Some offseason additions meant a new veteran face to the 2017-2018 Hurricanes, but the story of the roster release this year is the hungry young players who forced their way onto the opening night lineup.
The fresh faces include 2017 1st round pick Martin Necas, who earned his way on the roster with an outstanding performance during training camp. If Necas plays ten games, he’ll automatically activate the first year of his three-year entry-level contract, so it’s questionable that he’ll play many games, but it’s certainly interesting to see.
Forward Janne Kuokkanen also makes the roster after a stellar year with London of the Ontario Hockey League, tallying 62 points in 60 games for the Knights, and Haydn Fleury, who posted a +16 with the Checkers last year, joins the team.