Here is an article I found on former Vernon Vipers defenceman Chay Genoway. The NHL Minnesota Wil have traded
Genoway to the Washington Capitals March 14th 2013. Genoway was in his second
season with the AHL Houston Aeros before joining the AHL Hershey Bears. In 53 games this season Genoway has (4-15-19)
last year in 72 regular season games Genoway collected (7-29-36). The Minnesota
Wild signed Genoway to an entry-level contract back on April, 12th 2011. Genoway
made his NHL debut last season with the Minnesota Wild on April, 7th 2012
collecting 1 assist and being named 2nd star vs the Pheonix Coyotes. Genoway
played one season in Vernon (2005-2006). In 56 regular season games with the
Vipers Genoway collected (17-32-49). Chay Genoway's Player Profile:
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=92084
This was posted on the Pennlive.com website:
Familiar faces greet Chay Genoway with Hershey Bears
By Tim Leone | tleone@pennlive.com
March 16, 2013
when he joined the Hershey Bears this week.
Kevin Marshall, center, was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs organization on Thursday. JOE HERMITT, The Patriot-News (2012)
The defenseman's Thursday trade reunited him with former Houston Aeros teammates Jon DiSalvatore, Jeff Taffe and Casey Wellman.
“Definitely, that helps,” Genoway said. “Just someone to chat with. They're older guys already as it is, so they've been around the league a lot. They've been a help already.”
Recent scratches gave Genoway an inkling that a trade might be a possibility before the Minnesota Wild sent him to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2014.
“At first, it's a lot of different emotions running through your mind,” Genoway said. “I'm really excited. I've heard nothing but great things about Hershey. You just hear the name and there's just so much history. Every person I've ever talked to says it's a great place to play.”
The second-year pro led Houston in scoring among defensemen as a rookie (7-29-36). The 5-9, 177-pounder produced 4-15-19 in 53 games with the Aeros this season before the trade.
“He can produce,” DiSalvatore said. “He can play. He sees the ice well. He will be a good offensive defenseman for us. We expect, once he gets familiar with the systems, that he can really help us.”
The 26-year-old is expected to make his Hershey debut Saturday night when the Bridgeport Sound Tigers visit Giant Center.
“I'm a puck-moving D-man,” Genoway said. “I try to get the puck in the forwards' hands. I think my assets are trying to break the puck out as soon as possible and using my feet to get up in the play and help out. Hopefully, I'll help out a little bit on specialty teams. Besides that, just stopping the puck from going in the net.”
In a separate Thursday trade, the Bears acquired left winger Nicolas Deschamps from the Toronto Maple Leafs organization in exchange for defenseman Kevin Marshall.
The 6-2, 186-pound Deschamps, who began the 2011-12 season with the Syracuse Crunch before being traded by the Anaheim Ducks to Toronto, produced 3-9-12 in 17 playoff games with the Toronto Marlies, who lost in the Calder Cup finals to the Norfolk Admirals.
“I like his speed,” Bears head coach Mark French said. “He plays the game with good pace. My best recollections were early last year when he was having success [in Syracuse]. He seemed to be a dangerous player who was a very complementary player to his linemates. I also like that he had a very successful Calder Cup run last year with Toronto, where he put up some real good numbers.”
French said news of the trade hit Marshall hard.
“Yeah, it's tough,” French said. “I guess the old adage, you have to give something up to get something. We gave up a lot.
“He invested a lot into this group. He was rightfully emotional for the type of investment he had.”
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Genoway said former Bears defenseman Joe Finley, a University of North Dakota teammate, contacted him after the trade. “He did text me and gave me a little bit of the low down,” Genoway said.
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