2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season

2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes
2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes
Division	5th Southeast
Conference	12th Eastern
2011–12 record	33–33–16
Home record	20–14–7
Road record	13–19–9
Goals for	213
Goals against	243
Team information
General manager	Jim Rutherford
Coach	Paul Maurice (Oct–Nov); Kirk Muller (Nov-Apr)
Captain	Eric Staal
Alternate captains	Tim Gleason; Brandon Sutter
Arena	PNC Arena
Average attendance	16,042 (85.9%)
Team leaders
Goals	Eric Staal (24)
Assists	Eric Staal (46)
Points	Eric Staal (70)
Penalty minutes	Bryan Allen (76)
Plus/minus	Tim Gleason (12)
Wins	Cam Ward (30)
Goals against average	Cam Ward (2.74)
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 40th season for the franchise, 33rd in the National Hockey League dating back to June 22, 1979,^[1] and 15th season since the franchise relocated to North Carolina to start the 1997–98 NHL season.

The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third straight year. The last time the team made the trip to the post-season was in the 2008–09 NHL season.

Off-Season

Regular season

On November 28, 2011, the Hurricanes replaced head coach Paul Maurice with Kirk Muller.^[2]

Playoffs

The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Standings

Southeast Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Florida Panthers	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	−24	94
2	x – Washington Capitals	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	−8	92
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	−46	84
4	Winnipeg Jets	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	−21	84
5	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	−30	82

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Eastern Conference
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	z – New York Rangers	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	+39	109
2	NE	y – Boston Bruins	82	49	29	4	40	269	202	+67	102
3	SE	y – Florida Panthers	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	−24	94
4	AT	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	+61	108
5	AT	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	+32	103
6	AT	x – New Jersey Devils	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	+19	102
7	SE	x – Washington Capitals	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	−8	92
8	NE	x – Ottawa Senators	82	41	31	10	35	249	240	+9	92

9	NE	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	32	11	32	218	230	−12	89
10	SE	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	−46	84
11	SE	Winnipeg Jets	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	−21	84
12	SE	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	−30	82
13	NE	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	35	37	10	31	231	264	−33	80
14	AT	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	−52	79
15	NE	Montreal Canadiens	82	31	35	16	26	212	226	−14	78

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 19	Carolina Hurricanes	1–3	Buffalo Sabres		Peters	0–1–0	[1]
2	September 23	Nashville Predators	3–2	Carolina Hurricanes		Peters	0–2–0	[2]
3	September 25 (in Charlotte, NC)	Winnipeg Jets	0–4	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	1–2–0	[3]
4	September 28	Carolina Hurricanes	1–3	Winnipeg Jets		Boucher	1–3–0	[4]
5	September 30	Columbus Blue Jackets	3–2	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	1–4–0	[5]
6	October 1	Carolina Hurricanes	1–2	Nashville Predators	OT	Boucher	1–4–1	[6]

Regular season

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

2011–12 Game Log

October: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 7	Tampa Bay Lightning	5–1	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	18,680	0–1–0	0	[7]
2	October 8	Carolina Hurricanes	3–4	Washington Capitals	OT	Boucher	18,506	0–1–1	1	[8]
3	October 10	Carolina Hurricanes	2–4	New Jersey Devils		Ward	12,096	0–2–1	1	[9]
4	October 12	Boston Bruins	2–3	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	16,483	1–2–1	3	[10]
5	October 14	Carolina Hurricanes	4–3	Buffalo Sabres		Ward	18,690	2–2–1	5	[11]
6	October 18	Carolina Hurricanes	4–1	Boston Bruins		Ward	17,565	3–2–1	7	[12]
7	October 21	Carolina Hurricanes	2–3	St. Louis Blues	OT	Ward	19,150	3–2–2	8	[13]
8	October 22	Carolina Hurricanes	3–5	Winnipeg Jets		Boucher	15,004	3–3–2	8	[14]
9	October 25	Ottawa Senators	3–2	Carolina Hurricanes	SO	Ward	12,083	3–3–3	9	[15]
10	October 28	Chicago Blackhawks	0–3	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	16,056	4–3–3	11	[16]
11	October 29	Carolina Hurricanes	1–5	Philadelphia Flyers		Boucher	19,683	4–4–3	11	[17]

