Tim Gleason has decided to end his professional tryout with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Canes GM Ron Francis says Tim Gleason informed team he has ended his tryout with the team. Gleason has been practicing on a PTO.
— Chip Alexander (@ice_chip) November 26, 2015
The 32-year-old defenceman had been practicing with the club for a week in hopes of getting a contract.
Gleason spent the bulk of his NHL career in Carolina, playing 546 games with the team, reaching 107 points and 537 penalty minutes.
He’s the franchise-leader in penalty minutes, and second in games played by a defenceman, and second in games played from the blue line.
The American also played for the Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes, and won a silver medal with Team USA at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
