November 20, 2007

Falcons Recall Farynuk

SPRINGFIELD, MA -- The Springfield Falcons, proud members of the American Hockey League, announced today that they have recalled rormer Rensselaer defenseman Brad Farynuk from their ECHL affiliate, the Stockton Thunder.  Farynuk will join the Falcons on Wednesday as they prepare to take on the Manchester Monarchs at the MassMutual Center.  

Farynuk has played in 14 games for the Thunder this season and is leading all Stockton defensemen in scoring with one goal and seven assists for eight points.  The 6-foot, 220-pound native of Enderby, British Columbia started the season in Falcons training camp spending the preseason with Springfield. 

Farynuk is in his second season of professional hockey after splitting the 2006-07 campaign between the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL and Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.  In 47 games with Dayton, Farynuk collected four goals and 19 assists for 23 points finishing third among all Bombers' defensemen in scoring.  Farynuk led all Dayton blueliners in post-season scoring registering four goals and 12 assists for 16 points in 22 playoff contests.  In 16 regular season games with Syracuse last season, he picked up one assist.

Farynuk played his college hockey with R.P.I. totaling 18 goals and 61 assists for 79 points in 146 career games with the Engineers from 2002-2006.  He was team captain during both his junior and senior seasons with R.P.I.