November: 4–10–1 (Home: 3–6–1 ; Road: 1–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
12	November 1	Tampa Bay Lightning	2–4	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	13,374	5–4–3	13	[18]
13	November 4	Washington Capitals	5–1	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	14,589	5–5–3	13	[19]
14	November 6	Dallas Stars	5–2	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	14,815	5–6–3	13	[20]
15	November 8	Carolina Hurricanes	2–3	New Jersey Devils		Ward	13,056	5–7–3	13	[21]
16	November 11	Carolina Hurricanes	1–5	New York Rangers		Ward	18,200	5–8–3	13	[22]
17	November 12	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–5	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	16,260	6–8–3	15	[23]
18	November 14	Philadelphia Flyers	5–3	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	14,491	6–9–3	15	[24]
19	November 16	Carolina Hurricanes	0–4	Montreal Canadiens		Ward	21,273	6–10–3	15	[25]
20	November 18	Buffalo Sabres	1–0	Carolina Hurricanes		Boucher	15,072	6–11–3	15	[26]
21	November 20	Toronto Maple Leafs	2–3	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	13,187	7–11–3	17	[27]
22	November 21	Carolina Hurricanes	4–2	Philadelphia Flyers		Ward	19,632	8–11–3	19	[28]
23	November 23	Montreal Canadiens	4–3	Carolina Hurricanes	SO	Ward	14,862	8–11–4	20	[29]
24	November 25	Winnipeg Jets	3–1	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	15,718	8–12–4	20	[30]
25	November 27	Carolina Hurricanes	3–4	Ottawa Senators		Ward	19,656	8–13–4	20	[31]
26	November 29	Florida Panthers	3–1	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	13,065	8–14–4	20	[32]

December: 5–7–2 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 1–4–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
27	December 1	New York Rangers	5–3	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	12,566	8–15–4	20	[33]
28	December 3	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–2	Carolina Hurricanes		Boucher	17,696	8–16–4	20	[34]
29	December 6	Carolina Hurricanes	6–7	Calgary Flames		Murphy	19,289	8–17–4	20	[35]
30	December 7	Carolina Hurricanes	5–3	Edmonton Oilers		Ward	16,839	9–17–4	22	[36]
31	December 9	Carolina Hurricanes	2–4	Winnipeg Jets		Ward	15,004	9–18–4	22	[37]
32	December 13	Carolina Hurricanes	1–2	Toronto Maple Leafs	OT	Ward	19,509	9–18–5	23	[38]
33	December 15	Vancouver Canucks	3–4	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	15,292	10–18–5	25	[39]
34	December 18	Carolina Hurricanes	2–3	Florida Panthers	OT	Ward	15,289	10–18–6	26	[40]
35	December 21	Phoenix Coyotes	4–3	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	15,848	10–19–6	26	[41]
36	December 23	Ottawa Senators	1–2	Carolina Hurricanes	OT	Ward	14,556	11–19–6	28	[42]
37	December 26	New Jersey Devils	2–4	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	16,121	12–19–6	30	[43]
38	December 27	Carolina Hurricanes	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins		Peters	18,600	12–20–6	30	[44]
39	December 29	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–4	Carolina Hurricanes	OT	Ward	17,461	13–20–6	32	[45]
40	December 31	Carolina Hurricanes	2–5	Tampa Bay Lightning		Ward	19,204	13–21–6	32	[46]

January: 5–4–3 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
41	January 3	New York Islanders	4–3	Carolina Hurricanes	SO	Ward	13,828	13–21–7	33	[47]
42	January 6	Buffalo Sabres	2–4	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	16,095	14–21–7	35	[48]
43	January 7	Carolina Hurricanes	2–5	Nashville Predators		Peters	17,113	14–22–7	35	[49]
44	January 10	Philadelphia Flyers	2–1	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	14,511	14–23–7	35	[50]
45	January 12	Carolina Hurricanes	5–2	Tampa Bay Lightning		Ward	16,553	15–23–7	37	[51]
46	January 14	Boston Bruins	2–4	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	18,680	16–23–7	39	[52]
47	January 15	Carolina Hurricanes	1–2	Washington Capitals		Ward	18,506	16–24–7	39	[53]
48	January 17	Carolina Hurricanes	1–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	SO	Ward	18,535	16–24–8	40	[54]
49	January 20	Washington Capitals	0–3	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	17,507	17–24–8	42	[55]
50	January 21	Carolina Hurricanes	1–2	New York Islanders	OT	Ward	13,622	17–24–9	43	[56]
51	January 23	Winnipeg Jets	1–2	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	16,045	18–24–9	45	[57]
52	January 31	New York Islanders	5–2	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	15,575	18–25–9	45	[58]

