Checkers Announce Initial Training Camp Roster
September 25, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release
CHARLOTTE, NC - The Charlotte Checkers today announced their initial roster for training camp that begins at Extreme Ice Center in Indian Trail on Tuesday, Sept. 27.
The group includes the first 14 players assigned from the Checkers' NHL parent club, the Carolina Hurricanes, on Friday: forwards Zach Boychuk, Patrick Brown, Kyle Hagel, T.J. Hensick, Erik Karlsson, Carter Sandlak and Justin Shugg; defensemen Danny Biega, Jake Chelios, Tyler Ganly, Keegan Lowe and Rasmus Rissanen; and goaltenders Daniel Altshuller and Rasmus Tirronen.
Of that group, nine played for the Checkers last season, including Boychuk and Shugg, who rank second and fifth on the club's all-time scoring list, respectively. The assignments of Boychuk, Shugg, Hensick and Rissanen are pending those players' clearance of NHL waivers at 12 p.m. Saturday.
Joining players from Carolina are three players on AHL contracts with Charlotte - forward Matt Willows, defenseman Justin Agosta and goaltender Anthony Peters - and two players invited to Charlotte's camp on a tryout basis - forwards Ryan Rashid and David Wohlberg.
Carolina's training camp roster now stands at 33 players.
Skaters
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Sh. Hometown Birthdate 2014-15 Team(s) GP G A PTS PIM
2 RISSANEN, Rasmus D 6'3" 217 L Kuopio, Finland 7/13/1991 Charlotte (AHL) 52 1 10 11 69
Carolina (NHL) 6 0 0 0 4
4 LOWE, Keegan D 6'2" 195 L Edmonton, AB 3/29/1993 Charlotte (AHL) 58 2 9 11 106
9 BIEGA, Danny D 6'0" 205 R Montreal, QC 9/29/1991 Charlotte (AHL) 69 2 12 14 89
Carolina (NHL) 10 0 2 2 0
11 BOYCHUK, Zach LW 5'10" 185 L Calgary, AB 10/4/1989 Charlotte (AHL) 39 12 12 24 14
Carolina (NHL) 31 3 3 6 4
14 SHUGG, Justin LW 5'11" 185 R Niagara Falls, ON 12/24/1991 Charlotte (AHL) 65 21 22 43 28
Carolina (NHL) 3 0 0 0 2
15 HENSICK, T.J. RW 5'9" 170 R Howell, MI 12/10/1985 Hamilton (AHL) 75 19 41 60 10
17 GANLY, Tyler D 6'2" 204 R Milton, ON 3/22/1994 Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 38 2 14 16 33
18 HAGEL, Kyle LW 6'0" 205 L Hamilton, ON 1/21/1985 Charlotte (AHL) 73 2 2 4 154
19 WILLOWS, Matt F 5'9" 185 R Congers, NY 7/24/1991 New Hampshire (NCAA) 40 19 16 35 36
Worcester (AHL) 11 3 2 5 5
24 BROWN, Patrick C 6'1" 210 R Bloomfield Hills, MI 5/29/1992 Carolina (NHL) 7 0 0 0 4
Charlotte (AHL) 60 2 8 10 34
25 AGOSTA, Justin D 6'3" 205 R East Meadows, NY 10/9/1990 Quinnipiac (NCAA) 39 3 19 22 31
26 SANDLAK, Carter LW 6'2" 200 L Vancouver, BC 5/18/1993 Charlotte (AHL) 44 2 2 4 6
Florida (ECHL) 3 0 3 3 14
27 CHELIOS, Jake D 6'2" 185 L Bloomfield Hills, MI 3/8/1991 Chicago (AHL) 41 1 14 15 32
Kalamazoo (ECHL) 8 1 2 3 2
33 KARLSSON, Erik LW 6'0" 170 L Lerum, Sweden 7/28/1994 Frolunda (SWE) 53 1 2 3 62
RASHID, Ryan F 6'2" 195 R Farmington Hills, MI 4/24/1990 Elmira (ECHL) 65 16 25 41 51
WOHLBERG, David C 6'1" 192 L South Lyon, MI 7/18/1990 Albany (AHL) 49 5 7 12 18
Goaltenders
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cat. Hometown Birthdate 2014-15 Team(s) GP W-L-OT GAA Sv%
1 TIRRONEN, Rasmus G 6'3" 209 L Kirkkonummi, Finland 11/9/1990 Merrimack (NCAA) 31 12-14-3 2.30 .929
Charlotte (AHL) 1 1-0-0 3.00 .914
31 ALTSHULLER, Daniel G 6'3" 205 L Ottawa, ON 7/24/94 Florida (ECHL) 14 8-3-1 3.21 .881
35 PETERS, Anthony G 6'1" 196 R Blyth, ON 12/31/90 St. Mary's (CIS) 23 16-7-0 2.30 .926
Florida (ECHL) 2 2-0-0 0.96 .966
Rochester (AHL) 7 1-6-0 4.07 .886
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