Hurricanes extend – Carolina Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky announced a two-year contract extension for veteran forward Nicolas Deslauriers during the team’s Stanley Cup victory parade in Raleigh on Saturday afternoon. The deal is worth $1.75 million over two seasons, kee
The Stanley Cup parade in Raleigh didn’t end with fireworks and photos. It ended with a contract.
On Saturday afternoon. Carolina used its championship celebration to confirm another item of offseason business. signing veteran forward Nicolas Deslauriers to a two-year contract extension during the victory parade. General manager Eric Tulsky revealed the agreement at the parade. and Deslauriers signed the contract on stage in front of fans.
The extension is worth $1.75 million over two seasons, with an average annual value of $875,000. Deslauriers will earn $850,000 in 2026-27 and $900,000 in 2027-28. The 35-year-old was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, and Carolina moved to keep him in the organization.
The timing is the kind teams try to get right when they’re already carrying the weight of being champions. Carolina acquired Deslauriers from the Philadelphia Flyers on March 6 ahead of the NHL trade deadline. sending a seventh-round draft pick to Philadelphia in exchange for the veteran winger. The Hurricanes brought him in for playoff push—depth, physicality, and a steady presence.
After the trade, Deslauriers appeared in seven regular-season games with Carolina. He recorded one assist and 35 hits, while adding five penalty minutes. Across his eight appearances with the Hurricanes, including one playoff game, he produced 39 hits. His only postseason appearance came in Carolina’s first-round series against the Ottawa Senators. when he logged 3:09 of ice time as the Hurricanes completed a four-game sweep.
Before joining the Hurricanes, Deslauriers played 24 games with the Flyers during the 2025-26 season. He totaled one assist, 85 hits, and 33 penalty minutes, averaging 8:05 of ice time per game.
In Philadelphia, his four-season run added up to nine goals, 11 assists, 20 points, 273 penalty minutes, and 665 hits in 195 games.
This extension also ties back to a long NHL path that stretches across multiple organizations. Deslauriers originally was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the third round (No. 84 overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft. He has spent 13 NHL seasons with the Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Anaheim Ducks, Minnesota Wild, Flyers, and Hurricanes. Over 708 regular-season games, he has accumulated 106 points on 53 goals and 53 assists, along with 799 penalty minutes and 2,236 hits.
For Carolina, the deal locks in a depth winger as the reigning Stanley Cup champions prepare to defend their title next season—one more concrete step taken on the same stage where the victory celebration was still unfolding in real time.
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