February: 6–1–4 (Home: 4–0–2 ; Road: 2–1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
53	February 2	Carolina Hurricanes	3–0	Boston Bruins		Ward	17,565	19–25–9	47	[59]
54	February 4	Los Angeles Kings	1–2	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	18,680	20–25–9	49	[60]
55	February 8	Carolina Hurricanes	2–3	Anaheim Ducks	OT	Ward	12,675	20–25–10	50	[61]
56	February 10	Carolina Hurricanes	3–4	Colorado Avalanche	OT	Ward	16,854	20–25–11	51	[62]
57	February 13	Carolina Hurricanes	5–3	Montreal Canadiens		Ward	21,273	21–25–11	53	[63]
58	February 17	San Jose Sharks	2–3	Carolina Hurricanes		Peters	18,680	22–25–11	55	[64]
59	February 18	Carolina Hurricanes	3–4	New York Islanders		Peters	11,818	22–26–11	55	[65]
60	February 20	Washington Capitals	0–5	Carolina Hurricanes		Peters	16,837	23–26–11	57	[66]
61	February 23	Anaheim Ducks	3–2	Carolina Hurricanes	SO	Peters	16,564	23–26–12	58	[67]
62	February 25	Florida Panthers	3–2	Carolina Hurricanes	SO	Peters	18,680	23–26–13	59	[68]
63	February 28	Nashville Predators	3–4	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	13,595	24–26–13	61	[69]

March: 7–6–3 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 5–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
64	March 1	New York Rangers	3–2	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	14,523	24–27–13	61	[70]
65	March 3	Tampa Bay Lightning	4–3	Carolina Hurricanes	OT	Ward	17,116	24–27–14	62	[71]
66	March 6	Carolina Hurricanes	4–3	Washington Capitals	OT	Ward	18,506	25–27–14	64	[72]
67	March 7	Carolina Hurricanes	2–3	Buffalo Sabres	OT	Ward	18,690	25–27–15	65	[73]
68	March 10	Carolina Hurricanes	4–2	Tampa Bay Lightning		Ward	18,554	26–27–15	67	[74]
69	March 11	Carolina Hurricanes	0–2	Florida Panthers		Ward	15,081	26–28–15	67	[75]
70	March 13	Carolina Hurricanes	2–4	New York Rangers		Ward	18,200	26–29–15	67	[76]
71	March 15	St. Louis Blues	0–2	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	18,680	27–29–15	69	[77]
72	March 17	Carolina Hurricanes	5–3	Minnesota Wild		Boucher	18,394	28–29–15	71	[78]
73	March 18	Carolina Hurricanes	4–3	Winnipeg Jets		Ward	15,004	29–29–15	73	[79]
74	March 21	Florida Panthers	1–3	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	18,680	30–29–15	75	[80]
75	March 23	Carolina Hurricanes	1–5	Columbus Blue Jackets		Ward	15,085	30–30–15	75	[81]
76	March 24	Carolina Hurricanes	4–5	Detroit Red Wings		Ward	20,066	30–31–15	75	[82]
77	March 27	Carolina Hurricanes	3–0	Toronto Maple Leafs		Ward	19,348	31–31–15	77	[83]
78	March 30	Winnipeg Jets	4–3	Carolina Hurricanes	OT	Ward	18,680	31–31–16	78	[84]
79	March 31	New Jersey Devils	5–0	Carolina Hurricanes		Boucher	18,680	31–32–16	78	[85]

April: 2–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
80	April 3	Carolina Hurricanes	2–1	Ottawa Senators		Ward	19,484	32–32–16	80	[86]
81	April 5	Montreal Canadiens	1–2	Carolina Hurricanes	SO	Ward	17,846	33–32–16	82	[87]
82	April 7	Carolina Hurricanes	1–4	Florida Panthers		Boucher	19,057	33–33–16	82	[88]

