2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes season

2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes
Division	3rd Southeast
Conference	9th Eastern
2010–11 record	40–31–11
Home record	22–14–5
Road record	18–17–6
Goals for	236
Goals against	239
Team information
General Manager	Jim Rutherford
Coach	Paul Maurice
Captain	Eric Staal
Alternate captains	Tim Gleason Brandon Sutter
Arena	RBC Center
Team leaders
Goals	Eric Staal (33)
Assists	Eric Staal (43)
Points	Eric Staal (76)
Penalties in minutes	Tim Gleason (85)
Plus/minus	Brandon Sutter (+13)
Wins	Cam Ward (37)
Goals against average	Ward (2.56)
<2009–10 2011–12>

The 2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 32nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,^[1] and 14th season since the franchise relocated to North Carolina to start the 1997–98 NHL season.

The Hurricanes posted a regular season record of 40 wins, 31 losses and 11 overtime/shootout losses for 91 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Off-Season

On June 17, the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they will play seven games during the pre-season – six against NHL teams and one against SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).^[2]

For their first-round selection, the Hurricanes selected Jeff Skinner at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. The Hurricanes had eight selections in total at the Draft.

Regular season

The first face off of the season, Hurricanes at Wild in Helsinki, Finland.

The Carolina Hurricanes started their 2010–11 season (as well as the 2010–11 NHL season) with a two-game series in Helsinki, Finland, against the Minnesota Wild. The Hurricanes swept the Wild in the two-game series, with 18-year-old rookie Jeff Skinner scoring the sole shootout goal to win the second game for the Hurricanes.

After Helsinki, the Hurricanes embarked on a five-game, nine-day road trip starting in Ottawa and ending in Phoenix on October 23. The Hurricanes arrived in Raleigh with a 4–3–0 record before their home opener against the Washington Capitals.^[3]

Before the October 30 game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, General Manager Jim Rutherford announced that Jeff Skinner would stay with Carolina Hurricanes for the remainder of 2010–11 season.^[4]

On November 17, Rutherford announced that defenseman Anton Babchuk and right wing Tom Kostopoulos would be traded to the Calgary Flames for defenseman Ian White and center Brett Sutter in an effort to "stabilize" the Canes' defense following two lopsided losses to the Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers.^[5]

The Hurricanes claimed right wing Troy Bodie on waivers and traded for center Ryan Carter – both from the Anaheim Ducks – on November 16 and 23, respectively.^[6][7] Bodie and Carter, along with Jiri Tlusty, are expected to bring more physicality to the Hurricanes' fourth line.^[8]

The Hurricanes concluded the regular season with the most power-play opportunities in the League, with 346.^[9]

Standings

Divisional standings

Southeast Division^[10]

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z-Washington Capitals	82	48	23	11	43	224	197	107
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	25	11	40	247	240	103
3	Carolina Hurricanes	82	40	31	11	35	236	239	91
4	Atlanta Thrashers	82	34	36	12	29	223	269	80
5	Florida Panthers	82	30	40	12	26	195	229	72

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Washington Capitals	SE	82	48	23	11	43	224	197	107
2	y – Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	47	23	12	44	259	223	106
3	y – Boston Bruins	NE	82	46	25	11	44	246	195	103
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	49	25	8	39	238	199	106
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	46	25	11	40	247	240	103
6	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	44	30	8	41	216	209	96
7	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	43	29	10	38	245	229	96
8	New York Rangers	AT	82	44	33	5	35	233	198	93
8.5
9	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	40	31	11	35	236	239	91
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	37	34	11	32	218	251	85
11	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	38	39	5	35	174	209	81
12	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	34	36	12	29	223	269	80
13	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	32	40	10	30	192	250	74
14	New York Islanders	AT	82	30	39	13	26	229	264	73
15	Florida Panthers	SE	82	30	40	12	26	195	229	72

bold - qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

2010 Pre-season game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Florida Panthers	4 - 1	Carolina Hurricanes		Ward	0-1-0	Recap
2	September 23	Carolina Hurricanes	3 - 1	Nashville Predators		Peters	1-1-0	Recap
3	September 24	Nashville Predators	2 - 1	Carolina Hurricanes		Pogge	1-2-0	Recap
4	September 25	Carolina Hurricanes	1 - 0	Atlanta Thrashers		Ward	2-2-0	Recap
5	September 29	Carolina Hurricanes	Canceled	Florida Panthers
6	October 1	Atlanta Thrashers	1 - 2	Carolina Hurricanes	OT	Ward	3-2-0	Recap
7	October 4	Carolina Hurricanes	3 - 5	SKA St. Petersburg		Peters	3-3-0	Recap

