Columbus Signs 3 To Taxi Squad; 2021-22 Opening Night Roster Set

Columbus, GA - The Columbus River Dragons today have signed three players to their Taxi Squad, filling out their 2021-22 opening night roster.

Nick Wright, Oleg Shypitsyn and Rich Ledy have all agreed to Taxi Squad terms for the start of the 2021-22 season. Wright will immediately begin serving a 5-game suspension picked up at the end of the 2019-20 COVID-shortened season.

With camp broken and the Taxi Squad full the River Dragons can now release their 2021-22 Opening Night Roster

NumberNamePositionHometown
1Jared RutledgeGoalieChicago, IL
4Noah DoyleDefenseAurora, ON
5Zach SargisDefenseMidlothian, IL
6Danny PlourdeDefenseOttawa, ON
7Levi ArmstrongForwardUrbana, IL
8MJ GrahamForwardMontreal, QC
9Josh PietrantonioForwardHamilton, ON
12Richie PinkowskiForward/DefenseDetroit, MI
15Hunter BersaniForwardBuffalo, NY
17Austin DaaeForwardEstevan, SK
18Justin SchmitDefenseStrathmore, AB
19Robert VanwynsbergheForwardLondon, ON
20Trevor FinchForwardRoanoke, IN
21Jagger WilliamsonForwardVernon, BC
22Jay CroopForwardGlen Allen, VA
23Rich Ledy*DefenseMarquette, MI
24Nick Wright*ForwardNew Boston, MI
26Oleg Shypitsyn*DefenseMinsk, BLR
28Dalton AndersonForwardHavelock, ON
29Jake HussForward/DefensePittsburgh, PA
30Sean KuhnGoalieGlens Falls, NY

*Designates Taxi Squad player