Springfield, Mass. – The Springfield Falcons, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, announced on Monday that they have recalled left wing Wade MacLeod from their ECHL affiliate, the Evansville IceMen.
MacLeod, who was assigned to the IceMen on Jan. 3, scored three goals over three games for Evansville this past weekend. He has six goals and an assist for seven points in five contests with the IceMen in 2012-2013. A second-year pro, MacLeod has one assist in six games with Springfield this season. He played his entire rookie campaign with the Falcons in 2011-2012, scoring 10 goals and adding 19 assists for 29 points in 66 outings while registering a +6 rating, tying for the club high. The 25-year-old commenced his professional career with Springfield at the end of the 2010-2011 season, notching three points (1g-2a) in nine games.
A native of Coquitlam, British Columbia, MacLeod played four seasons from 2007 to 2011 at Northeastern University (NCAA, D-I), collecting 137 points (61g-76a) in his collegiate career. MacLeod set career highs in his senior campaign of 2010-2011 with 22 goals, 23 assists, and 45 points, led the Huskies in scoring in each of his final three seasons, and left Northeastern with a school-record 149 games played.
Northeast Division-leading Springfield heads to Worcester for the first of eight meetings with the Sharks this Friday at 7:30 p.m. before returning home to the MassMutual Center to host Providence on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Comcast is the presenting sponsor of Saturday’s game. Fans can win a free bicycle courtesy of Gus Coelho Auto Repair at 442 Holyoke St. in Ludlow as part of “Cycle Saturday” at the MassMutual Center (GusAutoRepair.net).
