MUSKEGON – The Muskegon Fury today announce the signing of forward Chad Woollard for the 2008-09 season.

Woollard, 28, spent last season with the Mississippi River Kings of the Central Hockey League, where he was second on the team with 68 points (37g, 31a) in 60 games.

“Chad fits in with the type of player we’re looking for – big, skilled and with a mean streak,” Fury General Manager Tim Taylor said. “I know him from our time together in Quad City, and he fits in exactly with what we’re looking to do here in Muskegon.”

Woollard (6-foot-3, 210 lbs.) is a nine-year veteran who has played in the ECHL, the CHL, the WPHL, the UHL and has made three stops in the AHL, most recently in 2006-07 with the San Antonio Rampage. He has played in 535 games, scoring 505 points (255g, 250a) while amassing 1,035 penalty minutes.

“Chad is a tremendous player given his size and his scoring ability,” Fury coach Bruce Ramsay added. “He’s going to give opponents nightmares.”

In Quad City, Woollard enjoyed his two finest seasons as a professional, setting a career-high in goals (44) in 2005-06, then setting career-highs in both

MUSKEGON – The Muskegon Fury today announce the signing of veteran right wing Frank Littlejohn to a contract for the 2008-09 season.

“I’m extremely pleased we can add Frank Littlejohn to our team,” Fury General Manager Tim Taylor said. “Frank and I have known each other for a few years, and we always talked about winning a championship together. Adding Frank is a big step to becoming a championship-caliber team.”

Littlejohn played the past two seasons with the Elmira Jackals, last season in the East Coast Hockey League and the season before in the United Hockey League.

“A decision was made and it just didn’t work out in Elmira,”