Found September 27, 2009 on hurricanes.nhl.com:
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RALEIGH, NC—Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the Hurricanes have assigned center Brandon Sutter and defenseman Jamie McBain to the Albany River Rats...
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