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Special to the Sun / Stephen R. Sylvanie
Jason Krischuk focuses on the puck during a game at the Orleans Arena in 2007. The former Las Vegas defenseman is returning to the Wranglers after a year in Sweden.
Published Friday, Aug. 21, 2009 | 3:30 p.m.
Updated Friday, Aug. 21, 2009 | 4:21 p.m.
Former Las Vegas Wranglers defenseman Jason Krischuk, seen here celebrating a goal at the Orleans Arena in 2007, is returning to his former team to play under new head coach Ryan Mougenel this season.
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Jason Krischuk is a Wrangler once again.
The Las Vegas Wranglers agreed to terms with the 29-year-old defenseman on Friday.
"Jason is an elite player at this level and he is someone we will rely on heavily to be a leader," said Wranglers head coach and general manager Ryan Mougenel. "More importantly he's had success in this league and he will help this team have success too."
Krischuk, an Anchorage native who played at Colorado College and Nebraska-Omaha, spent two prior seasons with the Wranglers.
In the 2006-07 season, Krischuk posted 21 points in 61 games to earn a spot on the 2007 National Conference All-Star squad.
The following year Krischuk notched 35 points and 78 penalty minutes in 68 games. In the 2008 playoffs he recorded another 12 points in 21 games.
Last season Krischuk split time between the Corpus Christi Icerayz of the CHL and the Asploven Hockey Club in Sweden.
The Wranglers open training camp on Oct. 1 and kickoff the regular season on Oct. 16 against the Utah Grizzlies at 7:05 p.m. at the Orleans Arena.
Steve Silver can be reached at 948-7822 or steve.silver@lasvegassun.com. Steve will appear on the Heatwave Sports show on Fox Sports Radio 920 AM Sunday at 11 p.m.
I hope he gets tougher in the corners, other teams would dump the puck to his side of the ice. He should help the power play. Steve, everyone must be on vacation.
I give a "thumbs up" to the Krischuk signing!
FYI: Exhibition games have not been announced...but have been scheduled. Orleansarena.com lists the Wranglers playing the Ontario Reign at home on Thursday October 8. The Reign website lists a second game in Ontario on Friday October 9.
Vagman, I know. I almost left this post for dead.
DMoney, you are correct on the preseason games. I was in Mougenel's office Friday and he tentatively confirmed those dates. They could still change, though.
Camp opens Oct. 1 and the boys hit the ice on Oct. 2