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Rat Byte over at The Infestation has a correction from Kyle Hanlin at the Canes: Beau Schmitz is not under contract with the River Rats. Hanlin had mentioned in passing in a post from Traverse City that Schmitz was on a two-way AHL/ECHL contract. It turns out it was an honest mistake. So expect Schmitz back with Plymouth this season.

Defenseman Beau Schmitz — who was an unsigned invitee to the Hurricanes' prospect conditioning camp and is currently playing in the Traverse City Tournament for Carolina — recently signed a two-way AHL/ECHL deal with the Albany River Rats, the Canes' AHL affiliate. Schmitz, who played for the Peter Karmanos-owned Plymouth Whalers last season, is an undersized (5-9, 185 pounds) blueliner who has some offensive upside. Although he went undrafted in the June, International Scouting Services ranked him No. 175 and had him as the fifth-most underrated player in the draft. A big thanks to Rat Byte at The Infestation for the heads up.