Hurricanes re-sign captain Jordan Staal to a 4-year contract value $11.6 million

RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Staal is staying with the Carolina Hurricanes after signing a four-year contract value $11.6 million.

The group introduced the cope with their captain on Sunday, lower than per week earlier than Staal would have grow to be an unrestricted free agent.

He’s not going anyplace, sticking round to attempt to assist the group win the Stanley Cup. And Staal is doing so on an annual wage cap hit of $2.9 million via the 2026-27 NHL season that’s a cut price for a participant thought-about top-of-the-line defensive forwards in hockey.

General supervisor Don Waddell stated Staal embodies what it means to play for the Hurricanes.

“His leadership has been an integral part of our success, and the impact he has made on our organization cannot be overstated,” Waddell stated in a press release. “We could not be more excited to sign him for four more years.”

Staal’s new contract carries a full no-movement clause for the primary three years and a full no-trade clause for the ultimate season. That provides the soon-to-be 35-year-old whole management of the place he performs.

That may wind up being Raleigh for the remainder of his profession. The Thunder Bay, Ontario, native who received the Cup with Pittsburgh in 2009 has been with Carolina for a decade and worn the “C” for the group since 2019.