Laredo, TX - The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey
League announced Thursday that that have acquired third year forward
Erick Lizon from the Oklahoma City Blazers for future considerations.
Lizon signed a contract with the Bucks this week.
The 6'4,
210 pound Lizon spent last season with the Blazers, putting up 67
penalty minutes, while scoring two goals, with three assists in just 23
games. Lizon suffered an injury in the Blazers season-opening 4-2 loss
to Youngstown, which forced him out of action until January 5th. In his
first game back from injury against the Texas Brahmas, Lizon picked up
17 penalty minutes in the third period of Oklahoma City's 4-1 win.
When Lizon was at full strength on the ice last season, he made quite an impression on the rest of the CHL.
"Lizon is a big, strong, tough winger. He has exactly what we've been
missing for a couple of seasons", said Bucks Head Coach and General
Manager Terry Ruskowski. "I spoke with him (Tuesday) and he's very
excited to come here, he's ready to play for us. I'm confident in
saying that he will make a big impact".
Lizon, a native
of Kitchener, Ontario, spent his rookie season with the UHL's (now-IHL)
Rockford Icehawks, where he racked up 137 penalty minutes, to go along
with one goal and six assists in 52 games.
"He's a very
good defensive forward, which is what we are looking for. We think he
will make an impression with his defense, he's very solid there",
Ruskowski said.
Lizon has always been known as an
aggressive player, that dates back to his junior hockey career where he
piled up well over 100 penalty minutes in each of his two seasons.
The winger split his first junior season in 2004-05 with the
Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL), and the Streetsville Derbys (OPJHL),
where he totaled 165 penalty minutes, to go along with five goals, and
14 assists.
Lizon spent his second junior season back
with Victoriaville, where he had his best offensive season. With the
Tigres in 2005-06 he potted 11 goals, with 12 assists for 23 points,
while putting up 127 penalty minutes in 65 games.
"Lizon
will be the guy protecting everyone else", Ruskowski said. "If you want
to go after someone on our team, you're going to have to deal with
Lizon".