2009–10 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2009–10 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 38th season, 31st season in the National Hockey League and 13th as the Hurricanes.

2009–10 Carolina Hurricanes
Division	3rd Southeast
Conference	11th Eastern
2009–10 record	35–37–10
Home record	21–17–2
Road record	13–20–8
Goals for	230
Goals against	256
Team information
General Manager	Jim Rutherford
Coach	Paul Maurice
Captain	Rod Brind'Amour (Oct.–Jan.) Eric Staal (Jan.–Apr.)
Alternate captains	Eric Staal (Oct.–Jan.) Rod Brind'Amour (Jan.–Apr.) Ray Whitney
Arena	RBC Center
Average attendance	Average: 15,241 (83.9%) Total: 624,873
Team leaders
Goals	Jussi Jokinen (30)
Assists	Eric Staal (41)
Points	Eric Staal (70)
Penalty minutes	Tom Kostopoulos (106)
Plus/minus	Andrew Alberts (+7)
Wins	Cam Ward (18)
Goals against average	Cam Ward (2.69)

Off-season

On June 15, 2009, the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they have agreed to terms with their current coaching staff. Head coach Paul Maurice was signed to a multi-year contract. The club also announced Ron Francis will return as associate head coach and take on the additional title of director of player personnel, while Tom Barrasso has been named as an assistant coach, and assistant coaches Kevin McCarthy and Tom Rowe will remain in their roles moving forward and continue on their existing multi-year contracts.

On June 26, 2009, the Hurricanes drafted Philippe Paradis as their first-round, 27th overall selection. Prior to this, the Hurricanes had not had a first-round selection outside of the top 20 since they picked Jamie McBain in the second round, 63rd overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

On June 29, 2009, the Hurricanes announced that they have re-signed forward Jussi Jokinen to a two-year contract, with him earning $1.5 million in the upcoming 2009–10 season and $1.9 million in the 2010–11 season. Jokinen was acquired in a trade on February 7, 2009. He scored just one goal, but added 10 assists in 25 regular-season games, but was tied for second on the team for playoff points with 11 points (seven goals and four assists) in 18 games.

On July 24, 2009, the Carolina Hurricanes re-acquired defenceman Aaron Ward from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Patrick Eaves and a fourth-round draft pick in 2010. Ward has previously played with the club when they won the Stanley Cup back in 2006.

On July 28, 2009, the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they have bought-out the remainder of the contract for defenceman Frantisek Kaberle. Kaberle was slated to make $2.2 million during the 2009–10 season, however, with the buyout, he will now receive two-thirds ($1,467,700) of that amount over the next two seasons. Kaberle played 214 games with the club over the span of four seasons.

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 18	Nashville Predators	4 – 2	Carolina Hurricanes		Cam Ward (0-1-0)	0-1-0	[1]
2	September 21	Carolina Hurricanes	2 – 4	Atlanta Thrashers		Michael Leighton (0-1-0)	0-2-0	[2]
3	September 25	Atlanta Thrashers	3 – 4	Carolina Hurricanes		Cam Ward (1-1-0)	1-2-0	[3]
4	September 26	Carolina Hurricanes	5 – 2	Nashville Predators		Michael Leighton (1-1-0)	2-2-0	[4]

Regular season

The Hurricanes had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season, with 329.[5]

Divisional standings

Southeast Division[6]

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	82	54	15	13	318	233	121
2	Atlanta Thrashers	82	35	34	13	234	256	83
3	Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	37	10	230	256	80
4	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	34	36	12	217	260	80
5	Florida Panthers	82	32	37	13	208	244	77

Conference standings

Eastern Conference[7]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	SE	82	54	15	13	318	233	121
2	y – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	27	7	222	191	103
3	y – Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	47	28	7	257	237	101
5	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
6	Boston Bruins	NE	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
7	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	41	35	6	236	225	88
8	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
8.5
9	New York Rangers	AT	82	38	33	11	222	218	87
10	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	35	34	13	234	256	83
11	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	35	37	10	230	256	80
12	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	34	36	12	217	260	80
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	34	37	11	222	264	79
14	Florida Panthers	SE	82	32	37	13	208	244	77
15	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	30	38	14	214	267	74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Game log

