Seeking a hockey home last fall, Derek Pallardy was told that the Cottonmouths looked good and he wouldn’t regret coming to Columbus.

A successful season and SPHL championship later, Pallardy is headed back to the Snake Pit.

The Cottonmouths added Pallardy and rookie forward Jason Yuel to their training camp roster on Tuesday. Other forwards on the list include Sam Bowles, Brett Hammond, Daniel Amesbury, Jim Durham and Levi Lind. Defensemen on board are Tom Maldonado, Bret Tyler, Andrew Krelove and rookie Chris Bailer.

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Jubilation and determination marked the Columbus Cottonmouths’ 2012 Southern Professional Hockey League championship.

Greg Beller led the team in scoring in the playoffs with 10 points. Sam Bowles and Derek Pallardy had 7, followed by Orrin Hergott, John Sullivan and Andrew Krelove with 6.

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Columbus Cottonmouths forward Derek Pallardy was at a hockey crossroads after being released by the Central Hockey League’s Missouri Mavericks at the end of training camp.  Former and current teammate Brett Hammond’s persistence brought Pallardy to the Snakes.

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