The Carolina Hurricanes’ AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, have signed forward Chase Wheatcroft to a one-year AHL contract. Wheatcroft, 24, became an unrestricted free agent this summer after his former club, the Dallas Stars, elected not to extend him a qualifying offer. The three-year entry-level contract Wheatcroft signed with Dallas in March 2023 expired earlier […]

The Carolina Hurricanes won’t have to go to arbitration with defenseman Ronan Seeley. The two sides have agreed on a one-year contract extension that pays $850K at the NHL level and $100K at the AHL level, with $160K guaranteed, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Seeley made his NHL debut in the final game of Carolina’s regular […]

Former Carolina Hurricanes first-round pick Julien Gauthier will take his talents overseas for the 2026-27 season. Gauthier has signed a one-year contract with the SHL’s Brynas IF. This move will shift Gauthier’s focus after a series of injury-riddled seasons dating back to 2023. Gauthier appeared in just 25 AHL games in the 2025-26 season. His […]

The Hurricanes have re-signed RFA forward Viktor Neuchev, to a one-year, two-way contract, per puckpedia. The deal pays $850K at the NHL level and $90K in the minors. Neuchev is represented by Dan Milstein of Gold Star Sports Management. The 22-year-old joined the organization in January, arriving from Buffalo in exchange for depth defenseman Gavin […]

Someone should have saved Tom Dundon from his decision to put his whole family on the Stanley Cup.

Although it’s not a first-round pick, another selection of the 2026 NHL Draft has signed his entry-level contract. The Carolina Hurricanes announced they’ve come to terms on a three-year deal with defenseman William Håkansson. Moments after the Hurricanes’ announcement, PuckPedia revealed the year-by-year breakdown of Håkansson’s new deal: Year NHL Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus […]

According to a team announcement, the Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Aleksi Heimosalmi. Heimosalmi’s contract is a two-way deal and will last through the 2026-27 season, where he’ll carry an annual cap hit of $850K in the NHL and $85K in the AHL. The former 44th overall pick in the second-round of the 2021 NHL […]

After 13 years of pro hockey, veteran winger Martin Frk‘s career is still navigating new firsts. The 32-year-old winger has followed two seasons with the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers with a two-year contract with the KHL’s Shanghai Dragons per a club announcement. This will mark Frk’s first time playing in Russia’s top league. It is only […]

Veteran goaltender Frederik Andersen, 36, who helped the Hurricanes win three playoff series before giving the starter's net up to Brandon Bussi in the Stanley Cup Final, has agreed to a one-year deal with the Oilers.

The Hurricanes are expected to be without leading goal scorer Seth Jarvis, who typically plays on the wing of No. 1 center Sebastian Aho, for the start of their Stanley Cup defense due to shoulder surgery, general manager Eric Tulsky announced.