This evening the Carolina Hurricanes announced goaltender Eddie Lack suffered a concussion today during team practice. He has been placed on injured reserve and the team has recalled Michael Leighton from the Charlotte Checkers. Leighton will join the team in Toronto and will back up Cam Ward in Tuesday’s game against the Maple Leafs.
The team press release follows. We will provide updates on the situation as more details become available, in the meantime, best wishes to Eddie Lack for a speedy recovery.
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 Michael Leighton from the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL).