Clark Bishop is headed back to the NHL as the Hurricanes have recalled the forward from Charlotte.
Bishop skated for Charlotte in Tuseday’s overtime loss to Utica and has five points (3g, 2a) in 13 AHL games this season. He returns to Carolina where he has registered two points (1g, 1) in 15 NHL games since making his debut earlier this season.
Additionally, the Checkers have assigned goaltender Callum Booth to the ECHL’s Reading Royals. This is Booth’s second stint with Reading, who are in need of a goalie and thus offer the opportunity for the young netminder to play more than with Charlotte’s ECHL affiliate in Florida. The second-year pro is 4-1-0 with the Checkers this season while posting a 1.89 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage.
The Checkers now head into one last weekend series before the holiday break with 13 healthy options at forward – Martin Necas was sent to World Juniors earlier this morning – and a goalie tandem of Alex Nedeljkovic and Scott Darling.