Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has assigned forward Micheal Ferland to the Utica Comets on a LTI conditioning loan.

Ferland, 27, has appeared in 14 games with the Canucks this season, registering one goal, four assists and accumulating seven penalty minutes.

The Swan River, Manitoba native has appeared in 335 career NHL games, accumulating 134 points (60-74-134) and 200 penalty minutes with the Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes and Vancouver Canucks.

He was originally drafted in the fifth round, 133rd overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames.