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Old 02-10-2009, 01:23 PM
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Lightning Assign Brookbank to Norfolk; Recall Josef Melichar
TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled defenseman Josef Melichar from Norfolk of the American Hockey League, Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced. Left wing Wade Brookbank was assigned to the Admirals.

Melichar, a 6-2, 222-pound native of Ceske Budjovice, Czech Republic, has played in 15 games with the Hurricanes this season, recording four assists. He has also appeared in 25 games with Albany of the AHL, recording a goal and five points.

In his seventh NHL season, Melichar has played in 325 career NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina. He has recorded seven goals and 44 points, including one shorthanded goal, during his career. Melichar has also played in 151 career AHL games with the River Rats and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, recording six goals and 24 points.

Melichar was drafted by Pittsburgh in the third round, 71st overall, in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

Brookbank, 6 foot 4, 225 pounds, has played in 27 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, scoring one goal and ranking tied for third on the team in penalty minutes with 40. He is a veteran of 127 career NHL games with Nashville, Vancouver, Boston and the Hurricanes. He has amassed six goals and nine points with a 345 penalty minutes in his career. Brookbank also has a career plus-5 rating.
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Old 02-10-2009, 01:49 PM
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Tampa Bay is so ****ed up.
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Old 02-10-2009, 02:24 PM
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Wade doesn't have far to drive from the Raleigh area to Norfolk.
He'll be there for the rest of the year if Lawton has his way.
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Having Melichar in the line-up virtually guarantees the Bolts' opponents of at least one soft goal per night.
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:16 PM
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and to think i got excited about brookbank regularly playing on an nhl team...
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:19 PM
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well...that blows but I guess this gives Norfolk one of the top heavyweights in the league along with now Henley should be headed to Mississippi and they badly need some toughness.
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Old 02-10-2009, 04:08 PM
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Damn...

I was hoping a team like Toronto, Columbus, or Florida would claim Brookbank.

This was Brian Burke's chance. He said he wanted a legit heavyweight... so what's he waiting for? Brookbank would have been a pretty good fit.
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Old 02-10-2009, 04:59 PM
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Damn...

I was hoping a team like Toronto, Columbus, or Florida would claim Brookbank.

This was Brian Burke's chance. He said he wanted a legit heavyweight... so what's he waiting for? Brookbank would have been a pretty good fit.
I don't think Brookbank had to go through waivers.
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Old 02-10-2009, 05:01 PM
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I don't think Brookbank had to go through waivers.
Brookbank, Melichar and Kukkonen on Waivers
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yeah just seen that.
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I can not wait for the Norfolk- Hamilton game friday . Looking forward to it
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I can not wait for the Norfolk- Hamilton game friday . Looking forward to it
Let me know how it goes....... i bet he'll be looking to throw down, Hopefully Flinn, Harvey n' Stewart feel lucky. Im sure if Wade Throws down Konopka will want to get in on the action.
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Norfolk is loaded.
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