Coyotes Recall Prosvetov; Assign Capobianco To Tucson
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – Arizona Coyotes President of Hockey Operations and General Manager John Chayka announced today that the Coyotes have recalled goaltender Ivan Prosvetov from the Tucson Roadrunners, the club’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. The Coyotes have also assigned defenseman Kyle Capobianco to the Roadrunners.
The 20-year-old Prosvetov has posted an 11-3-0 record with a 2.38 goals against average (GAA), a .931 save percentage (SV%) and a shutout in 15 games with the Roadrunners this season.
Last year in his only season in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), the 6-foot-5, 176-pound native of Moscow, RU registered a 36-11-1 record with a 2.94 GAA, a .910 SV% and four shutouts in 53 games with Saginaw. He finished third in both shutouts and wins among all goaltenders and was named to the OHL Third All-Star team.
Prosvetov was originally drafted by the Coyotes in the fourth round (114th overall) in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
The 22-year-old Capobianco has a goal in 10 career games with the Coyotes over the past three seasons. The 6-foot-1, 196-pound native of Mississauga, ON has registered 4-16-20 and 29 penalty minutes (PIM) in 23 games with the Roadrunners this season. He has been named an AHL All-Star for the third-straight season.
Capobianco was originally drafted by the Coyotes in the third round (63rd overall) of the 2015 Entry Draft.