RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has acquired forward Dane Fox from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for future considerations. Fox will immediately join Carolina’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.
Fox, 22, is in his second professional season, spending the majority of the year with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL. The Chatham, Ont., native leads all Kalamazoo skaters in goals (26), points (50) and penalty minutes (87), appearing in 53 games this season.