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BOYCHUK BACK…AGAIN

Charlotte Checkers‘CANES ASSIGN ZACH BOYCHUK TO CHARLOTTE

Forward had points in each of two games during second recall of the season

RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has reassigned forward Zach Boychuk to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL).

This concludes the second NHL stint this season for Boychuk, 21, who earned points in each of his two games during the recall (1g, 1a). Boychuk has now totaled four goals and three assists (7 points) in 18 games for Carolina this season. The Airdrie, Alb., native ranked tied for second among Checkers skaters with 39 points (15g, 24a) at the time of the recall, despite playing in just 31 of the team’s 46 games. Boychuk (5’10”, 185 lbs.) is in his second full professional season, and has scored seven goals and earned nine assists (16 points) in 51 career NHL games with the Hurricanes. Carolina drafted Boychuk in the first round, 14th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

The Carolina Hurricanes will host the Boston Bruins on Tuesday at the RBC Center (7 p.m., FOX Sports Carolinas HD, Hurricanes Radio Network) in the team’s first game following the 2011 NHL All-Star Weekend. For information on 2010-11 Carolina Hurricanes ticket packages, please visit www.CarolinaHurricanes.com, or call 1-866-NHL-CANES.

Mitch Beck

Mitch Beck was a standup comedian and radio personality for over 25 years. His passion for hockey started with Team USA in 1980 when they defeated the Soviets at Lake Placid. He has also worked in hockey as a coach and administrator. He also works for USA Hockey as a Coach Developer. Mitch has been reporting on the New York Rangers, and exclusively on the Hartford Wolf Pack since 2005.

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