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Hurricanes recall Morgan Geekie from Checkers

Charlotte Checkers center Morgan Geekie, right, falls to the ice while battling Chicago Wolves Nic Hague, left, for the puck during first period action on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, NC.
Charlotte Checkers center Morgan Geekie, right, falls to the ice while battling Chicago Wolves Nic Hague, left, for the puck during first period action on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, NC. Jeff Siner jsiner@charlotteobserver.com

The Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday recalled forward Morgan Geekie from the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League.

Geekie, 21, could make his NHL debut on Sunday when the Canes face the Pittsburgh Penguins in a road game. Geekie has 22 goals and 20 assists in 55 games for the Checkers this season.

Geekie, listed at 6-2 and 192 pounds, was a third-round pick by the Canes in the 2017 NHL Draft and has played 128 games in two seasons for the Checkers, with 41 goals and 47 assists. He had 18 points (eight goals, 10 assists) in the Checkers’ 19-game run to the 2019 Calder Cup championship.

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In more than 40 years at The N&O, Chip Alexander has covered the N.C. State, UNC, Duke and East Carolina beats, and now is in his 15th season on the Carolina Hurricanes beat. Alexander, who has won numerous writing awards at the state and national level, covered the Hurricanes’ move to North Carolina in 1997 and was a part of The N&O’s coverage of the Canes’ 2006 Stanley Cup run.
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