RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has assigned forward Brendan Woods to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL). The Checkers host the Milwaukee Admirals today at noon at Bojangles Coliseum.
Woods, 23, played in five games on the NHL level for the Hurricanes this season. The Humboldt, Sask., native has scored nine goals and earned 11 assists (20 points) in 58 games this season with the Checkers. Since turning professional, Woods (6’4”, 210 lbs.