RALEIGH, N.C. - Eric Tulsky, General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has trimmed its roster to 28 players.
Forwards Charlie Cerrato and Viktor Neuchev, defensemen Dominik Badinka, Joel Nystrom and Ronan Seeley and goaltenders Ruslan Khazheyev and Zach Sawchenko will be assigned to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Forwards Skyler Brind'Amour, Juha Jaaska and Justin Robidas and defensemen Aleksi Heimosalmi and Pierre-Olivier Joseph have been placed on waivers for the purpose of being reassigned to Chicago.
In addition, the team has returned forwards Filip Ekberg (Ottawa 67's/OHL) and Zachary Lansard (Regina Pats/WHL) to their respective junior teams, and forward Josiah Slavin has been released from PTO.
The Hurricanes’ training camp roster now consists of 16 forwards, nine defensemen, and three goaltenders, and the updated roster can be found here.
