Avalanche Reduces Roster To 41

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has reduced its 2010 preseason roster to 41 players.

The following nine players have been reassigned to the American Hockey League training camp:

Pos.    Player                        Team (League)
D         Joel Chouinard        Lake Erie (AHL)
LW      Zach Cohen              Lake Erie (AHL)
RW     Matt Ford                    Lake Erie (AHL)
D         Travis Gawryletz       Lake Erie (AHL)
C         Wacey Hamilton      Lake Erie (AHL)
D         Ray Macias               Lake Erie (AHL)
C         Justin Mercier           Lake Erie (AHL)
D         Kevin Montgomery   Lake Erie (AHL)
RW     Harrison Reed          Lake Erie (AHL)

The following five players have been reassigned to their respective major junior teams:

Pos.   Player                        Team (League)
LW     Michael Bournival    Shawinigan (QMJHL)
G        Brandon Maxwell     Kitchener (OHL)
G        Calvin Pickard          Seattle (WHL)
D        Troy Rutkowski        Portland (WHL)
D        Stephen Silas          Belleville (OHL)

In addition, center Joey Hishon will be sidelined at least another week due to a hand injury suffered during training camp.  He is returning to his junior team, the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.