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Eric Staal	82	24	46	70	−20	48
Jussi Jokinen	79	12	34	46	-2	54
Jeff Skinner	64	20	24	44	−8	56
Jiri Tlusty	79	17	19	36	1	26
Tuomo Ruutu	72	18	16	34	-3	50
Chad LaRose	67	19	13	32	−15	48
Brandon Sutter	82	17	15	32	−3	21
Jamie McBain	76	8	19	27	−7	4
Tim Brent	79	12	12	24	−8	27
Jay Harrison	72	9	14	23	−10	60
Justin Faulk	66	8	14	22	−16	29
Anthony Stewart	77	9	11	20	-2	30
Tim Gleason	82	1	17	18	12	71
Joni Pitkanen	30	5	12	17	−15	16
Alexei Ponikarovsky^‡	49	7	8	15	−12	26
Bryan Allen	82	1	13	14	-1	76
Drayson Bowman	37	6	7	13	2	4
Jaroslav Spacek^†	34	5	7	12	4	6
Patrick Dwyer	73	5	7	12	0	23
Tomas Kaberle^‡	29	0	9	9	−12	2
Andreas Nodl^†	48	3	4	7	−4	6
Jerome Samson	16	2	3	5	−3	8
Derek Joslin	44	2	2	4	−15	35
Brett Sutter	15	0	3	3	−1	11
Zac Dalpe	16	1	2	3	−3	4
Zach Boychuk	16	0	2	2	−3	0
Riley Nash	5	0	1	1	1	2
Bobby Sanguinetti	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Welsh	1	0	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	G	PIM
Cam Ward	68	3988	30	23	13	182	2.74	2143	.915	5	1	4
Brian Boucher	10	546	1	6	1	31	3.41	260	.881	0	0	0
Justin Peters	7	387	2	3	2	16	2.48	233	.931	1	0	0
Mike Murphy	2	36	0	1	0	0	0.00	9	1.000	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with Hurricanes only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Justin Faulk	1st Career NHL Game	October 7, 2011
Tim Brent	100th Career NHL Game	October 8, 2011
Jamie McBain	100th Career NHL Game	November 4, 2011
Anthony Stewart	200th Career NHL Game	November 11, 2011
Jussi Jokinen	300th Career NHL Point	November 12, 2011
Jeff Skinner	100th Career NHL Game	November 14, 2011
Justin Faulk	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 20, 2011
Tim Gleason	500th Career NHL Game	November 27, 2011
Joni Pitkanen	500th Career NHL Game	November 27, 2011
Mike Murphy	1st Career NHL Game	December 6, 2011
Justin Faulk	1st Career NHL Goal	December 9, 2011
Jussi Jokinen	200th Career NHL Assist	December 13, 2011
Riley Nash	1st Career NHL Game	December 21, 2011
Riley Nash	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 23, 2011
Cam Ward^[3]	1st Career NHL Goal	December 26, 2011
Eric Staal	600th Career NHL Game	December 31, 2011
Tuomo Ruutu	500th Career NHL Game	December 31, 2011
Jerome Samson	1st Career NHL Goal	January 10, 2012
Eric Staal	300th Career NHL Assist	January 12, 2012
Alexei Ponikarovsky	600th Career NHL Game	January 14, 2012
Jussi Jokinen	500th Career NHL Game	January 14, 2012
Jiri Tlusty	200th Career NHL Game	January 23, 2012
Tim Gleason	100th Career NHL Assist	January 31, 2012
Patrick Dwyer	200th Career NHL Game	February 4, 2012
Justin Peters	1st Career NHL Shutout	February 20, 2012
Cam Ward	400th Career NHL Game	March 3, 2012
Derek Joslin	100th Career NHL Game	March 6, 2012
Brandon Sutter	100th Career NHL Point	March 6, 2012
Jeff Skinner	100th Career NHL Point	March 7, 2012
Cam Ward	200th Career NHL Win	March 15, 2012
Jay Harrison	200th Career NHL Game	April 3, 2012
Bryan Allen	600th Career NHL Game	April 5, 2012
Jeremy Welsh	1st Career NHL Game	April 7, 2012

Final roster

Updated March 29, 2012.^[4]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
5	Bryan Allen	D	L	43	2011	Kingston, Ontario
33	Brian Boucher	G	L	47	2011	Woonsocket, Rhode Island
21	Drayson Bowman	C	L	35	2007	Grand Rapids, Michigan
37	Tim Brent	C	R	40	2011	Cambridge, Ontario
39	Patrick Dwyer	RW	R	41	2006	Great Falls, Montana
28	Justin Faulk	D	R	32	2010	South St. Paul, Minnesota
6	Tim Gleason (A)	D	L	41	2006	Clawson, Michigan
44	Jay Harrison	D	L	41	2009	Oshawa, Ontario
36	Jussi Jokinen	LW	L	41	2009	Kalajoki, Finland
27	Derek Joslin	D	L	37	2011	Richmond Hill, Ontario
59	Chad LaRose	RW	R	42	2003	Fraser, Michigan
4	Jamie McBain	D	R	36	2006	Edina, Minnesota
14	Andreas Nodl	RW	L	37	2011	Vienna, Austria
25	Joni Pitkanen	D	L	40	2008	Oulu, Finland
15	Tuomo Ruutu	RW	L	41	2008	Vantaa, Finland
53	Jeff Skinner	C	L	32	2010	Markham, Ontario
8	Jaroslav Spacek	D	L	50	2011	Rokycany, Czechoslovakia
12	Eric Staal (C)	C	L	39	2003	Thunder Bay, Ontario
13	Anthony Stewart	RW	R	39	2011	LaSalle, Quebec
16	Brandon Sutter (A)	C	R	35	2007	Huntington, New York
19	Jiri Tlusty	LW	L	36	2009	Slaný, Czechoslovakia
30	Cam Ward	G	L	40	2002	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Transactions

