Offseason Player Tracker | Carolina Hurricanes

Offseason Player Tracker

A comprehensive look at offseason player movement within the Carolina Hurricanes organization during the 2026 offseason. Check back throughout the summer for updates on incoming and outgoing players.

New Arrivals & Re-Signings

Departures

Free Agents

Unrestricted Free Agents

Position	Name	Notes
Goaltender	Frederik Andersen	Signed a one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers on July 1
Forward	Skyler Brind'Amour	Did not receive a qualifying offer from the team, making him an unrestricted free agent
Defenseman	John Carlson	Signed a two-year contract with Tampa Bay on July 1
Defenseman	Domenick Fensore	Signed a one-year contract with Colorado on July 1
Forward	Nicolas Deslauriers	Signed a two-year contract extension on June 20
Defenseman	Kyle Masters	Did not receive a qualifying offer from Anaheim - Rights acquired by Carolina on June 30
Goaltender	Amir Miftakhov	Did not receive a qualifying offer from the team, making him an unrestricted free agent
Forward	Noah Philp	Signed a contract with HV71 (Sweden) on June 24 - Traded to the Anaheim Ducks on June 30
Goaltender	Nikita Quapp	Did not receive a qualifying offer from the team, making him an unrestricted free agent - Signed a contract with ESV Kaufbeuren (Germany) on June 29
Defenseman	Mike Reilly
Forward	Givani Smith	Signed a one-year contract with Shanghai (KHL) on July 2
Forward	Josiah Slavin
Forward	Ryan Suzuki	Signed a one-year contract with Ottawa on July 1
Defenseman	Juuso Valimaki	Signed a one-year contract extension on June 24

Restricted Free Agents

Position	Name	Notes
Forward	Noel Gunler	Signed a two-year contract with Djugårdens IF (Sweden) on June 22 - Received a qualifying offer from the Canes on June 29, allowing the team to maintain his NHL rights
Defenseman	Aleksi Heimosalmi	Signed a one-year, two-way contract on July 9
Forward	Viktor Neuchev	Received a qualifying offer from the Canes on June 29
Defenseman	Alexander Nikishin	Received a qualifying offer from the Canes prior to June 29
Goaltender	Cayden Primeau	Received a qualifying offer from the Canes on June 29
Forward	Justin Robidas	Received a qualifying offer from the Canes on June 29
Defenseman	Ronan Seeley	Received a qualifying offer from the Canes on June 29