Flyers Sign Four Players

[Jlg-28]

Source: TSN.ca

The Philadelphia Flyers announced that goaltender Jamie Storr and forwards Eric Chouinard, Pat Kavanagh and Ryan Ready have agreed to one-year contracts with the club.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Storr, 29, posted a 14-27-3 record, 2.95 goals against average and .913 save percentage in 46 games for the Springfield Falcons and Utah Grizzlies of the American Hockey League during the 2003-04 season.

In 10 NHL seasons with Los Angeles and Carolina, the 6-2, 200-pound goaltender has a 85-86-23 record and 2.54 goals against average in 219 regular season games.

Chouinard, 25, posted five goals and five assists for 10 points and 42 penalty minutes in 16 regular season games for Salzburg EC of the Austrian League during the 2004-05 season. In three NHL seasons with Montreal, the Flyers and Minnesota, the 6-3, 204-pound left wing has 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points and 14 penalty minutes in 89 regular season games.

Kavanagh, 26, was originally drafted by the Flyers in the second round (50th overall) of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He posted 14 goals and 17 assists for 31 points and 87 penalty minutes in 80 regular season games for the Binghamton Senators of the AHL during the 2004-05 season. In three NHL seasons with Vancouver, the 6-3, 195-pound right wing has two goals and two penalty minutes in six regular season games.

Ready, 26, posted seven goals and 18 assists for 25 points and 104 penalty minutes in 72 regular season games with the Flyers' American Hockey League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms during the 2004-05 season. The 6-2, 196-pound left wing added two goals and 11 assists for 13 points and six penalty minutes in 19 playoff games in helping lead the Phantoms to the Calder Cup.

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No real Big names , these playesr will probably play with the Phantoms I guess.

[Hyperfried]

Well, about that...

For Storr, I'm a little lost. The question is... will he become the Phantom's goalie, or will he become the backup?

As for the others... No idea, though Choinard might get a hint of time.

[TonyFatt]

Choinard is BACK! Sweet! I could definately see him playing with the Flyers.

Storr... I like it, I guess. I don't think they would sign him just so he could play in the minors, so he'd probably start with the Flyers, pushng Nittymaki back to the Phantoms... Sounds fine to me. He's still young.

[Travis]

No way in hell Niittymaki is in the AHL again. He's proven himself for two whole seasons at that level now. Storr is a good AHL goalie, not so sure about him ever being a good NHL calibur guy again though. He's a perfect replacement for Neil Little though.

[Hyperfried]

Originally posted by MiniMe7219
No way in hell Niittymaki is in the AHL again. He's proven himself for two whole seasons at that level now. Storr is a good AHL goalie, not so sure about him ever being a good NHL calibur guy again though. He's a perfect replacement for Neil Little though.
Ditto. I'm sick of seeing Niity in the long-forgotten AHL. Backup for the Flyers, thy name is Niity.

[tmcc]

Agreed Nitty is too good. If you check out Storr's career, they say he was pushed into the NHL to quickly. He can be inconsistent at times. 3rd string Flyer or experienced goalie for young Phantom newbies.

[eleven24]

If Nitty is only going to ride the bench with the Flyers, I'd rather have him playing with the Phantoms. I'm sure that is the thinking of the Flyers as well. I won't be surprised if Nitty is with the Phantoms early in the year, and ends up splitting time with Esche at the end of the year.

Come playoff time, Hitch rides the hot hand.