September 13, 2010

DiLauro Becomes a Maverick

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri - Missouri Mavericks' Head Coach Scott Hillman announced Monday the Central Hockey League (CHL) team has signed former St. Lawrence defenseman Ray DiLauro for the 2010-11 season.

DiLauro, 31 (7/13/79), is a ninth round draft pick (246th overall) of the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound defenseman has 202 career points (52-150202) in nine seasons. The Bensalem, Pennsylvania native has played the previous four seasons in three of Europe's top leagues, and most recently played for the Cleveland Barons of the AHL in North America. DiLauro had his best season in 2004-05 with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers where he posted 52 points on 12 goals and 40 assists in 72 games played.

"Ray is another big piece of the puzzle we have been trying to fit together as we re-tool our blueline," Hillman added about his newest defenseman. "He is big, physical and has good composure with the puck. By signing Ray, (Blake) Forsyth and (Dominic) D'Amour we have a lot more experience on the back end than we had a year ago. Ray has the ability to contribute on the power play and add additional offensive output from our back end."