'Canes activate Ward, send him to Charlotte for conditioning stint

Carolina Hurricanes' goalie Cam Ward has been removed from the team's Injured Reserved list and has been assigned to AHL Charlotte for a two-game conditioning stint.

Ward has had a forgettable season thus far as he has struggled mightily with injury.  In 19 games with the Hurricanes, Ward has a mediocre 6-7-5 record with an abysmal stat line of 3.15 goals against average and a .895 save percentage.

Ward played just 17 games all of last season due to injury.  His current lower-body injury has kept him out of the Hurricanes' lineup for the past 13 games - a period in which Anton Khudobin has shined since coming off his own conditioning stint with the Checkers.

The 29-year-old nerminder is a Stanley Cup winner and has a Con Smythe Trophy and NHL All-Star game appearance on his resume, and holds the Hurricanes' record for goaltenders with 220 wins and 21 shutouts.

According to reports on the Charlotte Checkers' official website, Ward will be between the pipes for the Checkers for both Friday and Saturday night's contests, both against the Lake Erie Monsters at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

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