Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Hitmen acquires Fisenko

Press Release

Calgary, AB – Calgary Hitmen General Manager Kelly Kisio announced today the acquisition of 19-year-old centre Mikhail Fisenko from the Vancouver Giants in exchange for a seventh round pick in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft.

“Mikhail is a skilled centre with good size who will help us down the middle this season,” said Kisio.

MIKHAIL FISENKO – CENTRE
HOMETOWN: Magnitogorsk, Russia BIRTHDATE: June 1, 1990
HEIGHT: 6’1” WEIGHT: 191 lbs.
DID YOU KNOW? Fisenko played for Russia at the 2008 World Under-18 Hockey Championship….Was drafted 51st overall by the Vancouver Giants in the 2008 CHL Import Draft….Played for the Russia Selects in the 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge.

(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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