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date	Details
July 5, 2011^[5]	To Boston Bruins Joe Corvo	To Carolina Hurricanes 4th-round pick in 2012
December 9, 2011^[6]	To Montreal Canadiens Tomas Kaberle	To Carolina Hurricanes Jaroslav Spacek
January 18, 2012^[7]	To Florida Panthers Mattias Lindstrom Jon Matsumoto	To Carolina Hurricanes Evgenii Dadonov AJ Jenks
January 20, 2012^[8]	To New Jersey Devils Alexei Ponikarovsky	To Carolina Hurricanes Joe Sova 4th-round pick in 2012

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Brian Boucher^[9]	Philadelphia Flyers	2 years, $1.9 million
Tim Brent^[10]	Toronto Maple Leafs	2 years, $1.5 million
Alexei Ponikarovsky^[11]	Los Angeles Kings	1 year, $1.5 million
Justin Soryal^[12]	Connecticut Whale	1 year, $525,000
Anthony Stewart^[13]	Atlanta Thrashers	2 years, $1.8 million
Tomas Kaberle^[14]	Boston Bruins	3 years, $12.75 million
Chris Durno^[15]	Norfolk Admirals	1 year, $525,000
Mathieu Roy^[16]	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $600,000
Jeremy Welsh^[17]	Union College	1 year, $832,500 entry-level contract
Beau Schmitz^[18]	Plymouth Whalers	3 years, $1.575 million entry-level contract
John Muse^[19]	Charlotte Checkers	1 year, $525,000

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Erik Cole^[20]	Montreal Canadiens	4 years, $18 million
Bryan Rodney^[21]	Anaheim Ducks	1 year, $525,000
Justin Pogge^[22]	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $575,000
Troy Bodie^[23]	Anaheim Ducks	1 year, $550,000

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Andreas Nodl^[24]	Philadelphia Flyers	November 29, 2011

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Tommi Kivisto^[25]	June 1, 2011	3 years, $1.695 million entry-level contract
Mattias Lindstrom^[25]	June 1, 2011	3 years, $1.72 million entry-level contract
Jay Harrison^[26]	June 16, 2011	2 years, $1.4 million
Patrick Dwyer^[27]	June 28, 2011	2 years, $1.25 million
Joni Pitkanen^[28]	June 28, 2011	3 years, $13.5 million
Chad LaRose^[29]	June 29, 2011	2 years, $3.4 million
Jussi Jokinen^[30]	June 30, 2011	3 years, $9 million
Jiri Tlusty^[31]	July 1, 2011	1 year, $525,000
Brett Bellemore^[32]	July 8, 2011	2 years, $1.05 million
Derek Joslin^[33]	July 8, 2011	2 years, $1.4 million
Brandon Sutter^[34]	July 13, 2011	3 years, $6.2 million
Brett Sutter^[35]	July 15, 2011	1 year, $525,000
Bobby Sanguinetti^[36]	July 15, 2011	1 year, $600,000
Ryan Murphy^[37]	September 16, 2011	3 years, $2.4975 million entry-level contract
Victor Rask^[38]	October 20, 2011	3 years, $1.95 million entry-level contract
Tim Gleason^[39]	January 30, 2012	4 years, $16 million contract extension
Tuomo Ruutu^[40]	February 22, 2012	4 years, $19 million contract extension
Austin Levi^[41]	March 16, 2012	3 years, $1.65 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was held in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	12	Ryan Murphy	D	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2	42	Victor Rask	C	Sweden	Leksands IF (Swe-2)
3	73	Keegan Lowe	D	United States	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
4	103	Gregory Hofmann	C	Switzerland	HC Ambri-Piotta (NLA)
6	163	Matt Mahalak	G	United States	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
7	193	Brody Sutter	C	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)