Regular season

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

2010–11 Game Log
October: 5–5–0 (Home: 1-2-0; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 (in Helsinki, Finland) Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Minnesota Wild Ward 12,355 1-0-0 2 2 October 8 (in Helsinki, Finland) Minnesota Wild 1-2 Carolina Hurricanes SO Ward 13,465 2-0-0 4 3 October 14 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Ottawa Senators Ward 16,270 1-2-0 4 4 October 17 Carolina Hurricanes 1-5 Vancouver Canucks Ward 18,860 2-2-0 4 5 October 19 Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 San Jose Sharks Ward 17,562 3-2-0 6 6 October 20 Carolina Hurricanes 3-4 Los Angeles Kings Peters 14,053 3-3-0 6 7 October 23 Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Ward 8,189 4-3-0 8 8 October 27 Washington Capitals 3-0 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,680 4-4-0 8 9 October 29 Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 New York Rangers Ward 17,819 5-4-0 10 10 October 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,680 5-5-0 10
November: 5-6-3 (Home: 4-3-1 ; Road:1-3-2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Philadelphia Flyers Peters 19,083 5-6-0 10 12 November 3 New York Islanders 2-7 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 13,043 6-6-0 12 13 November 5 Carolina Hurricanes 4-7 Florida Panthers Ward 14,761 6-7-0 12 14 November 6 Florida Panthers 2-3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 17,704 7-7-0 14 15 November 9 Edmonton Oilers 1-7 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 11,890 8-7-0 16 16 November 11 Philadelphia Flyers 8-1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 14,719 8-8-0 16 17 November 13 Carolina Hurricanes 2-7 Montreal Canadiens Ward 21,273 8-9-0 16 18 November 17 Ottawa Senators 1-7 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 12,938 9-9-0 18 19 November 19 Carolina Hurricanes 4-5 Pittsburgh Penguins SO Peters 18,264 9-9-1 19 20 November 20 Nashville Predators 2-1 Carolina Hurricanes SO Ward 15,384 9-9-2 20 21 November 24 Washington Capitals 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes Peters 15,200 9-10-2 20 22 November 26 Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 Boston Bruins Ward 17,565 10-10-2 22 23 November 28 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Washington Capitals SO Ward 18,398 10-10-3 23 24 November 29 Dallas Stars 4-1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 15,382 10-11-3 23
December: 5-4-1 (Home: 2-2-0 ; Road: 3-2-1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 3 Colorado Avalanche 1-2 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 16,277 11-11-3 25 26 December 4 Carolina Hurricanes 2-5 Nashville Predators Ward 15,016 11-12-3 25 27 December 10 Carolina Hurricanes 1-2 Dallas Stars SO Ward 13,012 11-12-4 26 28 December 11 Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 St. Louis Blues SO Ward 19,150 12-12-4 28 29 December 15 Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Florida Panthers Peters 14,651 13-12-4 30 30 December 16 Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Atlanta Thrashers SO Ward 11,043 14-12-4 32 31 December 18 Anaheim Ducks 2-4 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,603 15-12-4 34 32 December 20 Carolina Hurricanes 1-5 Tampa Bay Lightning Peters 17,210 15-13-4 34 33 December 23 Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,981 15-14-4 34 34 December 26 Washington Capitals 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 10,477 15-15-4 34 35 December 28 Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Toronto Maple Leafs Ward 19,309 16-15-4 36 36 December 29 Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 Ottawa Senators Ward 20,221 17-15-4 38
