Jeff Daniels News

With three healthy goaltenders in residence, the Carolina Hurricanes have assigned Mike Leighton, who cleared waivers earlier this week , to the Albany River Rats.

LW Jiri Tlusty , who played one game with the Rats before his callup to Carolina , wasted little time making an impression in his Hurricanes debut.

LW Jiri Tlusty , a former first-round draft choice acquired by the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday , has arrived in town and will play Sunday for the Rats, according to coach Jeff Daniels .

The Rats, who have been carrying eight defensemen most of this month, were down to six.

New acquisition Jiri Tlusty has not joined the Rats yet while he gets his immigration papers in order.

The Carolina Hurricanes placed defenseman Joe Corvo on injured reserve this morning.

Albany River Rats rookie forward Drayson Bowman chuckles at the goal his coach, Jeff Daniels , holds up as an example of one of his signature moments this season.

After the victory the Rats boarded the bus for their trip to Norfolk, where they will play games Friday and Saturday nights, but LW Drayson Bowman left the arena on crutches.

Penguins LW Ryan Bayda made his first appearance at Times Union Center since he played 21 games for the Rats in 2007-08, and he got his eighth goal of the season with an empty-netter 8.5 seconds from the end.

River Rats 5, Lowell 4 C Mike Angelidis , who injured his shoulder in the season opener, returned to the Rats lineup.

Albany River Rats fans waited more than 10 years for Saturday night's American Hockey League game at Times Union Center.

There was an "A" in Steven Goertzen's name last week. Well, maybe not his name, but the letter was on the front of his Albany River Rats uniform, indicating he was an assistant captain for Saturday night's game against the Adirondack Red Wings.

Jeff Daniels was given his marching orders. The coach of the Albany River Rats, top farm team of the Carolina Hurricanes, was told to play Zach Boychuk, the 'Canes' 20-year-old prospect, and play him a lot.

"Juniors are in the past and it's everyone's goal to make the NHL and I got a taste of it last year, but this is kind of my year to come in and really show that I can have an impact." -- Zach Boychuk Zach Boychuk is resigned to the fact life as he knew it in the Western Hockey League is ancient history.

Exhibition game? Sure, you can call it that, but the Albany River Rats and Adirondack Phantoms gave a Times Union Center crowd of 5,289 -- all of whom were admitted for free -- a good show Saturday.

Neither team held back. The Albany River Rats and Adirondack Phantoms cut the ribbon on the latest Northway rivalry, and their American Hockey League game was an exhibition in name only.

The Carolina Hurricanes were engaged in 2-on-1 drills at training camp when goaltender Justin Peters dived across the goal crease to block a shot that appeared destined to reach the net.

The damaged bus that was involved in an accident with the River Rats in February.

There's a caste system this year in the Carolina Hurricanes organization. Paul Maurice, in his first training camp as Carolina head coach since the Albany River Rats became the Hurricanes' top affiliate in 2006, invited only 41 players, about two-thirds of the usual preseason total.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich . -- The Carolina Hurricanes made the most of their initial appearance at the NHL Prospects Tournament this week, so much so that you have to wonder if they'll be invited back.