January 22, 2009

Wichita Acquires Zbriger

WICHITA, KS -- The Wichita Thunder acquired former St. Lawrence forward Mike Zbriger and future considerations from the Corpus Christi IceRays today in exchange for center Chris Greene.

A Montreal native, Zbriger (pronounced zuh-BRIG-er) was fourth on the IceRays with 29 points, having scored 13 goals and 16 assists in 36 games played.

Zbriger is in his third year of professional hockey, having started his career in 2006-07 in the former UHL. While splitting time with Chicago, Flint, and Bloomington that year, he amassed 57 points in 77 games. Last season, Zbriger played overseas in Germany, scoring 30 goals and 34 assists in 52 games for the Weiden Blue Devils.

Prior to turning pro, he played collegiate hockey at St. Lawrence University from 2002-2006, and was a teammate of Thunder forward Jordan Hack during his junior and senior seasons. Zbriger scored a hat trick and notched five points for Corpus Christi on opening night this season against Tulsa and picked up a goal and assist in Corpus' 5-2 victory last night at Rapid City.