Albany River Rats rookie forward Zach Boychuk was recalled by the parent Carolina Hurricanes today, and is expected to be in the lineup for his NHL season debut on Friday against Toronto.
Boychuk, 20, has nine points (4g, 5a) in 12 games for Albany in his first full pro season. He made his AHL debut with an assist in two games for the Rats last spring, after making his NHL debut for the Canes.
Both Tuomo Ruutu and Ray Whitney suffered upper body injuries in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to Florida, and are listed as day-to-day, along with forward Eric Staal. The Canes summoned center Brandon Sutter from Albany last week.
”(Boychuk) has played well there,” Rutherford told the team's 'Tracking the Storm' blog. “There are a few guys that have played well and deserve the opportunity, but this is a good time for him to get some experience here. He’s a guy that has a chance to score, and for the most part he’s played pretty well down there.”
The Canes are winless in 10 games. Albany, which has lost four in a row and six of seven, hosts the Lowell Devils on Friday and the rival Adirondack Phantoms on Saturday at the former Knickerbocker Arena. Game time for both is 7 p.m.
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Albany players and staff are taking part in the 3rd annual "Movember" campaign all this month to raise for the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Participating team members will don mustaches for the cause, and the team is asking fans to join in by growing out their lip fur and then making a donation via a team-imposed “Moustache Tax” through the Movember website at http://us.movember.com/mospace/323750/.
Follicly challenged fans can still support the campaign by purchasing a fake moustache, courtesy of The Party Warehouse, at the Time Warner Cable Fan Relations Center on the former Knickerbocker Arena concourse during all November home games.
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