Bryan Bickell could soon be playing his return game in the NHL for the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Canes announced Monday that Bickell, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in November, had been recalled from the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League. The Canes also recalled forward Andrew Poturalski from the Checkers while reassigning forwards Victor Wallmark and Phil Di Giuseppe to Charlotte.
The Canes play on the road Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild, then have home games this week against the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues.
In one other personnel move Monday, the Checkers said defenseman Jake Bean, one of the Canes’ two first-round picks in the 2016 NHL Draft, had joined the team on assignment from the Canes.