Hurricanes Reassign Bryan Rodney To Albany

December 20, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany River Rats News Release


RALEIGH, NC - Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has reassigned defenseman Bryan Rodney to the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League.

Rodney, 25, was recalled to Carolina on Dec. 15. He earned three assists in the team's three games from Dec. 16-19, and now has five assists in 10 NHL games with the Hurricanes this season. The London, Ont., native has scored two goals and earned seven assists (9 points) in 20 AHL games this season with the River Rats. Rodney (6'0", 195 lbs.) is in his fifth professional season and his second with the Hurricanes organization after signing with the club as a free agent on May 12, 2008. Rodney made his NHL debut with Carolina in 2008-09, and earned two assists in eight games with the Hurricanes last season.

Albany plays a home-and-home series next weekend against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, beginning on Saturday, December 26th at 7:00 p.m. in Pennsylvania. The teams then head to the Times Union Center for a 5:00 p.m. faceoff on Sunday, December 27th. River Rats 2009-10 pro-rated season and flexible ticket packages are now on sale at the River Rats executive offices at the Times Union Center, by calling (518) 487-2244 or by logging onto www.albanyriverrats.com.



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