2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

TRANSACTIONS
SEPTEMBER 2010
17 Signed free-agent forward Patrick O’Sullivan to a one-year, two-way contract
21 Signed forward Jeff Skinner to a three-year, entry-level contract
22 Assigned defensemen Austin Levi (Plymouth – OHL) and Rasmus Rissanen
(Everett – WHL) to their respective junior clubs
25 Assigned goaltender Mike Murphy; forwards Nicolas Blachard, Stefan Chaput,
Nick Dodge, Matt Kennedy, Mike McKenzie, Oskar Osala and Chris Terry; and
defensemen Brett Bellemore, Casey Borer, Zack Fitzgerald, Michal Jordan and
Kyle Lawson, to Charlotte (AHL)
26 Assigned forwards Jon Matsumoto, Riley Nash, Jerome Samson and Jared Staal,
as well as defenseman Bryan Rodney, to Charlotte (AHL)
29 Assigned forward Zach Boychuk to Charlotte (AHL)
30 Placed forward Sergei Samsonov on injured reserve (neck)
OCTOBER 2010
9 Assigned defensemen Brett Carson and Bobby Sanguinetti, as well as goaltender
Justin Pogge, to Charlotte (AHL)
12 Assigned forward Jiri Tlusty to Charlotte (AHL) on a conditioning stint
14 Activated forward Sergei Samsonov from injured reserve (neck)
16 Recalled defenseman Brett Carson from Charlotte (AHL)
24 Reassigned defenseman Brett Carson to Charlotte (AHL)
26 Recalled forward Jiri Tlusty from Charlotte (AHL) following a two-week
conditioning stint
31 Recalled forward Jon Matsumoto from Charlotte (AHL) and assigned forwards
Drayson Bowman and Zac Dalpe to Charlotte (AHL)
NOVEMBER 2010
4 Recalled defenseman Brett Carson from Charlotte (AHL) on an emergency basis
for Joni Pitkanen
9 Reassigned defenseman Brett Carson to Charlotte (AHL)
16 Claimed forward Troy Bodie on waivers from Anaheim
17 Acquired defenseman Ian White and forward Brett Sutter from Calgary in
exchange for defenseman Anton Babchuk and forward Tom Kostopoulos;
Recalled defenseman Brett Carson from Charlotte (AHL)
18 Reassigned defenseman Brett Carson to Charlotte (AHL)
23 Forward Patrick O’Sullivan claimed on waivers by Minnesota; Acquired
forward Ryan Carter from Anaheim in exchange for forwards Stefan Chaput
and Matt Kennedy
25 Reassigned forward Jon Matsumoto to Charlotte (AHL)
DECEMBER 2010
14 Recalled defenseman Bryan Rodney from Charlotte (AHL) on an emergency basis
for Jay Harrison
17 Recalled forward Zach Boychuk from Charlotte (AHL) on an emergency basis for
Jiri Tlusty
19 Reassigned defenseman Bryan Rodney to Charlotte (AHL)
29 Recalled forward Jon Matsumoto and defenseman Bryan Rodney from Charlotte
(AHL) on an emergency basis
30 Reassigned forward Jon Matusmoto and defenseman Bryan Rodney to Charlotte
(AHL)
31 Recalled forward Zac Dalpe and defenseman Brett Carson from Charlotte (AHL)
on an emergency basis
JANUARY 2011
7 Recalled forward Jon Matsumoto from Charlotte (AHL) on an emergency basis
9 Reassigned defenseman Brett Carson to Charlotte (AHL)
11 Reassigned forward Jon Matsumoto to Charlotte (AHL)
14 Reassigned forward Zac Dalpe to Charlotte (AHL)
17 Activated Jiri Tlusty from injured reserve
19 Reassigned forward Zach Boychuk to Charlotte (AHL)
24 Recalled forward Zach Boychuk from Charlotte (AHL)
27 Reassigned forward Zach Boychuk to Charlotte (AHL)
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FEBRUARY 2011
2 Recalled forward Zach Boychuk from Charlotte (AHL) on an emergency basis
9 Recalled defenseman Brett Carson from Charlotte (AHL) on an emergency basis
11 Recalled forward Brett Sutter from Charlotte (AHL) on an emergency basis
12 Reassigned defenseman Brett Carson to Charlotte (AHL)
13 Recalled forwards Zac Dalpe and Jerome Samson from Charlotte (AHL) on an
emergency basis; Reassigned forwards Zach Boychuk and Brett Sutter to
Charlotte (AHL)
14 Reassigned forward Zac Dalpe to Charlotte (AHL)
15 Recalled defenseman Brett Carson from Charlotte (AHL)
18 Acquired defenseman Derek Joslin from San Jose in exchange for future
considerations; Acquired San Jose’s 2012 second-round draft pick in exchange
for defenseman Ian White
22 Acquired forward Cory Stillman from Florida in exchange for forward Ryan Carter
and Carolina’s 2011 fifth-round draft pick
28 Defenseman Brett Carson claimed on waivers by Calgary
28 Acquired defenseman Bryan Allen from Florida in exchange for forward
Sergei Samsonov
MARCH 2011
10 Recalled forward Drayson Bowman from Charlotte (AHL)
APRIL 2011
4 Signed defenseman Rasmus Rissanen to a three-year, entry-level contract
11 Reassigned forward Drayson Bowman to Charlotte (AHL)
12 Signed defenseman Justin Krueger to a one-year, entry-level contract
15 Signed defenseman Justin Faulk to a three-year, entry-level contract
JUNE 2011
4 Signed defenseman Tommi Kivisto and forward Mattias Lindstrom to three-year,
entry level contracts
7 Rod Brind’Amour and Dave Lewis named assistant coaches; Ron Francis named
director of hockey operations; Tom Rowe named pro scout
16 Signed defenseman Jay Harrison to a two-year contract
28 Signed forward Patrick Dwyer to a two-year contract; Signed defenseman Joni
Pitkanen to a three-year contract;
29 Signed forward Chad LaRose to a two-year contract
30 Signed forward Jussi Jokinen to a three-year contract
JULY 2011
1 Signed forward Jiri Tlusty to a one-year contract; Signed forward Tim Brent to a
two-year contract; Signed goaltender Brian Boucher to a two-year contract;
Signed forward Alexei Ponikarovsky to a one-year contract
2 Signed forward Justin Soryal to a one-year, two-way contract; Signed forward
Anthony Stewart to a two-year contract
5 Signed defenseman Tomas Kaberle to a three-year contract; Acquired Boston’s
2012 fourth-round pick from Boston in exchange for defenseman Joe Corvo
8 Signed defenseman Brett Bellemore to a two-year, two-way contract; Signed
defenseman Derek Joslin to a two-year contract
13 Signed forward Brandon Sutter to a three-year contract
15 Signed forward Chris Durno to a one-year, two-way contract; Signed forward
Brett Sutter to a one-year, two-way contract; Signed defenseman Bobby
Sanguinetti to a one-year, two-way contract