Rees was reassigned to the AHL on Friday, per CapFriendly.
Rees will play with the Springfield Thunderbirds, the Blues' affiliate, since the Hurricanes do not have an AHL affiliate of their own. Rees put up 42 points in 65 games in the minors last season and could be among the Hurricanes' top call-up options should they need to bolster their forward corps.
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Hurricanes' Jamieson Rees: Up with Black Aces moves
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Rees, Ville Koivunen, Vasily Ponomarev, Jamieson Rees, Ryan Suzuki and Zach Sawchenko were called up from AHL Chicago on Thursday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.
Rees had 42 points in 65 regular-season contests at the AHL level this season. All six players will join the Hurricanes during their playoff run, though it remains unlikely any of them will play barring a number of injuries around the lineup.
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Hurricanes' Jamieson Rees: Not on Opening Night roster
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Rees didn't make the Hurricanes' Opening Night roster.
Rees was a second-round pick in 2019. He'll start the campaign with AHL Chicago, but he'll probably have a chance to contribute at the NHL level at some point this year.
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Hurricanes' Jamieson Rees: Healthy, heading to minors
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Rees (undisclosed) was activated from injured reserve and assigned to AHL Chicago on Thursday, per CapFriendly.
Rees, a second-round pick from 2019, will likely log significant minutes with the Wolves now that he's healthy. The 20-year-old probably won't play for the Hurricanes much this year.
