April 9, 2011

Bagnall Makes NHL Debut

The list of ECAC Hockey alums debuting in the National Hockey League (NHL) increased to nine Friday as former St. Lawrence defenseman Drew Bagnall made his NHL debut in Edmonton, Alberta as a member of the Minnesota Wild.

Wearing No. 42, Bagnall earned 16 minutes, 53 seconds of ice time in the Wild's 3-1 victory over the Oilers. He was credited with one shot on goal and two penalty minutes. Bagnall finished minus-1 for the contest.

Bagnall joins the following League alums who debuted in the NHL in 2010-11:

Mark Dekanich, Nashville (Colgate)
Colin Greening, Ottawa (Cornell) 
Hugh Jessiman, Florida (Dartmouth)
Brad Mills, New Jersey (Yale)
Mike Moore, San Jose (Princeton) 
Brendon Nash, Montreal (Cornell)
Brandon Pirri, Chicago (RPI)
Aaron Volpatti, Vancouver (Brown)