January: 8-4-2 (Home: 6-1-1 ; Road: 2-3-1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 1 New Jersey Devils 3-6 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,107 18-15-4 40 38 January 3 Florida Panthers 4-3 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 16,337 18-15-5 41 39 January 5 Carolina Hurricanes 1-2 New York Rangers OT Ward 18,200 18-15-6 42 40 January 7 Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 Florida Panthers Peters 14,262 19-15-6 44 41 January 9 Atlanta Thrashers 3-4 Carolina Hurricanes OT Peters 17,907 20-15-6 46 42 January 11 Calgary Flames 5-6 Carolina Hurricanes SO Ward 10,096 21-15-6 48 43 January 13 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Buffalo Sabres Ward 18,276 21-16-6 48 44 January 15 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-6 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,680 22-16-6 50 45 January 17 Carolina Hurricanes 0-7 Boston Bruins Ward 17,565 22-17-6 50 46 January 18 Boston Bruins 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 17,419 22-18-6 50 47 January 20 New York Rangers 1-4 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 15,861 23-18-6 52 48 January 22 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Pittsburgh Penguins Ward 18,305 23-19-6 52 49 January 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-6 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,201 24-19-6 54 50 January 26 Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 New York Islanders Ward 4,976 25-19-6 56
February: 2-3-2 (Home: 1-1-0 ; Road: 1-2-2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Boston Bruins 2-3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,126 25-20-6 56 52 February 3 Carolina Hurricanes 0-3 Toronto Maple Leafs Ward 19,220 25-21-6 56 53 February 5 Atlanta Thrashers 3-4 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 16,874 26-21-6 58 54 February 8 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 New Jersey Devils OT Ward 12,126 26-21-7 59 55 February 10 Carolina Hurricanes 1-2 Philadelphia Flyers Ward 19,726 26-22-7 59 56 February 12 Carolina Hurricanes 3-4 Tampa Bay Lightning OT Ward 19,910 26-22-8 60 57 February 13 Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Atlanta Thrashers Ward 13,032 27-22-8 62 58 February 16 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 New Jersey Devils Ward 14,445 27-23-8 62 59 February 18 Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,726 28-23-8 64 60 February 19 New Jersey Devils 1-4 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 17,890 28-24-8 64 61 February 22 New York Rangers 3-4 Carolina Hurricanes SO Ward 17,932 28-24-9 65 62 February 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,719 29-24-9 67 63 February 26 Carolina Hurricanes 3-4 Montreal Canadiens Ward 21,273 29-25-9 67
March: 8-5-1 (Home: 5-3-1 ; Road: 3-2-0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Florida Panthers 2-1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,252 30-25-9 69 65 March 3 Buffalo Sabres 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 15,213 31-25-9 71 66 March 4 Carolina Hurricanes 2-5 Chicago Blackhawks Peters 21,830 31-26-9 71 67 March 9 Atlanta Thrashers 2-3 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 16,126 31-26-10 72 68 March 11 Carolina Hurricanes 1-2 Washington Capitals Ward 18,398 31-27-10 72 69 March 12 Columbus Blue Jackets 2-3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,680 31-28-10 72 70 March 15 Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 Buffalo Sabres Ward 18,690 32-28-10 74 71 March 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 1-3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 15,220 32-29-10 74 72 March 18 New York Islanders 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 17,686 33-29-10 76 73 March 22 Ottawa Senators 4-3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,189 34-29-10 78 74 March 25 Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Tampa Bay Lightning Ward 16,656 35-29-10 80 75 March 26 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-4 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 17,264 35-30-10 80 76 March 29 Washington Capitals 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes SO Ward 18,398 36-30-10 82 77 March 30 Montreal Canadiens 6-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,701 37-30-10 84
April: 3-1-1 (Home: 1-1-1 ; Road: 2-0-0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 New York Islanders Ward 16,250 38-30-10 86 79 April 3 Buffalo Sabres 1-2 Carolina Hurricanes OT Ward 18,740 38-30-11 87 80 April 6 Detroit Red Wings 3-0 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 17,602 39-30-11 89 81 April 8 Carolina Hurricanes 6-1 Atlanta Thrashers Ward 14,652 40-30-11 91 82 April 9 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-6 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 17,805 40-31-11 91

