RALEIGH, NC – Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, nowadays introduced that the group has recalled goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov and ahead Jamieson Rees from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL). Forwards Jack Drury and Jordan Martinook have additionally been assigned to Chicago. Defenseman Jake Gardiner has been put on longer term injured reserve, and ahead Max Pacioretty has been positioned at the injured non-roster listing.
The Hurricanes’ roster now stands at 23 gamers and is indexed underneath.
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Kochetkov, 23, performed his first 3 NHL video games with Carolina final season, posting a 3-0-0 file, 2.42 goals-against reasonable and .902 save share, and made 4 playoff appearances with the Hurricanes. The 6’3″, 205-pound netminder also registered a 13-1-1 record, 2.09 goals-against average and .921 save percentage in 15 AHL regular-season games with Chicago in 2021-22 before going 5-1 in the playoffs to help lead the Wolves to a Calder Cup championship. The Penza, Russia, native was selected by the Hurricanes in the second round, 36th overall, of the 2019 NHL Draft.
Rees, 21, tallied 24 points (7g, 17a) in 61 AHL games with the Wolves in 2021-22 and added six points (2g, 4a) in 17 playoff games during their Calder Cup run. The 5’10”, 182-pound ahead has registered 38 issues (15g, 23a) in 90 occupation AHL video games with Chicago and just lately served because the Hurricanes’ captain for the 2022 Prospects Showcase in September. A local of Hamilton, Ont., Rees was once drafted by means of Carolina in the second one spherical, forty fourth total, of the 2019 NHL Draft.
Drury, 22, skated in his first two NHL video games with the Hurricanes final season and scored a purpose in each contests, changing into the 5th participant to perform the feat in franchise historical past. The 5’11”, 174-pound forward spent most of the season with Chicago, recording 52 points (20g, 32a) in 68 games during the regular season and adding 24 points (9g, 15a) in 18 playoff games as the Wolves won the Calder Cup. The New York, N.Y., native was selected by Carolina in the second round, 42nd overall, of the 2018 NHL Draft.
Martinook, 30, registered 15 points (6g, 9a) in 59 NHL games with Carolina last season. The 6’1″, 204-pound ahead has tallied 66 issues (27g, 39a) in 230 video games with the Hurricanes since being received from the Coyotes on May 3, 2018. Martinook has earned 131 issues (53g, 78a) in 477 occupation NHL video games with Arizona and Carolina. The Brandon, Man., local was once drafted by means of the Coyotes in the second one spherical, 58th total, of the 2012 NHL Draft.
Gardiner, 32, earned 32 issues (4g, 28a) in 94 NHL video games all over his first two seasons with Carolina, however because of hip and again accidents, he has now not performed an NHL sport since May 19, 2021. The 6’2″, 195-pound defenseman has recorded 277 points (49g, 228a) in 645 career NHL games with Toronto and Carolina. A native of Minnetonka, Minn., Gardiner was selected by Anaheim in the first round, 17th overall, of the 2008 NHL Draft.
Pacioretty, 33, underwent surgery to repair a torn achilles in August. Acquired along with defenseman Dylan Coghlan from Vegas in exchange for future considerations on July 13, he tallied 37 points (19g, 18a) in 39 NHL games with the Golden Knights in 2021-22. The 6’2″, 217-pound ahead has recorded 642 issues (323g, 319a) in 850 occupation NHL video games with Montreal and Vegas. The New Canaan, Conn., local was once drafted by means of the Canadiens within the first spherical, twenty second total, of the 2007 NHL Draft.