Corbeil in Columbus

Mathieu Corbeil made his National Hockey League bench debut last night, playing the role as backup goaltender for the Columbus Blue Jackets. The club recalled Corbeil on an emergency basis due to several goaltenders in their system currently suffering from injuries.

Here are some news and notes on the game:

• The Blue Jackets fell 3-2 to the Dallas Stars at Nationwide Arena. Steve Ott, Jamie Benn and Michael Ryder all scored for Dallas while Derick Brassard and Kris Russell each had markers for the Jackets.
• Steve Mason allowed three goals on 18 shots for Columbus.
• Columbus fell to a terrible 0-5-1. They are the worst team in the NHL and the only squad without a win.
• Only 9,158 in attendance. Not that surprising. You’d probably have to pay us to watch a Columbus – Dallas game.
• The Blue Jackets website explains the situation: "Wild day for Mathieu Corbeil. The Blue Jackets have injuries to goaltenders Mark Dekanich (ankle), Curtis Sanford (undisclosed) and Allen York (shoulder), meaning they had to recall Corbeil from Saint John of the QMJHL on an emergency basis. Per the rules of the NHL-CHL agreement, Corbeil can only stay with the Blue Jackets for 24 hours before being returned to his junior club."
• According to the Columbus Dispatch, this is the first time the Blue Jackets have had to use this rule in their history.
• Corbeil became the first Sea Dogs goaltender in team history to dress for a NHL game. Defenseman Yann Sauve is the only Dog to appear in a match, playing  five games for the Vancouver Canucks last year.
• Former Blue Jackets head coach Gerard Gallant on the callup: "They were in dire straits with their two goalies getting hurt the other day in practice,'' Gallant told the Telegraph-Journal. "He (Corbeil) was pretty excited when I called Monday. At first he didn't know if he was getting traded or what was going on.''
• Saint John recalled Richard Tingley from the Amherst Ramblers of the Maritime Junior ‘A’ Hockey League for practice yesterday. The 18-year-old netminder has a perfect 5-0 record in five games level to go with a 2.60 GAA and .921 SV%.
• Corbeil was officially reassigned to Saint John this morning.