Playoffs

The Hurricanes missed the playoffs for the second straight year by two points.

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 Staal, EricEric Staal 81 33 43 76 -10 72 Skinner, JeffJeff Skinner 82 31 32 63 3 46 Ruutu, TuomoTuomo Ruutu 82 19 38 57 1 54 Cole, ErikErik Cole 82 26 26 52 -1 49 Jokinen, JussiJussi Jokinen 70 19 33 52 3 24 Corvo, JoeJoe Corvo 82 11 29 40 -14 18 Pitkanen, JoniJoni Pitkanen 72 5 30 35 -2 60 LaRose, ChadChad LaRose 82 16 15 31 -21 59 McBain, JamieJamie McBain 76 7 23 30 -8 32 Sutter, BrandonBrandon Sutter 82 14 15 29 13 25 Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov^‡ 58 10 16 26 0 12 Dwyer, PatrickPatrick Dwyer 80 8 10 18 -6 12 Gleason, TimTim Gleason 82 2 14 16 -11 85 Stillman, CoryCory Stillman^† 21 5 11 16 2 4 Tlusty, JiriJiri Tlusty 57 6 6 12 1 14 Harrison, JayJay Harrison 72 3 7 10 5 72 White, IanIan White^†^‡ 39 0 10 10 4 12 Babchuk, AntonAnton Babchuk^‡ 17 3 5 8 -4 12 Boychuk, ZachZach Boychuk 23 4 3 7 -2 4 Allen, BryanBryan Allen^† 19 0 5 5 4 19 Joslin, DerekDerek Joslin^† 17 1 4 5 7 2 Dalpe, ZacZac Dalpe 15 3 1 4 0 0 Kostopoulos, TomTom Kostopoulos^‡ 17 1 3 4 -1 30 Bodie, TroyTroy Bodie^† 50 1 2 3 -4 54 Carter, RyanRyan Carter^†^‡ 32 0 3 3 0 22 Samson, JeromeJerome Samson 23 0 2 2 0 0 Matsumoto, JonJon Matsumoto 13 2 0 2 -4 4 Bowman, DraysonDrayson Bowman 23 0 1 1 0 12 O'Sullivan, PatrickPatrick O'Sullivan^‡ 10 1 0 1 -1 2 Rodney, BryanBryan Rodney 3 0 0 0 0 2 Carson, BrettBrett Carson^‡ 13 0 0 0 7 4 Sutter, BrettBrett Sutter^† 1 0 0 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

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 A PIM Ward, CamCam Ward 74 4318 37 26 10 184 2.56 2375 .923 4 0 1 0 Peters, JustinJustin Peters 12 648 3 5 1 43 3.98 343 .875 0 0 0 4

^†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
Eric Staal[11]	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 20, 2010
Jussi Jokinen[12]	NHL First Star of the Week	January 17, 2011
Eric Staal[13]	NHL First Star of the Week	January 31, 2011
Jeff Skinner[14]	NHL Rookie of the Month	January 2011
Jeff Skinner[15]	Calder Memorial Trophy	June 2011

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Zac Dalpe	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 7, 2010
Jeff Skinner	1st Career NHL Game	October 7, 2010
Jeff Skinner	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 8, 2010
Jeff Skinner	1st Career NHL Goal	October 20, 2010
Tim Gleason	400th Career NHL Game	October 23, 2010
Jon Matsumoto	1st Career NHL Game	November 1, 2010
Jon Matsumoto	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	November 3, 2010
Jussi Jokinen	400th Career NHL Game	November 5, 2010
Joe Corvo	500th Career NHL Game	November 6, 2010
Jiri Tlusty	100th Career NHL Game	November 11, 2010
Eric Staal	200th Career NHL Goal 11th Career Hat Trick	November 17, 2010
Eric Staal	500th Career NHL Game	November 24, 2010
Tuomo Ruutu	400th Career NHL Game	November 26, 2010
Patrick Dwyer	100th Career NHL Game	December 15, 2010
Cam Ward	300th Career NHL Game	December 23, 2010
Tuomo Ruutu	100th Career NHL Goal	December 26, 2010
Zac Dalpe	1st Career NHL Goal	January 1, 2011
Jay Harrison	100th Career NHL Game	January 15, 2011
Erik Cole	200th Career NHL Assist	February 22, 2011
Erik Cole	600th Career NHL Game	February 25, 2011
Troy Bodie	100th Career NHL Game	February 25, 2011
Joni Pitkanen	200th Career NHL Assist	February 25, 2011
Jussi Jokinen	100th Career NHL Goal	February 26, 2011
Bryan Allen	100th Career NHL Point	March 9, 2011
Chad LaRose	400th Career NHL Game	March 29, 2011
Drayson Bowman	1st Career NHL Assist	March 30, 2011
Tim Gleason	100th Career NHL Point	April 2, 2011
Brandon Sutter	200th Career NHL Game	April 2, 2011
Eric Staal	500th Career NHL Point	April 3, 2011

