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COYOTES REASSIGN SEVEN PLAYERS TO SPRINGFIELD



COYOTES REASSIGN SEVEN PLAYERS
COYOTES TRAINING CAMP ROSTER NOW STANDS AT 36

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, September 22, 2003

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA -- Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Michael Barnett announced today that seven players have been reassigned to the Springfield Falcons, the Coyotes’ top minor league affiliate in the American Hockey League.

The following players were reassigned today:
Pos. -Player -Team Reassigned To:
G -David LeNeveu -Springfield (AHL)
D -Nikos Tselios - Springfield (AHL)
RW - Frank Banham - Springfield (AHL)
LW - Frantisek Lukes - Springfield (AHL)
LW - Mike Stutzel - Springfield (AHL)
C - Jason Jaspers - Springfield (AHL)
C - Martin Podlesak - Springfield (AHL)

The Coyotes now have 36 players on their 2003 veterans training camp roster including 4 goaltenders, 12 defensemen and 20 forwards:

Goaltenders: Zac Bierk, Brian Boucher, Sean Burke, Jean-Marc Pelletier

Defensemen: Paul Mara, Ossi Vaananen, Todd Simpson, Brad Ference, David Tanabe, Radoslav Suchy,
Cale Hulse, Bryan Helmer, Goran Bezina, Igor Knyazev, Michael Schutte, Matthew Spiller

Forwards: Shane Doan, Chris Gratton, Mike Johnson, Krystofer Kolanos, Daymond Langkow, Jan Hrdina, Ladislav Nagy, Tyson Nash, Andrei Nazarov, Landon Wilson, Branko Radivojevic,
Brian Savage, Mike Sillinger, Daniel Cleary, Jeff Taffe, Chris Ferraro, Peter Ferraro, Kiel McLeod, Fredrik Sjostrom, Erik Westrum
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, September 23, 2003

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA --- Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Michael Barnett announced today that the Coyotes have signed free agent defenseman Mike Wilson to a one-year deal. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Last season, the 6-foot-4, 195-pound Wilson played 45 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, recording 4-5-9 and 89 penalty minutes (PIM). He also played 5 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack (1-2-3 and 5 PIM) and one game with the New York Rangers.

The 28-year-old Wilson was originally drafted by the Vancouver Canucks (1st round, 20th overall) in the 1993 Entry Draft. In eight NHL seasons with Buffalo, Florida, Pittsburgh and the New York Rangers, Wilson has collected 16-41-57 and 264 PIM in 336 games.

His best season came during the 1999-2000 campaign when he registered 4-16-20 and 35 PIM in 60 games with Florida.

Wilson will skate with the Coyotes today and will accompany the team to Portland, Oregon where the Coyotes will face the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, September 24 at 7:00 p.m.

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