The Carolina Hurricanes have announced they have assigned goaltender Scott Darling to the Charlotte Checkers for a conditioning stint. Darling suffered a lower-body injury in the Canes final pre-season game against the Nashville Predators on Sep. 30.
Darling will start in net on Wednesday against the Utica Comets (Vancouver Canucks affiliate). Darling will start over current Checkers starter Alex Nedeljkovic has a 2.17 goals against average and .917 save percentage in all six games this season. Darling’s assignment could lead to more roster shuffling for the Hurricanes when Darling is eventually recalled as they already have two goaltenders on their roster.