 Bowman spent four years at the major junior level with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) . He won a Memorial Cup with the Chiefs in 2008 and was named a WHL West Second Team All @-@ Star in 2009 . He turned professional in 2009 – 10 and has spent the majority of his tenure with the Hurricanes in the team 's farm system with the Albany River Rats and Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) . Internationally , Bowman has competed for the United States at the 2009 IIHF World U20 Championships . 
