2023–24 Carolina Hurricanes season

2023–24 Carolina Hurricanes
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)	Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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

The Carolina Hurricanes preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.^[1]

2023 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location
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

Regular season

The Carolina Hurricanes regular seasons schedule was released on June 27, 2023.^[2]

2023–24 game log

October: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)

Date	Opponent	Score	Location
October 11	Ottawa	--	PNC Arena
October 14	@Los Angeles	--	Crypto.com
October 15	@Anaheim	--	Honda Center
October 17	@San Jose	--	SAP Center
October 19	@Seattle	--	Climate Pledge Arena
October 21	@Colorado	--	Ball Arena
October 24	@Tampa Bay	--	Amalie Arena
October 26	Seattle	--	PNC Arena
October 27	San Jose	--	PNC Arena
October 30	@Philadelphia	--	Wells Fargo Center

November: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)

Date	Opponent	Score	Location
November 2	@NY Rangers	--	Madison Square Garden
November 4	@NY Islanders	--	UBS Arena
November 7	Buffalo	--	PNC Arena
November 10	@Florida	--	FLA Live Arena
November 11	@Tampa	--	Amalie Arena
November 15	Philadelphia	--	PNC Arena
November 18	Pittsburgh	--	PNC Arena
November 22	Edmonton	--	PNC Arena
November 24	Tampa	--	PNC Arena
November 26	Columbus	--	PNC Arena
November 28	@Philadelphia	--	Wells Fargo Center
November 30	NY Islanders	--	PNC Arena

December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)

Date	Opponent	Score	Location
December 2	Buffalo	--	PNC Arena
December 4	@Winnipeg	--	Canada Life Centre
December 6	@Edmonton	--	Rogers Place
December 7	@Calgary	--	Scotiabank Saddledome
December 9	@Vancouver	--	Rogers Arena
December 12	@Ottawa	--	Canadian Tire Centre
December 14	@Detroit	--	Little Caesars Arena
December 15	Nashville	--	PNC Arena
December 17	Washington	--	PNC Arena
December 19	Vegas	--	PNC Arena
December 21	@Pittsburgh	--	PPG Paints Arena
December 23	NY Islanders	--	PNC Arena
December 27	@Nashville	--	Bridgestone Arena
December 28	Montreal	--	PNC Arena
December 30	@Toronto	--	Scotiabank Arena

January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)

Date	Opponent	Score	Location
January 2	@NY Rangers	--	Madison Square Garden
January 5	@Washington	--	Capital One Arena
January 6	St. Louis	--	PNC Arena
January 11	Anaheim	--	PNC Arena
January 13	Pittsburgh	--	PNC Arena
January 15	Los Angeles	--	PNC Arena
January 19	Detroit	--	PNC Arena
January 21	Minnesota	--	PNC Arena
January 24	@Boston	--	TD Garden
January 25	New Jersey	--	PNC Arena
January 27	Arizona	--	PNC Arena

February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)

Date	Opponent	Score	Location
February 6	Vancouver	--	PNC Arena
February 8	Colorado	--	PNC Arena
February 10	New Jersey	--	PNC Arena
February 13	@Dallas	--	American Airlines Center
February 16	@Arizona	--	Mullett Arena
February 17	Vegas	--	T-Mobile Arena
February 19	Chicago	--	PNC Arena
February 22	Florida	--	PNC Arena
February 24	Dallas	--	PNC Arena
February 25	@Buffalo	--	KeyBank Center
February 27	@Minnesota	--	Xcel Energy Center
February 29	@Columbus	--	Nationwide Arena

March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)

Date	Opponent	Score	Location
March 2	Winnipeg	--	PNC Arena
March 7	Montreal	--	PNC Arena
March 9	@New Jersey	--	Prudential Center
March 10	Calgary	--	PNC Arena
March 12	NY Rangers	--	PNC Arena
March 14	Florida	--	PNC Arena
March 16	@Toronto	--	Scotiabank Arena
March 17	@Ottawa	--	Canadian Tire Centre
March 19	@NY Islanders	--	UBS Arena
March 21	Philadelphia	--	PNC Arena
March 22	@Washington	--	Capital One Arena
March 24	Toronto	--	PNC Arena
March 26	@Pittsburgh	--	PPG Paints Arena
March 28	Detroit	--	PNC Arena
March 30	@Montreal	--	Bell Centre

April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)

Date	Opponent	Score	Location
April 4	Boston	--	PNC Arena
April 5	Washington	--	PNC Arena
April 7	Columbus	--	PNC Arena
April 9	@Boston	--	TD Garden
April 12	@St. Louis	--	Enterprise Center
April 14	@Chicago	--	United Center
April 16	@Columbus	--	Nationwide Arena

Win (2 Points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[3]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Martin Necas		0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[4]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Frederik Andersen			0:00	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	.000	0	0	0	0

Roster

Updated January 5, 2025^[5]^[6]


No.	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

Transactions

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023-24 season.

