Hurricanes Sign Justin Soryal

[Mr. America]

RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Director of Hockey Operations of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has agreed to terms with left wing Justin Soryal (SOHR-yahl) on a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay Soryal $525,000 at the NHL level, or $80,000 at the minor-league level in 2011-12.

“Justin is a big, physical forward that will bring an element of toughness to the organization,” said Francis.

Soryal, 24, finished the 2010-11 season ranked 11th in the AHL, and second among Whale skaters with 220 penalty minutes. The Newmarket, Ont., native skated in 79 of Connecticut’s 80 regular-season games last season, scoring three goals and earning three assists (6 points). In 189 career regular-season games with the New York Rangers’ AHL affiliates, Soryal (6’3”, 211 lbs.) has scored 11 goals, earned 14 assists (25 points) and accumulated 493 penalty minutes. The Rangers signed Soryal as an undrafted free agent on March 12, 2008, after he completed his four-year major-junior career with Peterborough of the Ontario Hockey League.

[Mr. America]

Official release: http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568292

Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Soryal
Forward ranked 11th in AHL in 2010-11 with 220 penalty minutes
Saturday, 07.02.2011 / 11:54 AM / News
By Ken Preston
RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Director of Hockey Operations of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has agreed to terms with left wing Justin Soryal (SOHR-yahl) on a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay Soryal $525,000 at the NHL level, or $80,000 at the minor-league level in 2011-12.

“Justin is a big, physical forward that will bring an element of toughness to the organization,” said Francis.

Soryal, 24, finished the 2010-11 season ranked 11th in the AHL, and second among Whale skaters with 220 penalty minutes. The Newmarket, Ont., native skated in 79 of Connecticut’s 80 regular-season games last season, scoring three goals and earning three assists (6 points). In 189 career regular-season games with the New York Rangers’ AHL affiliates, Soryal (6’3”, 211 lbs.) has scored 11 goals, earned 14 assists (25 points) and accumulated 493 penalty minutes. The Rangers signed Soryal as an undrafted free agent on March 12, 2008, after he completed his four-year major-junior career with Peterborough of the Ontario Hockey League.

[Podollan]

lets hope that the Canes will let him play some pre season games..
good for charlotte too-

[I_am_Belak_2]

Cool, he's from my neck of the woods. Good for him. You guys also have Zac Dalpe who's from my former hometown of Paris, Ontario.

[caps05]

I don't see this costing Bodie at all, considering Soryal didn't even get a whiff of a shot with the Rangers, and probably won't with the Canes either.