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RALEIGH, NC - Ron Francis, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has recalled goaltender Eddie Lack from a conditioning stint with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Lack, 29, was assigned to Charlotte for a conditioning stint on Thursday after missing 26 of the Hurricanes' last 30 games due to a concussion. In two games with the Checkers, Lack allowed just three goals in 120 minutes of work, good for a 1-1-0 record, 1.50 goals-against average and a .952 save percentage. The Norrtälje, Sweden, native is 1-2-1 with a 3.78 goals-against average in five games for the Hurricanes this season. Lack has appeared in 121 career NHL games with Vancouver and Carolina, going 47-46-16 with a 2.59 goals-against average and .910 save percentage.