References

^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
^ Hurricanes Name Kirk Muller as Head Coach
^ "Hurricanes 4, Devils 2". Archived from the original on 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2011-12-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Carolina Hurricanes - Team - Roster". Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^ Canes Acquire 2012 Fourth-Round Pick from Boston
^ Canes Acquire Jaroslav Spacek from Montreal
^ Canes Acquire Dadonov, Jenks from Florida Panthers
^ Canes Acquire Sova and Draft Pick from Devils
^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brian Boucher
^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Tim Brent
^ Canes Agree to Terms with Alexei Ponikarovsky
^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Soryal
^ Canes Agree to Terms with Anthony Stewart
^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Tomas Kaberle
^ Hurricanes Sign Chris Durno to One-Year Contract
^ Hurricanes Sign Defenseman Mathieu Roy
^ Canes Sign Jeremy Welsh to Entry-Level Contract
^ Canes Sign Beau Schmitz to Entry-Level Contract
^ Hurricanes Sign Goaltender John Muse
^ Erik Cole signs 4 years with Montreal
^ Ducks Ink Rodney to One-Year Deal
^ Coyotes Sign Pogge to One-Year Contract
^ Ducks Ink Bodie to One-Year Deal
^ Hurricanes Claim Andreas Nodl on Waivers
^ ^a ^b Canes Sign Kivisto, Lindstrom to Entry-Level Deals
^ Hurricanes, Harrison Agree to Two-Year Deal
^ Canes Agree to Terms with Patrick Dwyer
^ Hurricanes Re-Sign Defenseman Joni Pitkanen
^ Canes Agree to Terms with Forward Chad LaRose
^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jussi Jokinen
^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jiri Tlusty
^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brett Bellemore
^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Derek Joslin
^ Canes Agree to Terms with Brandon Sutter
^ Canes Re-Sign Forward Brett Sutter
^ Canes Agree to Terms with Bobby Sanguinetti
^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Ryan Murphy
^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Victor Rask
^ Hurricanes Sign Tim Gleason to Four-Year Extension
^ Canes Agree to Terms with Ruutu on Extension
^ Hurricanes Sign Austin Levi to Entry-Level Contract

[1] National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.

[2] Hurricanes Name Kirk Muller as Head Coach

[3] "Hurricanes 4, Devils 2". Archived from the original on 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2011-12-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "Carolina Hurricanes - Team - Roster". Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved March 29, 2012.

[5] Canes Acquire 2012 Fourth-Round Pick from Boston

[6] Canes Acquire Jaroslav Spacek from Montreal

[7] Canes Acquire Dadonov, Jenks from Florida Panthers

[8] Canes Acquire Sova and Draft Pick from Devils

[9] Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brian Boucher

[10] Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Tim Brent

[11] Canes Agree to Terms with Alexei Ponikarovsky

[12] Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Soryal

[13] Canes Agree to Terms with Anthony Stewart

[14] Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Tomas Kaberle

[15] Hurricanes Sign Chris Durno to One-Year Contract

[16] Hurricanes Sign Defenseman Mathieu Roy

[17] Canes Sign Jeremy Welsh to Entry-Level Contract

[18] Canes Sign Beau Schmitz to Entry-Level Contract

[19] Hurricanes Sign Goaltender John Muse

[20] Erik Cole signs 4 years with Montreal

[21] Ducks Ink Rodney to One-Year Deal

[22] Coyotes Sign Pogge to One-Year Contract

[23] Ducks Ink Bodie to One-Year Deal

[24] Hurricanes Claim Andreas Nodl on Waivers

[KivistoLindstrom-25] Canes Sign Kivisto, Lindstrom to Entry-Level Deals

[26] Hurricanes, Harrison Agree to Two-Year Deal

[27] Canes Agree to Terms with Patrick Dwyer

[28] Hurricanes Re-Sign Defenseman Joni Pitkanen

[29] Canes Agree to Terms with Forward Chad LaRose

[30] Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jussi Jokinen

[31] Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jiri Tlusty

[32] Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brett Bellemore

[33] Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Derek Joslin

[34] Canes Agree to Terms with Brandon Sutter

[35] Canes Re-Sign Forward Brett Sutter

[36] Canes Agree to Terms with Bobby Sanguinetti

[37] Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Ryan Murphy

[38] Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Victor Rask

[39] Hurricanes Sign Tim Gleason to Four-Year Extension

[40] Canes Agree to Terms with Ruutu on Extension

[41] Hurricanes Sign Austin Levi to Entry-Level Contract

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