Canes Activate Rask from Injured Non-Roster

RALEIGH, NC - Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has activated center Victor Rask from the injured non-roster list. The Hurricanes have reassigned center Clark Bishop to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League.

Rask, 25, underwent surgery on Sept. 13 on his right fourth and fifth fingers, after suffering an injury while slicing food in his kitchen. The Leksand, Sweden, native completed his fourth NHL season in 2017-18, totaling 31 points (14g, 17a) in 71 games for the Hurricanes. Carolina's second-round selection, 42nd overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft, Rask has scored 62 goals and added 95 assists (157 points) in 313 career NHL games.