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Johnson released from PTO
By Chris Roy Published: 15th January 2009Portland, ME — Forward Keith Johnson has been released from his PTO by the Portland Pirates and assigned back to South Carolina of the ECHL after spending nearly the last two weeks with the team.
In seven games with the Pirates, he’s scored two points (1g, 1a) with six penalty minutes.
It’s expected with the move that Tyler Bouck will be in the lineup tomorrow night when the Pirates take on the Providence Bruins in Rhode Island.
Bouck has missed the last eight games with a concussion after hitting the goal post at full speed.
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