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2010-06-16 16:10:39

Black Wings roster completed

With the signing of Aaron MacKenzie and Reid Cashman the EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz roster is completed. Next to both new defense players Niklas Mayrhauser and Christian Haidinger gets a chance from the own junior team. Fabian Ecker and Philipp Ullrich want to take their chances as try-outs during the pre-season.

29 years old Aaron MacKenzie won with HC Pardubice (and Goalie Dominik Hasek) the Czech championship last season – his first in Europe. The 366 AHL games experienced Canadian won also the university championship in Northern America and was 08/09 five times part of the Colorado Avalanche. Headcoch Kim Collins wants to see him in a leading position.

AHL-recordholder Reid Cashman will play his first season in Europe. The 27 years old defender was the first who lead the AHL-scorerlist as a defender – 18 years ago was the last time. Last season he played for the Milwaukee Admirals. Also in the ECHL Cashman shows his position as an big player in the powerplay.
MacKenzie and Cashman get one-year-contracts.

Fabian Ecker and Philipp Ullrich (both played last season in the second team of EC Red Bull Salzburg) get their chances as try-outs during the pre-season, where the Black Wings will take part at two tournaments >>overview pre-season.

From the junior team of the Black Wings Christian Haidinger and Niklas Mayrhauser will get their chances by Headcoach Kim Collins.

>>overview transfers