April 14: Fleury was returned to Coachella Valley before today’s loss to the Blues, CapFriendly indicates.
April 12: Earlier today, Seattle returned a trio of young forwards to AHL Coachella Valley so that they can get ready for a potentially long playoff run down there. There weren’t any corresponding recalls announced at the time but the Kraken have indeed brought a player up from the Firebirds. However, that move came on the back end as the team announced (Twitter link) that Cale Fleury has been recalled on an emergency basis.
The 25-year-old is no stranger to being brought up under these circumstances as it’s the fifth time he has been brought up on emergency recall since last month’s trade deadline, meaning they haven’t counted against Seattle’s four regular recall limit. However, Fleury hasn’t seen much NHL action on those promotions, suiting up just once this season, coming last Friday.
Fleury has spent the bulk of the year with the Firebirds and has done quite well, notching seven goals and 27 assists while his plus-30 rating is tied for second-best in the AHL. Most of the time, he has been returned quickly to Coachella Valley following these recalls; we’ll see this weekend if that recent history repeats itself.