Transactions

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades Date Details May 13, 2010[16] To Phoenix Coyotes 5th-round pick in 2010 To Carolina Hurricanes Jared Staal June 26, 2010[17] To New York Rangers 6th-round pick in 2010 2nd-round pick in 2011 To Carolina Hurricanes Bobby Sanguinetti June 26, 2010[18] To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 2010 To Carolina Hurricanes Jon Matsumoto June 26, 2010[19] To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2010 To Carolina Hurricanes Riley Nash November 17, 2010[20] To Calgary Flames Anton Babchuk Tom Kostopoulos To Carolina Hurricanes Ian White Brett Sutter November 23, 2010[7] To Anaheim Ducks Stefan Chaput Matt Kennedy To Carolina Hurricanes Ryan Carter February 18, 2011[21] To San Jose Sharks Future Considerations To Carolina Hurricanes Derek Joslin February 18, 2011[22] To San Jose Sharks Ian White To Carolina Hurricanes 2nd-round pick in 2012 February 24, 2011[23] To Florida Panthers Ryan Carter 5th-round pick in 2011 To Carolina Hurricanes Cory Stillman February 28, 2011[24] To Florida Panthers Sergei Samsonov To Carolina Hurricanes Bryan Allen

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Anton Babchuk[25] Avangard Omsk 1 year, $1.4 million Joe Corvo[26] Washington Capitals 2 years, $4.5 million Patrick O'Sullivan[27] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $600,000

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Ray Whitney[28] Phoenix Coyotes 2 years, $6 million Tim Conboy[29] Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $550,000 Brian Pothier[30] Geneve-Servette HC 2 years Alexandre Picard[31] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $600,000 Mike Angelidis[32] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $500,000 Michael Ryan[33] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $500,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Troy Bodie[6] Anaheim Ducks November 16, 2010

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Patrick O'Sullivan[34] Minnesota Wild November 23, 2010 Brett Carson[35] Calgary Flames February 28, 2011

Lost via retirement Player Rod Brind’Amour[36] Player signings Player Contract terms Jared Staal[37] 3 years, $1.55 million entry-level contract Matt Kennedy[38] 3 years, $1.55 million entry-level contract Jiri Tlusty[39] 1 year, $500,000 Jay Harrison[40] 1 year, $500,000 Jerome Samson[41] 2 years, $1.025 million Zack Fitzgerald[42] 1 year, $500,000 Jon Matsumoto[43] 2 years, $1.025 million Justin Peters[44] 2 years, $1.05 million Nicolas Blanchard[45] 2 years, $1.025 million Casey Borer[45] 1 year, $500,000 Nick Dodge[46] 1 year, $500,000 Justin Pogge[47] 1 year, $500,000 Bryan Rodney[48] 1 year, $525,000 Riley Nash[49] 3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract Brett Carson[50] 1 year, $500,000 Jeff Skinner[51] 3 years, $2.43 million entry-level contract Rasmus Rissanen[52] 3 years, $1.725 million entry-level contract Justin Krueger[53] 1 year, $525,000 entry-level contract Justin Faulk[54] 3 years, $2.53 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was held in Los Angeles • California.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	7	Jeff Skinner	C	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2	37	Justin Faulk	D	United States	US National Team Development Program (USHL)
2	53 (from Buffalo via San Jose)	Mark Alt	D	United States	Cretin-Derham Hall (USHS–MN)
3	67	Danny Biega	D	Canada	Harvard University (ECAC Hockey)
3	85 (from Vancouver)	Austin Levi	D	United States	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4	105 (from Boston via Anaheim)	Justin Shugg	LW	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
6	167 (from Colorado)	Tyler Stahl	D	Canada	Chilliwack Bruins (WHL)
7	187	Frederik Andersen	G	Denmark	Frederikshavn White Hawks (AL-Bank Ligaen)

Farm teams

American Hockey League

The Charlotte Checkers are the Hurricanes' American Hockey League affiliate for the 2010–11 AHL season. The Checkers' ECHL franchise was folded and the Albany River Rats relocated to Charlotte as a replacement. The strategic partnership was designed to reduce travel costs and increase support for the organization across the state.

ECHL

The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes ECHL affiliate.

