SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers General Manager Bill Zito announced today that the club has reassigned forwards Grigori Denisenko and Aleksi Heponiemi from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) to Florida’s Taxi Squad.
Denisenko, 20, has appeared in two games with Florida this season. The 5-foot-11, 186-pound native of Novosibirsk, Russia, appeared in 15 games this season with Syracuse, producing nine points (5-4-9).
He was originally selected by Florida in the first round (15th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft.
Heponiemi, 22, has appeared in three games this season with Florida, recording one goal. The 5-foot-10, 155-pound native of Tampere, Finland, has appeared in six games this season with Syracuse, registering six assists.
He was originally selected by Florida in the second round (40th overall) f the 2017 NHL Draft.
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