Auld Shines in Debut

(AP) Utah

The Colorado-Utah franchise recently acquired goalie Alex Auld from the Boston-Cape Cod organization for their '09 2nd round entry pick and blueliner Kyle Cumiskey. While Cumiskey was difficult to part with, he is organizational depth at this point in his career and the goaltending situation needed to be shored up a bit for next year.
That 2nd rounder is like a bad penny, it keeps coming in and going back out.
Upon reporting to the Utah Grizzlies as an introduction to the organization, Auld was installed as the starting goaltender on the 1st night! So much for easing into a new setting. Well, Auld showed the professional he is by going out and whitewashing the visiting Johnstown Jets 3-0! He turned aside 21 shots in all in out battling his counterpart on the Jets, netminder Mathieu Garon.
Lighting the lamp for the Grizzlies of the RSHL were Pony (6), Todd White (5) and the recently acquired Chris Higgins (4). Higgins now has 4g 7a 11pts in 7gp with the Grizz! If he keeps going like this it won't be long before he earns himself a spot in the show!
The Grizz currently have 14 pts in 16gp and are in 4th place in the Rose Divsion of the RSHL.
Over in the IHL, the parent Colorado Eagles sport a 10-6 record good for 20pts and are tied for 2nd in the Shore Division.
Recently portsider Jay Pandolfo returned from a minor injury. He has been assigned to Utah for rehab while he gets his skates under him. He'll be manning the left side on the 3rd line checking unit along with the #1 pk unit.

Reported by Grizz Adams...