Americans Send Goaltender Charlie Effinger to Mavericks
The Allen Americans traded goaltender Charlie Effinger to the Missouri Mavericks on Monday, completing the trade made last year for former defenseman Sean Perkins. (Photo Credit: John O'Neill)
On Monday, the Allen Americans shipped goalie Charlie Effinger to the Missouri Mavericks to complete the trade they made at the end of last year to bring in defenseman Sean Perkins. The Americans waived Perkins at the end of last month, but still needed to complete the trade with the Mavs. Although I wasn’t surprised to hear that Effinger was traded to another team (Chris Whitley has certainly cemented himself as the Americans #1 netminder), I was a bit surprised to hear that it was to complete a “future considerations” deal that Allen had previously made. Effinger has twice been called up to the AHL, and has played strongly for Allen when called upon. Missouri certainly ended up with a great player coming back their way.
Allen also signed a goaltender to backup Whitley now that Effinger is gone. David McKee will join the Americans in time for their Thursday night game against the Tulsa Oilers, and will surely be on the bench if needed. McKee, a native of Irving, TX, is the first native Texan on the Americans’ roster. He had a solid collegiate career at Cornell, and went on to play in the ECHL and AHL. McKee’s stats are at the bottom of this article, but here is Allen’s press release about the day’s transactions:
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ALLEN, Texas – The Allen Americans announced that the club traded goalie Charlie Effinger to Missouri and signed netminder David McKee today.
Earlier this season, Missouri sent defenseman Sean Perkins to Allen in exchange for future considerations. The Effinger trade today completed the earlier transaction.
Effinger had an 8-3-1 record with the Americans, posting two shutouts. He was the first player in club history to be sent up to the American Hockey League. The Texas Stars, the Dallas Stars’ AHL affiliate, called up Effinger Oct. 30 and Nov. 25.
McKee is the first native Texan on the Americans with the hometown of Irving. The 6-foot-1 goaltender attended Cornell University, where he played 102 games over three seasons. From 2006-2009, the 26-year-old played in the ECHL for the Augusta Lynx, Phoenix Roadrunners and the Bakersfield Condors with two stints in the AHL.