As they approach the end of their West Coast road trip, the Hurricanes have assigned Brian Gibbons to Charlotte.

The veteran forward, who has nearly 200 NHL games to his credit, made his Hurricanes debut Tuesday in the win over Los Angeles and then suited up the next night for the loss in San Jose.

Gibbons now returns to Charlotte where he put up four points (1g, 3a) in the Checkers first four games of the season.

The Checkers hit the road this weekend for matchups in Utica on Friday and Syracuse on Sunday.