ESPN.com · Apr 3, 2017
Bryan Bickell recalled by Hurricanes after MS diagnosis
Bryan Bickell is back with the Carolina Hurricanes, five months after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
After a huge 2013 playoffs when he helped lead the Chicago Blackhawks to their second Stanley Cup in three years, Bickell signed a lucrative extension, but his play mysteriously tailed off.
At one point he was diagnosed with vertigo, but his symptoms never seemed to clear up, and Bickell ended up bouncing between the Blackhawks and their AHL affiliate.
Bryan Bickell, left, plays against the Penguins during a preseason game in October.Finally, to get out from under his contract, Chicago sent Bickell and promising young forward Teuvo Teravainen to the Hurricanes in June 2016.