January 20, 2010

Sundogs Activate Visser, Place Delforte on Injured Reserve

PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. – Arizona Sundogs Head Coach and General Manager Marco Pietroniro today announced that the team has activated alternate captain Jason Visser and has placed second-year forward Torren Delforte on 14-day I.R, retroactive to January 16. Visser and Delforte are former Union standouts.

Visser, 27, has appeared in 16 games with Arizona this season, recording nine points (6g/3a), a plus-4 rating and six penalty minutes (PIM).

In 88 career regular season games over three seasons with the Sundogs, the Mississauga, Ontario, native has collected 27 goals, 45 assists, a plus-11 rating and 38 PIM.

Delforte, 23, is tied for the team lead in goals with 16 and ranks fourth overall in team scoring with 30 points.

The 5-foot-11, 175-pound forward picked up points (7g/5a) in eight straight contests from October 17 to November 6 and has collected 10 points (6g/4a) in his last 12 games.