Almond and Yonkman get the call

r Former Kelowna Rockets player Cody Almond has been called up to the Minnesota Wild and could make his NHL debut tomorrow (Friday) night when the Wild take on Atlanta.

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r Almond has been having a solid season with the Houston Aeros of the AHL but has really turned it on lately, scoring four goals and adding six assists in the Aeros last nine games. In 33 games this season Almond has six goals and nine assists.

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r Almond, 20, was the Wild's fifth-round draft pick in 2007.

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r "I'm excited to see what he can do," Minnesota coach Todd Richards told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "He's a big kid. He's done well down there."

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r Almond played with Kelowna from 2005-06 until last year when he had 66 points in 70 total games.

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r In other former Rockets player news Nolan Yonkman was also called up to the NHL this week as Nashville recalled Yonkman.

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r Yonkman played three full seasons with the Rockets and parts of two others between 1996-97 and 2000-01.

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