Stephen Sylvanie / Special to the Sun
Las Vegas forward Kyle Hagel looks to throw a haymaker at former Wranglers pugelist J.D. Watt during a one-sided bout in the second period of the Wranglers season opener against the Grizzlies on Oct. 16.
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 | 3:36 p.m.
Expanded hockey coverage
As expected, the Las Vegas Wranglers officially signed defenseman Mike Madill and removed forward Kyle Hagel from the injured reserve on Thursday.
To make room for Madill, the Wranglers released 26-year-old defenseman Sean Hurley. Hurley only appeared in two games this season and did not register a point.
The Wranglers now carry seven defenseman. They are Madill, Robbie Bina, Jason Krischuk, Craig Switzer, Chris Frank, Nick Ross and John Schwarz.
With Hagel back in the lineup, the Wranglers also placed center Justin Bernhardt on the seven-day IR. Bernhardt has scored one goal with a -3 rating in six games this season.
Las Vegas (4-3) is back in action tonight against the Bakersfield Condors (4-4) at the Orleans Arena.
The Orleans Arena, a Boyd Gaming facility located just west of the Las Vegas Strip, is one of the nation’s leading mid-sized arenas, and was recently ranked No. 1 in the United States and No. 5 internationally among venues of similar size by Venues Today Magazine.
The Arena hosts more than 200 events each year, including concerts by top names like Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Van Halen, Brooks & Dunn, Black Eyed Peas, Akon and Rihanna; family favorites like The Harlem Globetrotters and Circus Spectacular; and a wide variety of sporting events, including NCAA basketball tournaments, the West Coast Conference and Western Athletic Conference Basketball Championships, mixed martial arts with Superior Cage Combat, and major motorsports events.
The arena serves as home to the Las Vegas Wranglers professional ECHL hockey team, the Las Vegas Legends professional indoor soccer team, and the Lingerie Football League’s Las Vegas Sin. Stay connected to the Orleans Arena on Facebook (www.facebook.com/orleansarena) and on Twitter (@orleansarena).
Steve Silver can be reached at 948-7822 or [email protected].
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