Avalanche Recall Cody McCormick, Activate Skrastins, Reassign Jillson

[DevsFan30]

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that it has recalled forward Cody McCormick from the Lake Erie Monsters, the team’s American Hockey League affiliate. He will join the club in Calgary for tonight’s game against the Flames (7:30 p.m. MST). In addition, defenseman Karlis Skrastins was activated and will be available to play.

McCormick, 24, began the season with Lake Erie and has tallied six points (2g/4a) and 16 penalty minutes in 13 games played with the Monsters. The 6-3, 215-pound forward was drafted by the Avalanche in the fifth round of the 2001 Entry Draft and has appeared in 95 NHL games with Colorado.

Skrastins is returning after missing 12 games with a shoulder injury suffered in Chicago on October 19.

In a related move, the Avalanche reassigned defenseman Jeff Jillson to Lake Erie (AHL). Jillson, who began the year with Lake Erie, was recalled on October 27 but did not dress for the Avalanche.

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[Colt Seavers]

McCormick has always been a scrappy lad. Let's hope he can get someone to go a round with him.

[AVALANCHE FAN]

Originally Posted by rjman48

McCormick has always been a scrappy lad. Let's hope he can get someone to go a round with him.

It would be nice but Ide much rather see him score a goal instead!

[wendys]

i think this is the best move on the avs part. The brought someone up that checks, fights and can chip in on offense. ever since lappy has been gone the avs need the toughness

[caps05]

First, Mike Brown gets called up by Vancouver, now Cody McCormick by Colorado. Is this a sign?

In all reality, however, I'd like to believe something positive is happening here, but I've been burned too often to jump to conclusions.

[Orr4]

Jillson is one of those guys with all the ability to be a second line guy but there's just no fight in that dog.

[yoyomo81]

Originally Posted by caps05

First, Mike Brown gets called up by Vancouver, now Cody McCormick by Colorado. Is this a sign?

In all reality, however, I'd like to believe something positive is happening here, but I've been burned too often to jump to conclusions.

This is a sign of the new nhl, and it sucks! They are only brought up to tease you. Its an illusion now go cry yourself to sleep.

[AVALANCHE FAN]

It looks like Godard decided to have a go at it with him.

[forsberg21]

Originally Posted by AVALANCHE FAN

It looks like Godard decided to have a go at it with him.

Cody held his own too. crap fight, but im glad to finally see cody in an avs uni again.

[dipandmitts]

im a flames fan, and Codt McCormick did more than hold his own, tonight against godard ...he got the jump on godard a little bit, but, godard was def issuing the challenge so he should have been ready

[Isles4life]

Good to see Cody back in action at the NHL level.

[Colt Seavers]

A feasible scenario here for Colorado-

McCormick obviously has the sack to fight top HWs as you all saw in last nights game. He fights and plays well on the 4th line. Plays well enough to put Parker out of a job and on waivers. The odds are 50/50 another team would want him. He's getting $475,000. Average enforcer salary.

[wendys]

yea i like scott parker but i would much rather see cody playing every night atleast he can play more than one shift in a game. He was throwing hudge hits out there on knocked phunuef on his as

[Podollan]

I wanna see both lol.
One tough player is not enough.