Key:

† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 NHL season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29)	To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2025	To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2023 4th-round pick in 2023	^[7]
August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)	To Philadelphia Flyers Massimo Rizzo 5th-round pick in 2025	To Carolina Hurricanes David Kase	^[7]

Notes:

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	Michael Bunting	Toronto Maple Leafs	3-year	Free agency	^[8]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	Dmitry Orlov	Boston Bruins	2-year	Free agency	^[9]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)	Griffin Mendel	Chicago Wolves (AHL)	1-year†	Free agency	^[10]
July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11)	Brendan Lemieux	Philadelphia Flyers	1-year	Free agency	^[11]
July 24, 2023 (2023-07-24)	Tony DeAngelo	Philadelphia Flyers	1-year	Free agency	^[12]
August 10, 2023 (2023-08-10)	Caleb Jones	Chicago Blackhawks	1-year	Free agency	^[13]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 16, 2023 (2023-07-16)	Ondrej Kase	HC Litvínov (ELH)	1-year	Free agency	^[14]
August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02)	Cavan Fitzgerald	Chicago Wolves (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[15]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	Frederik Andersen	2-year	^[16]
	Jesper Fast	2-year	^[17]
	Antti Raanta	1-year	^[18]
July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05)	Dylan Coghlan	1-year	^[19]
July 15, 2023 (2023-07-15)	Felix Unger Sorum	2-year	^[20]
July 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)	Sebastian Aho	8-year‡	^[21]

Draft picks

Below are the Carolina Hurricanes selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was 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	LW	Canada	Penticton Vees (BCHL)
2	62	Felix Unger Sorum	RW	Sweden	Leksands IF (J20 Nationell)
3	71	Jayden Perron	RW	Canada	Chicago Steel (USHL)
4	100	Alexander Rykov	RW	Russia	Chelmet Chelyabinsk (VHL)
4	126	Stanislav Yarovoi	RW	Russia	HC Vityaz (KHL)
5	139	Charles-Alexis Legault	D	Canada	Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC)
5	158	Ruslan Khazheyev	G	Russia	Belye Medvedi (MHL)
6	163	Timur Mukhanov	LW	Russia	Severstal Cherepovets (KHL)
6	190	Michael Emerson	RW	United States	North Dakota Fighting Hawks (NCHC)
7	222	Yegor Velmakin	G	Russia	Buran Voronezh (VHL)

References

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^ "Canes Re-Sign Aho To Eight-Year Extension". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. July 26, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[1] "Canes Announce 2023 Exhibition Schedule". Hurricanes News (NHL). June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[2] "Canes Announce 2023-24 Regular Season Schedule". Hurricanes News (NHL). June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[3] "2022–23 Regular season – Carolina Hurricanes Stats – Skaters". NHL.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

[4] "2022–23 Regular season – Carolina Hurricanes Stats – Goalies". NHL.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

[5] "Carolina Hurricanes Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[6] "Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[DraftDay2-7] "Sharks Select Seven Players on Day Two of the 2023 NHL Draft". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[8] "Canes Sign Bunting To Three-Year Contract". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[9] "Canes Sign Orlov To Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[10] "Canes Sign Mendel To Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[11] "Canes Sign Lemieux To One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. July 11, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[12] "Canes Sign DeAngelo To One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. July 24, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[13] "Canes Sign Jones To One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[14] "Velké jméno pro Litvínov. Z NHL přichází Ondřej Kaše!". NHL.com (in Czech). Carolina Hurricanes. July 16, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[15] "Cape Breton's Fitzgerald signs with AHL's Chicago Wolves". saltwire.com. Saltwire. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[16] "Canes Re-Sign Andersen To Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[17] "Canes Re-Sign Fast To Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[18] "Canes Re-Sign Raanta To One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[19] "Canes Sign Coghlan To One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. July 5, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[20] "Canes Sign Unger Sorum To Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. July 15, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[21] "Canes Re-Sign Aho To Eight-Year Extension". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. July 26, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

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