Canes Recall Bibeau to Taxi Squad

RALEIGH, NC - Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has recalled goaltender Antoine Bibeau to the team's taxi squad from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Bibeau, 26, has posted a 1-1-1 record with 2.60 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage in three AHL games with Chicago this season. Selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the sixth round, 172nd overall, at the 2013 NHL Draft, Bibeau made his NHL debut for the Maple Leafs during the 2016-17 season and has a career NHL record of 2-1-0 with a 2.54 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage. Prior to turning professional, Bibeau won the 2014 Guy Lafleur Trophy as the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's playoff most valuable player after leading Val d'Or to the President's Cup championship. Bibeau was signed by Carolina as a free agent on Oct. 22, 2020.