DiPietro Released from Tryout Contract
November 26, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Charlotte Checkers General Manager and Head Coach Jeff Daniels announced today that the team has released goaltender Rick DiPietro from his professional tryout agreement.
DiPietro, 32, was winless in four starts this season, posting a 0-4-0 record with a 5.18 goals against average and .846 save percentage. The former first overall draft pick of the New York Islanders and veteran of 318 career NHL games joined the Checkers on Oct. 26, following the recalls of Charlotte goaltenders Justin Peters and Mike Murphy to the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Checkers head to Norfolk Wednesday to take on the Admirals before returning to Charlotte on Saturday, Nov. 30, to host the Milwaukee Admirals for a back-to-back home series. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com and the Time Warner Cable Arena box office.
American Hockey League Stories from November 26, 2013
- Monsters Win 3-2 in Utica - Cleveland Monsters
- Spend Thanksgiving Eve with the Hogs - Rockford IceHogs
- Griffins Face Stars for Season's First Two-Game Weekend at Home - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Jeremy Morin Reassigned to Rockford - Rockford IceHogs
- Wolf Pack Thanksgiving Food Drive Nets over 1,600 Cans - Hartford Wolf Pack
- B-Sens Weekly - Binghamton Senators
- Amerks Food Drive for Foodlink Wraps up Wednesday - Rochester Americans
- Stars Weekly (Week 9) - Stars Beat Toronto to Earn 10th Win of the Season - Texas Stars
- Cronin Joins Front Office Staff - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Community Update: Fans Provide Cans in Record Numbers - Adirondack Phantoms
- SJ Sharks Recall F Matt Pelech, Reassign F Matt Nieto - Worcester Sharks
- Wolves Weekly Notes - Chicago Wolves
- Capitals Re-Assign Orlov to Hershey - Hershey Bears
- Penguins Split Weekend with IceCaps - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Under the Gun to Headline KROCK Night at the Syracuse Crunch - Syracuse Crunch
- Gameday: Comets vs. Lake Erie - Utica Comets
- Comet Tales: Scouting the Monsters - Utica Comets
- Phantoms Weekly - Thanksgiving Hockey Feast - Adirondack Phantoms
- IceHogs Sign Skinner to PTO - Rockford IceHogs
- Pirates Host Annual Black Friday Game vs. Worcester - Portland Pirates
- Rangers Assign J.T. Miller to Hartford - Hartford Wolf Pack
- DiPietro Released from Tryout Contract - Charlotte Checkers
- Penguins Recall Rowney from Wheeling - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Rampage Host "Movember Night" on Friday - San Antonio Rampage
- American Hockey League Announces Suspension - AHL
- Lightning Reassign Dmitry Korobov to Syracuse - Syracuse Crunch
- IceCaps Rock Report - St. John's IceCaps
- Forward Stanislav Galiev Reassigned to Hershey Bears - Hershey Bears
- IceCaps Donate Nearly $30,000 to Charities in November - St. John's IceCaps
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
