| | ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League |
 | | The native of Riga, Latvia, spent the last five seasons with the Hurricanes, including 34 games last season when he was 7-24-2 with a 3.18 goals against average as Carolina went from first to last in the Southeast Division. |
 | | He won 10 games in the 2002 playoffs and had the league’s third-best postseason goals against average (1.67) and save percentage (.938). |
 | | The Chiefs had 20 players on the roster prior to Irbe’s assignment, which means another move must be made. |
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