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Capitals Recall Keith Aucoin from Hershey

Thursday, 10.15.2009 / 9:47 AM / News
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have recalled center Keith Aucoin from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey league (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.

 

Aucoin, 30, is a ninth-year pro who stands 5’9”, 162 pounds. The Waltham, Mass., native has played in four games for Hershey and ranks third on the Bears in scoring with one goal and four assists. Last season Aucoin recorded six points (two goals, four assists) in 12 games with Washington, including five points (two goals, three assists) in the final seven games of the season. He has played in 65 career NHL games with the Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes, recording seven goals and 14 assists.

 

The undrafted Aucoin led the AHL in points (96) and assists (71) through most of last season, but finished second to teammate Alexandre Giroux after he played the last seven games of the regular season with Washington. He has 529 career AHL points in 505 games.

 

Aucoin, No. 20 with Washington, joined the Capitals organization as a free agent on July 3, 2008, after spending three years in the Carolina organization.

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  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 WSH 59 41 12 6 234 161 88
2 NJD 58 36 20 2 153 134 74
3 BUF 57 32 18 7 158 144 71
4 PIT 59 35 22 2 187 171 72
5 OTT 59 33 22 4 164 165 70
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2009-2010 REGULAR SEASON
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
A. Ovechkin 51 42 44 41 86
N. Backstrom 59 25 48 32 73
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M. Green 54 13 41 25 54
T. Fleischmann 48 17 24 9 41
B. Laich 59 17 23 8 40
M. Knuble 47 21 18 22 39
B. Morrison 59 11 21 15 32
E. Fehr 48 15 14 16 29
J. Chimera 59 12 15 -3 27
 
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S. Varlamov 12 1 2 .924 2.21
J. Theodore 20 7 4 .908 2.87
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