Chiefs Add Speed With Former Viper Felde:

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Chiefs Add Speed With Felde

08/27/2009

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The Johnstown Chiefs announced today that they have signed forward Erik Felde for the 2009-10 season.

“Erik is a versatile player who can play on the wing or defense. He has great vision and offensive skill, but his greatest strength is his skating ability. We’re very happy to have him with the Chiefs this season,” said Vice President and General Manager Bill Bredin.

The Chiefs originally acquired the rights to Felde as the future considerations portion of the Dec. 2008 trade that sent the rights to Max Taylor to Reading. The Chiefs obtained Taylor’s rights, along with David Schulz, in the Aug. 2008 trade that sent Andrew Martens to Ontario.

Standing 5-11 and weighing 185 pounds, Felde split his rookie season between his hometown Alaska Aces and the Reading Royals. He netted seven points (5G, 2A) in 29 games with the Aces before he was traded to Reading in exchange for the rights to defenseman Tyson Marsh. With the Royals Felde played defense and wing over eight games and produced two points (1G, 1A). He played two games against the Chiefs on March 27 and 29 at Reading and scored his lone Royals goal in the game on the 27th.

Before turning pro, Felde spent his junior career in Junior A and Canadian Major Junior leagues. After one season in the NAHL with the U.S. National Under-18 Team, he moved on to Cedar Rapids of the USHL and then Vernon of the BCJHL where he led the team with 81 points (32G, 49A) for the 2005-06 season. That vaulted him to the WHL where he had two successful seasons between Tri-City and Swift Current. Felde netted 109 points (49G, 60A) in 144 WHL games between 2006 and 2008.

The Anchorage, Alaska native joins David Schulz, Matt Robinson, Sean Berkstresser, Ryan Menei, Mike Knight, Greg Gallagher, and Kyle Bushee as Chiefs under contract for the 2009-10 season.

Erik Felde

Left Wing

Born Dec 29 1987 -- Anchorage, AK

Height 5.11 -- Weight 185 -- Shoots L

Regular Season Playoffs

Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

2003-04 U.S. National Under-18 Team NAHL 41 4 9 13 34

2004-05 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 60 16 15 31 80 11 1 1 2 10

2005-06 Vernon Vipers BCHL 61 32 49 81 44

2006-07 Tri-City Americans WHL 72 24 28 52 38 6 0 2 2 4

2007-08 Tri-City Americans WHL 3 3 0 3 4

2007-08 Swift Current Broncos WHL 69 22 32 54 34 11 0 3 3 4

2007-08 Texas Wildcatters ECHL -- -- -- -- -- 1 0 0 0 0

2008-09 Alaska Aces ECHL 29 5 2 7 16

2008-09 Reading Royals ECHL 8 1 1 2 0