Final roster

Updated March 10, 2011.^[55]

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#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
5		Allen, BryanBryan Allen	D	L	36	2011	Kingston, Ontario
20		Bodie, TroyTroy Bodie	RW	L	31	2010	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
21		Bowman, DraysonDrayson Bowman	C	L	27	2007	Grand Rapids, Michigan
26		Cole, ErikErik Cole	RW	L	38	2009	Oswego, New York
77		Corvo, JoeJoe Corvo	D	R	39	2010	Oak Park, Illinois
39		Dwyer, PatrickPatrick Dwyer	RW	R	33	2006	Great Falls, Montana
6		Gleason, TimTim Gleason (A)	D	L	33	2006	Clawson, Michigan
44		Harrison, JayJay Harrison	D	L	34	2009	Oshawa, Ontario
36		Jokinen, JussiJussi Jokinen	LW	L	33	2009	Kalajoki, Finland
33		Joslin, DerekDerek Joslin	D	L	29	2011	Richmond Hill, Ontario
59		LaRose, ChadChad LaRose	RW	R	34	2003	Fraser, Michigan
4		McBain, JamieJamie McBain	D	R	28	2006	Edina, Minnesota
60		Peters, JustinJustin Peters	G	L	30	2004	Blyth, Ontario
25		Pitkanen, JoniJoni Pitkanen	D	L	33	2008	Oulu, Finland
15		Ruutu, TuomoTuomo Ruutu	RW	L	33	2008	Vantaa, Finland
71		Samson, JeromeJerome Samson	RW	R	29	2007	Greenfield Park, Quebec
53		Skinner, JeffJeff Skinner	C	L	24	2010	Markham, Ontario
12		Staal, EricEric Staal (C)	C	L	32	2003	Thunder Bay, Ontario
61		Stillman, CoryCory Stillman	LW	L	42	2011	Peterborough, Ontario
16		Sutter, BrandonBrandon Sutter (A)	C	R	27	2007	Huntington, New York
19		Tlusty, JiriJiri Tlusty	LW	L	28	2009	Slaný, Czechoslovakia
30		Ward, CamCam Ward	G	L	32	2002	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

References

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 Announce 2010 Preseason Schedule
3. Canes Make it Through Demanding Start
4. Skinner Decision a No-Brainer
5. Trade Will Help "Stabilize" Defense
6. Canes Claim Troy Bodie on Waivers from Ducks
7. Canes Acquire Ryan Carter from Anaheim Ducks
8. Canes Pleased with New-Look Fourth Line
9. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011.html
10. "2010–11 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
11. Duchene tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
12. Jokinen tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
13. Eric Staal tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
14. Canes' Skinner named NHL Rookie of the Month
15. 2011 NHL Awards winners
16. Canes Acquire Jared Staal from Phoenix Coyotes
17. Canes Acquire Bobby Sanguinetti from NY Rangers
18. Canes Acquire Jonathan Matsumoto from Flyers
19. Canes Add 10 Players on Day Two
20. Canes Acquire Ian White and Brett Sutter From Flames
21. Canes Acquire Defenseman Derek Joslin from Sharks
22. Canes Deal White to Sharks for Second-Round Pick
23. Hurricanes Acquire Cory Stillman from Panthers
24. Canes Acquire Bryan Allen from Florida Panthers
25. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Anton Babchuk
26. Corvo Agrees to Two-Year Contract with Canes
27. Carolina Hurricanes Sign Patrick O'Sullivan
28. COYOTES SIGN RAY WHITNEY TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT
29. SABRES SIGN TIM CONBOY
30. "U.S. NHL defender to Genève". Genève-Servette HC. 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
31. Alexandre Picard signs 1-year deal
32. Lightning Sign Free Agent Center Mike Angelidis
33. Flyers Sign Michael Ryan
34. Wild Lands O'Sullivan; Loses Latendresse
35. Flames claim Brett Carson off waivers
36. Rod Brind'Amour Announces Retirement
37. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jared Staal
38. Canes Agree to Terms with Prospect Matt Kennedy
39. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jiri Tlusty
40. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jay Harrison
41. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jerome Samson
42. Canes Agree to Terms with Zack Fitzgerald
43. Canes Agree to Terms to with Jonathan Matsumoto
44. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Peters
45. Canes Agree to Terms with Blanchard, Borer
46. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Nick Dodge
47. Hurricanes Sign Goaltender Justin Pogge
48. Canes Sign Bryan Rodney to One-Year Contract
49. Canes Sign Riley Nash to Entry-Level Contract
50. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brett Carson
51. Hurricanes Sign Skinner to Entry-Level Contract
52. Canes Sign Rasmus Rissanen to Entry-Level Contract
53. Canes Agree to Terms with Justin Krueger
54. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Faulk
55. "Carolina Hurricanes - Team - Roster". Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved 2011-03-10.

External links

• 2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes season at ESPN
• 2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes season at Hockey Reference