Blues Recall Della Rovere and Scatchard; Hensick and Porter Assigned to Peoria

[Thrillhouse]

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced Wednesday the club has recalled forwards Stefan Della Rovere (DEHL-ah ROH-vair) and Dave Scatchard from the Blues’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen.

The Blues also assigned forwards T.J. Hensick and Chris Porter to Peoria.

Della Rovere, 20, has played in 20 games for the Rivermen this season recording seven points on three goals and four assists to go along with 33 penalty minutes. Prior to joining Peoria, the 5’11, 200-pound forward spent four seasons with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) amassing 138 points (65 goals, 73 assists) and 479 penalty minutes in 230 games.

Last season, Della Rovere represented Team Canada at the 2010 World Junior Championships, notching six points (three goals, three assists) in six games en route to earning the Silver Medal.

The Richmond Hill, Ontario native was originally drafted by Washington in the seventh round, 204th overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He was acquired by St. Louis from Washington in exchange for D.J. King on July 28, 2010. He will wear number 19.

Scatchard, 34, has made 23 appearances for Peoria this season registering 11 points on three goals and eight assists to accompany 35 penalty minutes. Last season, the 6’3, 220-pound forward spent majority of his season with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals tallying 30 points (20 goals, 10 assists) and serving 59 penalty minutes in 36 games.

For his career, Scatchard has played 651 games over ten seasons in the NHL including stints with Vancouver, New York Islanders, Boston, Phoenix and Nashville amassing 268 points (128 goals, 140 assists) and 1,034 penalty minutes.

The Hinton, Alberta native was originally drafted by Vancouver in the second round, 42nd overall, of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He was signed by St. Louis as a free agent on August 4, 2010. He will wear number 25.

[BigBadWolf1171]

Tonights game could be a gritty one.

[RetardedChimp]

True that Wolf.

Della Rovere is not a HW but a real scrappy guy who will most likely find Bradley, Chimera, or Hendricks tonight.

Scatchard may try to fight tonight as well.

[bustoff]

Now I'm wondering if Janssen is in the line up tonight. Kind of weird calling these two guys up tonight against a soft Caps team. They do play the Oilers and the Nucks this weekend so I guess that's part of the reason why.

[BigBadWolf1171]

Originally Posted by RetardedChimp

True that Wolf.

Della Rovere is not a HW but a real scrappy guy who will most likely find Bradley, Chimera, or Hendricks tonight.

Scatchard may try to fight tonight as well.

Boudreau said King will most likely be in tonight,so yeah,it has potential.

[stevecanuck16]

Della Rovere is a guy I've been looking forward to seeing in the show ever since his WJC days.

He's a scrappy guy who can play the agitator role well, and should be fun to watch. Of course, this only stands until he plays against the Canucks on Sunday, at which point I'm sure I'll find reasons to like him less.

Also, always good to see an old warrior like Scatchard getting another shot.

[bengino]

An offseason trade set up some mano-a-mano drama -- when the Blues traded D.J. King to the Washington Capitals, King's former teammate and good friend Cam Janssen predicted a thrilling fight in their first meeting -- that may not materialize Wednesday night. Janssen played his third straight game Tuesday, but it's not certain he'll be in the lineup tonight. King is expected to play. If both are dressed, does King expect an ESPN Top 10 highlight to develop? "When that comment was made, it was just Cam and his personality," King said. "I didn't think much about it because we're friends. It's not like we're going to go out and look to do that, but if it happens, it happens."

[bustoff]

Della Rovere looked pretty good last night. Scatch hardly got any ice time. Hopefully Della Rovere will get in his first fight Saturday night against the Oil.