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Andrew Alberts

Carolina Hurricanes

1981/06/30 28

6-5 218

Minneapolis, MN, USA

4

the Boston Bruins in 2001 (6th round)

Year Team GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG
2009 Hurricanes 23 0 3 3 -3 28 0 0 0 0 23

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Scouting Report

Assets
  • Is a huge physical specimen and also an aggressive type by nature. Likes to lay on the body and owns some shutdown qualities.
Flaws
  • Will never be a big point producer in the NHL. Struggles against quicker forwards that surpass him on the outside.
Career Potential
  • Physical depth defenseman.

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Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions

July 15, 2009 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Carolina Hurricanes to a two-year contract.
October 13, 2008 Acquired from the Boston Bruins.
April 2, 2008 Missed 47 games (headache).
December 18, 2007 Headache, sidelined indefinitely.
June 12, 2007 Re-signed by the Boston Bruins to a multi-year contract.
February 26, 2007 Missed 3 games (lower body injury).
February 20, 2007 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
November 2, 2006 Missed 3 games (separated shoulder).
October 20, 2006 Separated shoulder, mid-November.
July 17, 2006 Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Boston Bruins to a one-year contract.
December 12, 2005 Recalled from Providence (AHL).
December 2, 2005 Assigned to Providence (AHL).
July 30, 2005 Re-signed by the Boston Bruins to a one-year contract.

Trades

July 15, 2009 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Carolina Hurricanes.
October 13, 2008 Boston Bruins traded Andrew Alberts to the Philadelphia Flyers for Ned Lukacevic and a conditional draft selection in 2009.
June 24, 2001 Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 6th round (179th overall) in 2001.

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