As first reported by Truehockey.com and later confirmed on the official site of Eispiraten Crimmitschau, Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds and Blues winger Chris Stewart have signed with the 2. Bundesliga (minor league) team in Germany. The two players were in route to Germany last night.
While Simmonds (and Stewart) fielded numerous individual offers from teams in various European top leagues, incl...
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