Damn. I was hoping we could somehow keep Cale. He's
the only aggressive defenseman we had, and one of the
fan-friendlier players. I'm gonna miss seeing him
stand up other players or knock them down. He was
irritating as hell to other teams - Forsberg even took
a swing at him. Oh well, I sure hope these new young
guys have some grit. We need it.


--- beautypersoni <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> From Slam! Sports Hockey...
>
> SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (CP) -- The Phoenix Coyotes
> signed free agent
> defenceman Cale Hulse to a multi-year deal Thursday.
>
>
> "Cale is a rugged performer, someone that players
> do not like to
> play against," said Coyotes vice-president and
> executive general
> manager Mike Barnett. "His physical play brings to
> the team an
> element that we felt got away from us last year.
>
> "It has been a priority for us to add this type of
> defenceman since
> our season ended."
>
> The six-foot-three, 220-pound Hulse recorded two
> goals, six assists
> and 121 penalty minutes in 80 games with the
> Nashville Predators
> last season.
>
> The 29-year-old native of Edmonton, Alberta has
> played eight
> seasons in the NHL with New Jersey, Calgary and
> Nashville,
> collecting 71 points and 814 penalty minutes in 498
> career games.
>
> Hulse was originally drafted by the New Jersey
> Devils in the third
> round, 66th overall in the 1992 entry draft.
>
>
>


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