Arizona Coyotes Re-Assign Michael Carcone To AHL
The Arizona Coyotes have announced that forward Michael Carcone has been re-assigned to the team’s AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners.
The move comes after Dylan Guenther was recalled back to the Coyotes roster, following the conclusion of the World Junior Championships. With Carcone sent down, the Coyotes now have an open spot on their roster in advance of tomorrow’s contest against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The move is one of major significance for the Roadrunners, as they get the AHL’s leading scorer back on their roster. The Coyotes called Carcone up to their active roster on December 27th, and he got into a total of six games for the team. In that six-game stretch, Carcone played over 13 minutes per game and managed to pot two goals.
The 26-year-old undrafted forward hasn’t been able to find sustained success at the NHL level just yet, but he’s been elite at the level below. In 27 AHL games this season, Carcone has scored 16 goals and 42 points. His numbers were strong last year as well, when he scored 41 points in 48 games, a performance that earned him a total of 21 games in the NHL.
The Roadrunners currently sit in the middle of the pack of the AHL’s Pacific division, so adding Carcone back to their roster will do wonders as they attempt to climb their league’s standings.
Coyotes Recall Michael Carcone
Michael Carcone is having quite the season for Arizona’s farm team and he was rewarded for his efforts today as the team announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled the winger from Tucson of the AHL. He takes the place of rookie Matias Maccelli who is expected to miss the next six weeks.
Carcone is in his third season with the Coyotes but has taken his production to another level this year. He leads the AHL in scoring with 42 points in 27 games so far this season; for context, he had 41 points in 48 contests last season.
The 26-year-old got into 21 games with Arizona in 2021-22, his first taste of NHL action. He acquitted himself relatively well in that stretch, picking up six points while averaging a little over 12 minutes a night. With Maccelli out for a while and Dylan Guenther still at the World Juniors for another couple of weeks, there should be an opportunity for Carcone to step into a top-six role to see if he can carry over some of that minor league production to the Coyotes.