Rochester Adds Former League Duo

ROCHESTER, NY -- Rochester Americans Vice President of Hockey Operations Ted Nolan announced today that the club has signed former St. Lawrence forward Kyle Rank to a standard American Hockey League contract and former Quinnipiac forward David Marshall to a 25-game Professional Tryout.

The duo will officially join Rochester this morning and can potentially make their Amerk debut against the Toronto Marlies on Friday, November 26 at The Blue Cross Arena. The pair also becomes the 36th and 37th players to suit for Rochester this season.

Rank, 28, attended the Toronto Marlies training camp prior to the start of the 2010-11 campaign, but has yet to see any action this season. Last season with the Portland Pirates, the 6-foot-0, 200-pound forward appeared in all but one game, scoring nine goals and 11 assists, while setting career-highs in games played (79) and penalty minutes (62). He also notched one assist in four postseason contests for the Pirates. In 114 total American Hockey League appearances with Bridgeport and Portland, Rank has recorded 33 points (12+21) and 85 penalty minutes. In his pro career, the fourth-year pro has amassed 72 points (26+46) in 171 total games.

Prior to turning pro, the Elmira, Ontario, native played four years under former Amerk captain and defensemen Mike Hurlbut (2003-07) at St. Lawrence University, collecting 99 points (39+60) and 127 penalty minutes in 151 career games for the Saints. Rank also skated in 23 games under current Amerks Head Coach Chuck Weber during the 2008-09 season with the Cincinnati Cyclones.

Marshall, 25, earns his second promotion to the AHL after collecting 11 points (7+4) in 16 games with the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers to start the season. At the time of his recall, Marshall scored a team-high seven goals and was second on the team in overall scoring. 

Marshall brings 24 games of AHL experience with him to Rochester, having spent time with the Lake Erie Monsters the past two seasons. In his pro career, Marshall has tallied 53 points (34+19) in 95 games. 

Before joining the professional ranks, the Buffalo, Minnesota, native played four years (2005-09) at Quinnipiac University, where he finished among the top five players three consecutive years, including leading all team rookies in scoring in 2006-07 with 34 points (22+12). In 155 career games for the Bobcats, the 5-foot-11, 185-pound forward has scored 73 goals and 54 assists for 127 points.