Carolina signs D de Haan to 4-year, $18.2M deal
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed free-agent defenceman Calvin de Haan to a four-year contract.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed free-agent
General manager Don Waddell said Tuesday night that the deal is worth a total of $18.2 million.
De Haan had a goal and 11 assists in 33 games with the New York Islanders last season but missed the final 49 games with a shoulder injury. A year earlier, he set career highs with 25 points, five goals and 20 assists while playing all 82 games.
The 27-year-old was a first-round draft pick in 2009 and is the second notable defensive acquisition this
Waddell calls de Haan "a strong two-day player" who "will help solidify the left side and upgrade our
The Associated Press