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Columbus Assigns Left Wing Alexandre Picard
Syracuse, NY, (Tuesday, January 19, 2010)
Syracuse, NY (January 19, 2010) – The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned left wing Alexandre Picard to the Crunch.
Picard, 24, has appeared in 27 games with the Crunch this season and ranks fourth on the club with 19 points (9g, 10a). He has also skated in nine games with Columbus this year, recording 10 penalty minutes.
Picard ranks in the top-10 in a number of categories on the Crunch’s all-time list, including games played (218 – 10th), goals (64 – t-8th), power play goals (29 – 6th) and penalty minutes (422 – 9th). Since the 2005-06 season, Picard has appeared in 67 NHL games, all with Columbus, registering two assists and 58 penalty minutes.
A native of Les Saules, Quebec, Picard was selected by Columbus in the first round, eighth overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
The Crunch return home from the AHL All-Star break to face Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at home on Friday, January 22 at 7:30 p.m. Season and single-game tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by calling the Crunch office at (315) 473-4444 or by stopping by the Crunch office in the War Memorial at Oncenter, located at 800 South State Street in downtown Syracuse.