Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have re-signed forwards David Spina and Jeff Hoggan and defenseman Sean Sullivan to contracts. As per club policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Spina, 26, led the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL) in scoring last season with 16-38-54 in 63 games. His 38 assists also led the team. In two seasons with the Rampage, Phoenix’s AHL affiliate, Spina has registered 37-67-104 and 90 PIM in 139 games. He also collected three goals in seven postseason games during the 2008 Calder Cup playoffs.
Spina, a native of Mesa, Arizona, played hockey in the Phoenix Junior Roadrunners program prior to his collegiate and professional career. He later attended Red Mountain High School in Mesa for a year before playing junior hockey for the Texas Tornadoes of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) and spending a season with the U.S. National Development Program. Spina then played four seasons at Boston College, where he tallied 49-54-103 in 138 games. He was named to the 2001-02 Hockey East All-Rookie Team as he collected 13-13-26 in 36 games as a freshman.
The 5-foot-10, 185-pound Spina has recorded 63-100-163 and 208 PIM in 275 career AHL games with San Antonio, Springfield and Utah.
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