Straub signed to professional try-out agreement (qc pr)

[Hoody]

STRAUB SIGNED TO PROFESSIONAL TRY-OUT AGREEMENT

Defenseman Returns from ECHL’s Las Vegas Wranglers

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Moline, IL- The Quad City Flames announced today that defenseman Brandon Straub has been signed to a Professional Try-Out Agreement (PTO). Straub appeared in five games with the ECHL’s Las Vegas Wranglers after beginning the 2008-09 campaign in the Quad Cities. Straub played three games with the AHL’s Flames at the outset of the season.

Straub was held scoreless while in Las Vegas. The rugged defender did accumulate 15 penalty minutes while skating on the Wranglers’ blueline. In three games with the Flames, he recorded six penalty minutes and no points.

Straub appeared in nine AHL games in 2007-08 with the Lake Erie Monsters. He also played 55 ECHL games last season with the Johnstown Chiefs. During his time with the Chiefs, the Colorado Springs, Colorado native recorded 12 points on three goals and nine assists.

The Flames play on home ice three times this week. Quad City hosts Peoria on Wednesday and Friday at 7:05 p.m. Saturday night, the Grand Rapids Griffins visit the i wireless Center on “Power to Play Sports Night”. The first 1,500 fans age 12 and under will receive Flames Youth Hockey Jerseys courtesy of ORA Sports Medicine. Fans that donate a used athletic item will receive $2.00 off tickets purchased at the i wireless Center Box Office. Proceeds will benefit the Quad City Family YMCA youth athletic programs.

Tickets for all Flames home games, including this week’s match-up, are on sale now at the i wireless Center Box Office, via phone at (563) 326-1111 or on-line at ticketmaster.com. Group tickets and mini-plan packages are available via the Flames Ticket Office at (309) 764-7825.
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[Freeway]

Injury replacement or preparing for the Flames to call up Vandermeer's replacement?

[PIMking]

Originally Posted by Freeway

Injury replacement or preparing for the Flames to call up Vandermeer's replacement?

call up do to vandermeer getting hurt.

[dobbles]

i did like the way straub looked the first few games. certainly no worse than dan spang...

calgary folks, is there any news if you will indeed be calling anyone up or just going with pardy as a 6th?

[PIMking]

I guess qc signed a guy named brad brown. so whos the odd man out when Baldwin gets healthy?

straub will be gone as soon as he gets here and will spang or cole be sent down?

[Pauly]

Peter Maher said tonight from San Jose that there will be no callups from QC. They are going to stick with 6 defenceman, apparently there are no further issues with Sarich, he's good to go. He made it sound like Calgary wont be calling anyone up unless they have another dman go down to injury. There was no mention of which QC dman would get the callup, but Pelech seems to be the consensus choice from people in the media that cover the team.

[SparkyOne]

Originally Posted by Pauly

Peter Maher said tonight from San Jose that there will be no callups from QC. They are going to stick with 6 defenceman, apparently there are no further issues with Sarich, he's good to go. He made it sound like Calgary wont be calling anyone up unless they have another dman go down to injury. There was no mention of which QC dman would get the callup, but Pelech seems to be the consensus choice from people in the media that cover the team.

Probably true, since there's no problem with Pelech and waivers....

[borr]

The Big Flames should call up who ever is playing the best in QC, and that would not be Pelech, Palin 1st or Wilson 2nd should get the call.

[SparkyOne]

Originally Posted by borr

The Big Flames should call up who ever is playing the best in QC, and that would not be Pelech, Palin 1st or Wilson 2nd should get the call.

Palin has to clear waivers on his way back down. Can't believe Sutter is going to let that happen....