In the pros: Connelly, Dineen, McElhinney

Former Tiger Brian Connelly, pictured making a crossing pass last season,  is fifth among AHL defensemen in scoring with 10 points (two goals) in nine games for Houston.

Former captain Nick Dineen found his scoring touch again for KooKoo of the second-tier Finnish pro league with two goals Friday and another pair on Saturday.

Curtis McElhinney is fifth among AHL goalies with a 1.61 goals against, .945 saves percentage  and a 6-1-1 mark in eight games for Springfield.  No doubt, he should be rated higher because those listed ahead of him have as few as two games.

 

In the pros: Frischmon heads to Austria

The Graz 99ers, a team competing in the Austrian league, signed former Tiger Trevor Frischmon to a tryout agreement.

Frischmon, 31, joins the 99ers organization after spending five seasons as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets and one as a New York Islander. The Ham Lake, Minn. native was a member of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League last season, and recorded 28 points in 69 games before an injury. The year before that, with the Springfield Falcons, Frischmon had 29 points (four goals, 25 assists) in 80 games.

The 6-foot, 200-pound center has appeared in 396 career AHL games, recording 130 points (32 goals, 98 assists) and 221 penalty minutes between Springfield, Bridgeport and the Syracuse Crunch. Frischmon made his NHL debut during the 2009-10 season with Columbus and played in three games.