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Wednesday, December 29, 2010Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have assigned defenseman Nolan Yonkman to the San Antonio Rampage (AHL) and recalled right wing Brett MacLean The 6-foot-1, 200 pound MacLean has played 32 games with the Rampage this season collecting 14-17-31. MacLean leads the team in goals (14) and points (31) and ranks tied for second in assists with 17. MacLean is also tied for second on the Rampage with a plus-9 rating and tied for the team lead with 6 power play goals.Last season, the 22-year-old native of London, Ontario played 76 games with San Antonio registering 30-35-65 and 43 penalty minutes.The 6-foot-6, 247 pound Yonkman has played 12 games with the Coyotes this season, recording one assist and 24 penalty minutes. Prior to being recalled by the Coyotes, the 29-year-old native of Punnichy, Saskatchewan played 13 games with the Rampage, collecting 17 penalty minutes.The Coyotes will play the Los Angeles Kings tonight at Jobing.com Arena. Game time is 7:00 p.m. For ticket information, please call 480-563-PUCK or visit PhoenixCoyotes.com.