Frank Corrado was assigned to AHL Utica on Thursday, Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province reports.

Corrado was assigned to AHL Utica on Thursday, Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province reports.

Analysis:

Corrado has been a healthy scratch for every game since joining Vancouver on Oct. 18, so the organization simply wants him to head to the minors to get some more ice time. Once he gets a few games in with Utica, expect the Canucks to bring him back aboard as their seventh defenseman.