RALEIGH, NC - Ron Francis, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has assigned seven players to the Charlotte Checkers (AHL).

Forwards Patrick Brown, Julien Gauthier and Andrew Miller; and defensemen Brenden Kichton, Roland McKeown, Dennis Robertson and Philip Samuelsson will join Charlotte, whose training camp begins on Monday.

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The Hurricanes training camp roster is now at 33 players. Carolina will continue its three-game road trip on Monday against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place.

The Carolina Hurricanes open their 20th anniversary season on Saturday, Oct. 7, against the Minnesota Wild at PNC Arena (7 p.m.). For information about Hurricanes ticket packages, please visit www.CarolinaHurricanes.com/tickets, or call 1-866-NHL-CANES (1-866-645-2263).