January 12, 2011

Bates Earns Promotion to AHL

SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio Rampage General Manager Brad Treliving announced that the American Hockey League (AHL) club has signed former Quinnipiac forward Jamie Bates to a professional try-out (PTO).

Bates, 25, joins the Rampage from their ECHL affiliate, the Las Vegas Wranglers, where he is currently the team's leading scorer with 31 points (12 goals, 19 assists) in 23 games. He has tallied 152 points (55 goals, 97 assists) in 146 career ECHL games

The Toronto, Ontario native has posted two assists in 11 career AHL games split between the Norfolk Admirals and Springfield Falcons. Bates attended Quinnipiac University for four years recording 52 goals and 77 assists in 143 career NCAA games (2004-08).