FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – Arizona Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have assigned forward Brendan Shinnimin to the Portland Pirates, the club’s American Hockey League affiliate (AHL).

The 23-year-old Shinnimin appeared in two games for the Coyotes this season. He skated in 13:11 in his NHL debut on Nov. 29 vs. Calgary. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound native of Winnipeg, Man. has registered 4-10-14 and a plus-3 rating in 19 games with the Pirates this season. He led Portland in assists and ranked second on the team in points at the time of his recall.

Shinnimin originally signed with the Coyotes on March 2, 2012.