Milwaukee, WI--Nashville Predators Executive Vice President/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has acquired forward Matt Ellison (EHL-ih-suhn) from the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations.

Ellison, 23 (12/8/83), ranked second in scoring on the American Hockey League’s Philadelphia Phantoms in 2006-07 with 39 points (12g-27a) and appeared in two games with the Flyers. The 6-1, 192-pound forward posted NHL career-highs in 2005-06 with 13 points (3g-10a) in 31 games with Chicago and Philadelphia.

Ellison was originally Chicago’s fourth choice, 128th overall (fifth round), in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. The Duncan, B.C. native has posted 14 points (3g-11a) in 41 career NHL games from 2003-07 with Chicago and Philadelphia.

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