2023–24 Carolina Hurricanes season

2023–24 Carolina Hurricanes
Division	Metropolitan
Conference	Eastern
Team information
General manager	Don Waddell
Coach	Rod Brind'Amour
Captain	Jordan Staal
Alternate captains	Sebastian Aho Jordan Martinook Jaccob Slavin
Arena	PNC Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Chicago Wolves (AHL) Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)

The 2023–24 Carolina Hurricanes season will be the 45th season (44th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in June 1979, and the 26th season since the franchise relocated from the Hartford Whalers to start the 1997–98 season.

Schedule and results

Preseason

2023 preseason game log: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record 1 September 26 Tampa Bay -- PNC Arena 2 September 27 Florida -- PNC Arena 3 TBD @ Florida -- FLA Live Arena 4 September 29 @ Tampa Bay -- Amalie Arena 5 October 5 @ Nashville -- Bridgestone Arena 6 October 6 Nashville -- PNC Arena

Roster

Updated January 5, 2025

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
20		Sebastian Aho (A)	C	L	27	2015	Rauma, Finland
31		Frederik Andersen	G	L	35	2021	Herning, Denmark
53		Jackson Blake	RW	R	21	2021	Fargo, North Dakota
8		Brent Burns	D	R	39	2022	Barrie, Ontario
28		William Carrier	LW	L	30	2024	LaSalle, Quebec
5		Jalen Chatfield	D	R	28	2021	Ypsilanti, Michigan
18		Jack Drury	C	L	24	2018	New York, New York
71		Jesper Fast	RW	R	33	2020	Nässjö, Sweden
4		Shayne Gostisbehere	D	L	31	2024	Pembroke Pines, Florida
54		Juha Jaaska	LW	L	26	2024	Helsinki, Finland
24		Seth Jarvis	C	R	22	2020	Winnipeg, Manitoba
27		Tyson Jost	C	L	26	2024	St. Albert, Alberta
52		Pyotr Kochetkov	G	L	25	2019	Penza, Russia
82		Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C	L	24	2021	Pori, Finland
48		Jordan Martinook (A)	LW	L	32	2018	Brandon, Manitoba
88		Martin Necas	C	R	25	2017	Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
7		Dmitry Orlov	D	L	33	2023	Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union
50		Eric Robinson	LW	L	29	2024	Bellmawr, New Jersey
96		Jack Roslovic	C	R	27	2024	Columbus, Ohio
74		Jaccob Slavin (A)	D	L	30	2012	Erie, Colorado
42		Ty Smith	D	L	24	2024	Lloydminster, Alberta
11		Jordan Staal (C)	C	L	36	2012	Thunder Bay, Ontario
37		Andrei Svechnikov	RW	L	24	2018	Barnaul, Russia
34		Dustin Tokarski	G	L	35	2024	Humboldt, Saskatchewan
26		Sean Walker	D	R	30	2024	Keswick, Ontario

Draft picks

See also: List of Carolina Hurricanes draft picks

Below are the Carolina Hurricanes selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	30	Bradly Nadeau	Left Winger	Canada	Penticton Vees (BCHL)
2	62	Felix Unger Sorum	Right Winger	Sweden	Leksands IF (J20 Nationell)
3	71	Jayden Perron	Right Winger	Canada	Chicago Steel (USHL)
4	100	Alexander Rykov	Right Winger	Russia	Chelmet Chelyabinsk (VHL)
4	126	Stanislav Yarovoi	Right Winger	Russia	HC Vityaz (KHL)
5	139
5	158
6	163
6	190
7	222