The ECHL has suspended Toledo Walleye forward Reilly Funk for one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in Saturday’s home opener against the Fort Wayne Komets at the Huntington Center. Funk received a major penalty and a game misconduct for charging at 14:22 of the first period of the Nov. 7 game, which Toledo won 6-4.
Funk will sit out Toledo’s next game, Friday, Nov. 13, at the Wheeling Nailers. He had opened the scoring against Fort Wayne at 4:05 of the first period before the penalty ended his night, and he scored the go-ahead goal in a 4-3 win at Kalamazoo a night earlier.
Stacey released
The Walleye also made several roster moves over the weekend. According to the ECHL’s transactions report for Sunday, Nov. 8, Toledo activated defenseman Andrew Stacey from the seven-day injured reserve and then released him. Stacey earned a contract out of training camp and was on Toledo’s opening-night roster in October.
The same report shows Toledo placed goaltender Nick Grabko and forward Chris Terry on reserve. Terry scored his first ECHL goal in the home opener. On Nov. 7, the Walleye activated defenseman Carter Schade from reserve and placed defenseman Campbell Cichosz on reserve. Sunday also brought goaltender Carter Gylander and forwards Nolan Moyle and Tag Bertuzzi back from Grand Rapids.
What’s next
The Walleye are off until Friday, Nov. 13, when they open a three-game set at Wheeling at 7:10 p.m. at WesBanco Arena. Their next home game is Wednesday, Nov. 18, against Rapid City.
Earlier on Mitten Hockey: Walleye Game Recap: vs. Komets (Nov. 7) and Griffins send Carter Gylander, Nolan Moyle, and Tag Bertuzzi back to Toledo.
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