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Blues Activate Bozak And Sanford; Assign Kyrou And Nolan

by Dan O'Neill

St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the Blues have activated forwards Tyler Bozak and Zach Sanfordfrom injured reserve (IR).  In addition, the team assigned forwards Jordan Kyrou and Jordan Nolanto their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage.

Bozak, 32, has dressed in 39 games for the Blues this season, posting 18 points (six goals, 12 assists) and 10 penalty minutes.  The 6’1, 199-pound forward was originally signed by the Blues as a free agent on July 1, 2018.  Overall, the Regina, Saskatchewan, native has amassed 383 points (142 goals, 241 assists) and 192 penalty minutes in 633 career National Hockey League (NHL) regular-season games.

Sanford, 24, has dressed in 30 games for the Blues this season, recording 11 points (five goals, six assists) and 17 penalty minutes.  The 6’4, 200-pound forward was originally acquired by the Blues via trade from the Washington Capitals on Feb. 27, 2017.  Overall, the Salem, Massachusetts, native has posted 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) and 27 penalty minutes in 69 career NHL regular-season games.

Kyrou, 20, has dressed in 26 games with the Rampage this season, sharing the team lead with 25 points and leading the club outright with 11 goals.  The 6’0, 177-pound forward has also dressed in 16 games with the Blues, logging a goal and two assists.  The Toronto, Ontario, native was originally drafted by the Blues in the second round, 35th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Nolan, 29, has dressed in 30 games for the Rampage this season, tallying 19 points (10 goals, nine assists) and 27 penalty minutes.  The 6’3, 217-pound forward has also made 14 appearances with the Blues, recording two assists and 14 penalty minutes.  Nolan was originally signed by the Blues as a free agent on July 5, 2018.

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