be wearing retro-throwback jerseys of the Adirondack Red Wings that will be available to the fans via live auction immediately after the game. Phantoms magnet schedules will be given away courtesy of Great Meadow Federal Credit Union.