AHL Charlotte Checkers

Hurricanes Recall Jerome Samson from Charlotte

Published on January 10, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release


RALEIGH, NC - Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has recalled forward Jerome Samson (SAM-sohn) from the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL). Samson is being recalled on an emergency basis for Chad LaRose, who suffered an upper-body injury during practice on Monday.

This marks the first NHL recall of the season for Samson, 24, who currently leads Charlotte and ranks tied for 11th in the AHL in goals (15). The Greenfield Park, Que., native is second among Checkers skaters in scoring this season with 27 points (15g, 12a) in 37 games and is tops among all AHL players with 160 shots on goal in 2011-12. Signed by the Hurricanes as a free agent on July 2, 2007, Samson has skated in 30 career NHL games with Carolina, totaling four assists and 10 penalty minutes. He has notched 252 points (121g, 131a) in 299 career AHL games with Albany and Charlotte.

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