Feature: Rookie Blueliners Find Common Ground in Syracuse
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The following article featuring former Clarkson standout Grant Clitsome appeared February 5 on the American Hockey League (AHL) Web site.
By Laura Mitchell and John Neenan
At the end of every American Hockey League season, it is
commonplace for top junior and college players who have been
drafted and/or signed by an NHL team to be sent to that
club’s respective AHL team. This gives them their first taste
of becoming a professional.
Last season, two of these players sent to the Crunch by Columbus
were defensemen Grant Clitsome, a Clarkson University product, and
Nick Holden, who played junior hockey for the Chilliwack Bruins of
the Western Hockey League. They joined the team for the last few
games of the regular season and stayed all the way through the
playoffs, each appearing in one game during that stretch.
The careers of Clitsome and Holden have taken different paths, but
nevertheless they find themselves in the same situation as AHL
rookies looking to make a strong impression in their first full
professional season.
Complete article can be accessed via the AHL Web site by clicking here.
