Left wing Michael Ryan has been activated from injured reserve by the Carolina Hurricanes and assigned to the Albany River Rats.
Ryan had been skating with the Rats while recovering from a concussion suffered in a preseason game with the Hurricanes against Atlanta on Sept. 21.
The 29-year-old Ryan is a veteran of 83 NHL games with Carolina and Buffalo. He generated points 42 points including 25 goals, in 40 games with Albany last season — represented the Rats at the AHL All-Star Classic — and completed his campaign with the Hurricanes, skating in 18 games.
Also, defenseman Elgin Reid was recalled from Florida of the ECHL to provide the Rats with six blue liners for Friday's game at Lowell.