RALEIGH, NC - Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has assigned forwards Clark Bishop, Julien Gauthier and Brian Gibbons, defensemen Gustav Forsling and Roland McKeown, and goaltender Anton Forsberg to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL).

The Hurricanes have also placed forward Max McCormick and defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk on non-roster injured reserve.

Carolina's roster now stands at 20 players.

The Hurricanes open their 2019-20 regular season against the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 3 at PNC Arena. For information about Hurricanes ticket packages, please visit Hurricanes.com/tickets, or call 1-866-NHL-CANES (1-866-645-2263).