Finishing out the year with some good old fashioned press releases to get caught up.  John de Gray played in Wednesday nights loss to the Hamilton Bulldogs.  I’d be telling a lie if I said I watched a lot of the game and could give a fair assessment on his play.  He seems to be the type of defensemen that the team has been needing with Rory Fitzpatrick still out of the lineup.

(Rochester, NY)… Rochester Americans Vice President of Hockey Operations Ted Nolan announced today that defenseman John de Gray has been loaned to the Amerks by the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. In a related move, Rochester released David Schulz from his PTO.

The 6-4, 209-pound de Gray comes to Rochester from the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL. The second-year pro has five goals, six assists and 28 penalty minutes in 29 games this season with the Condors. The 21-year-old defenseman was a third-round selection (83rd overall) of Anaheim in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

The Markham, Ontario, native has played in 97 career professional games, 68 of those in the American Hockey League with teams in Portland and Iowa. The blueliner has registered seven goals, [...]Read More