signed former Vernon Vipers defenceman Curtis Gedig to a two-way, AHL contract and then assigned him to the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) Colorado Eagles.
Gedig attended the Calgary Flames Training camp this October before being released-assigned to the Adirondack Flames.
After four years at Ohio State University (2010-2014), Gedig signed an amateur tryout agreement with the American Hockey League (AHL) Albany Devils on April 4th 2014. Gedig never played a game with the Devils was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in round 7 #204 overall in the 2009 NHL draft. Gedig played parts of one season in Vernon (2009-10) after being aquired from the Cowichan Valley Capitals on November 25th 2009 for Nick Amies, Drew George & future considerations. In 30 games with the Vipers Gedig collected (5-goals-7-assists-12-points).
Curtis Gedig's Player Profile:
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=38056
This is posted on the Flames website:
CARR LOANED TO COLORADO, GEDIG SIGNED
10/13/2014
Glens Falls, NY – The Adirondack Flames announced today that goaltender Doug Carr has been loaned to the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL. The team also announced that it has signed defenseman Curtis Gedig to a two-way, AHL contract and assigned him to Colorado.
Carr, 25, had yet to appear in a regular season contest with the Flames this season. The Hanover, MA native turned aside all 21 shots he faced during 40 minutes of action during the preseason. Carr appeared in two AHL contests a season ago with the Abbotsford Heat and recorded a 1-0-1 record with a .925 save percentage and a 1.92 goals against average.
Gedig, 23, had attended NHL training camp with the Calgary Flames and AHL training camp in Glens Falls on a tryout basis. The defenseman was released from his tryout with Adirondack on October 7. Gedig was held scoreless in one preseason contest with Adirondack.
Adirondack’s roster now sits at 26 players (two goaltenders, nine defensemen and 15 forwards).
This is posted on the Eagles website:
Flames assign Gedig, Carr to Eagles
October 13, 2014
WINDSOR, Colo. – The Colorado Eagles, ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Calgary Flames and the AHL's Adirondack Flames, announced that defenseman Curtis Gedig and goaltender Doug Carr have been assigned to the team by Calgary.
Gedig, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound defenseman, spent the past four seasons at Ohio State University, where he collected 51 points (7g-44a) in 133 games. Gedig made the jump to the NCAA level after spending two seasons in the BCHL with the Merritt Centennials, Cowichan Valley Capitals and Vernon Vipers. The Westbank, British Columbia native finished his time in the BCHL with 39 points (15g-24a) in 99 games and helped capture a BCHL championship with the Vipers in 2010.
Carr, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound netminder recently concluded a standout career at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, where he played in 86 games over four seasons, finishing with a cumulative goals-against average of 2.58 and a .915 save percentage. Carr won a Hockey East Championship during his time with UMass-Lowell in 2013, after being named a Hockey East All-Star with the River Hawks in 2012. The Hanover, Mass. native went on to play in four games last season with the Abbotsford Heat of the AHL, where he posted one shutout, a 1.92 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage.
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