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

2009–10 Game Log
October: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 2 Philadelphia 2-0 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,680 0-1-0 0 2 October 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2-7 Boston Ward 16,592 0-2-0 0 3 October 6 Tampa Bay 1-2 Carolina Hurricanes SO Ward 16,186 1-2-0 2 4 October 9 Florida Panthers 2-7 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 13,597 2-2-0 4 5 October 10 Carolina Hurricanes 2-5 Tampa Bay Ward 14,212 2-3-0 4 6 October 14 Pittsburgh 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes SO Ward 14,053 2-3-1 5 7 October 17 Carolina Hurricanes 0-2 New Jersey Ward 15,021 2-4-1 5 8 October 21 Carolina Hurricanes 3-4 N.Y. Islanders SO Ward 9,122 2-4-2 6 9 October 23 Carolina Hurricanes 4-5 Colorado Avalanche Ward 13,673 2-5-2 6 10 October 24 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Minnesota Wild OT Ward 18,145 2-5-3 7 11 October 28 St. Louis 5-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 15,549 2-6-3 7 12 October 31 Carolina Hurricanes 1-6 Philadelphia Leighton 19,076 2-7-3 7
November: 3–10–2 (Home: 3–5–1 ; Road: 0–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 13 November 1 San Jose 5-1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 15,089 2-8-3 7 14 November 4 Carolina Hurricanes 0-3 Florida Panthers Ward 12,424 2-9-3 7 15 November 6 Toronto 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 14,164 2-10-3 7 16 November 7 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Columbus Leighton 14,850 2-11-3 7 17 November 11 Los Angeles 5-2 Carolina Hurricanes Legace 13,510 2-12-3 7 18 November 13 N.Y. Islanders 4-3 Carolina Hurricanes OT Legace 14,163 2-12-4 8 19 November 15 Minnesota Wild 4-5 Carolina Hurricanes SO Leighton 12,194 3-12-4 10 20 November 17 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Montreal SO Legace 21,273 3-12-5 11 21 November 19 Toronto 5-6 Carolina Hurricanes SO Legace 13,502 4-12-5 13 22 November 21 Tampa Bay 1-3 Carolina Hurricanes Legace 13,224 5-12-5 15 23 November 23 Carolina Hurricanes 0-2 Dallas Legace 16,243 5-13-5 15 24 November 25 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Anaheim Legace 14,766 5-14-5 15 25 November 27 Atlanta 6-4 Carolina Hurricanes Legace 14,463 5-15-5 15 26 November 28 Carolina Hurricanes 1-5 Buffalo Leighton 18,690 5-16-5 15 27 November 30 Washington 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes Leighton 12,797 5-17-5 15
December: 5–6–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 2–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 28 December 5 Vancouver 3-5 Carolina Hurricanes Legace 14,990 6-17-5 17 29 December 7 Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Pittsburgh Legace 16,964 7-17-5 19 30 December 9 Carolina Hurricanes 2-4 New Jersey Ward 12,013 7-18-5 19 31 December 11 Carolina Hurricanes 3-4 Washington OT Ward 18,277 7-18-6 20 32 December 12 Carolina Hurricanes 2-4 Ottawa Legace 16,229 7-19-6 20 33 December 16 Dallas 3-5 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 13,954 8-19-6 22 34 December 18 Carolina Hurricanes 3-6 Florida Panthers Ward 15,107 8-20-6 22 35 December 19 Florida Panthers 2-3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 12,758 9-20-6 24 36 December 21 N.Y. Rangers 3-1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,514 9-21-6 24 37 December 23 Montreal 5-1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 14,820 9-22-6 24 38 December 26 Philadelphia 4-3 Carolina Hurricanes SO Ward 16,288 9-22-7 25 39 December 28 Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Washington Ward 18,277 10-22-7 27 40 December 31 N.Y Rangers 2-1 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,947 10-23-7 27
January: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 41 January 2 Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 N.Y. Rangers OT Ward 18,200 11-23-7 29 42 January 7 Carolina Hurricanes 2-4 Nashville Ward 14,910 11-24-7 29 43 January 8 Colorado Avalanche 1-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 14,071 12-24-7 31 44 January 10 Ottawa 1-4 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,892 13-24-7 33 45 January 12 Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Toronto Ward 19,120 14-24-7 35 46 January 14 Carolina Hurricanes 1-3 Detroit Ward 20,066 14-25-7 35 47 January 16 Atlanta 5-3 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 14,812 14-26-7 35 48 January 18 Tampa Bay 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,031 14-27-7 35 49 January 21 Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 Atlanta Ward 10,472 15-27-7 37 50 January 23 Carolina Hurricanes 2-4 Philadelphia Ward 19,732 15-28-7 37 51 January 24 Boston 1-5 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 13,512 16-28-7 39 52 January 27 Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 N.Y. Rangers Ward 18,200 17-28-7 41 53 January 28 N.Y. Islanders 1-4 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 15,473 18-28-7 43 54 January 30 Chicago 2-4 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 6,896 19-28-7 45
February: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 55 February 1 Carolina Hurricanes 2-4 Edmonton Ward 16,839 19-29-7 45 56 February 3 Carolina Hurricanes 1-4 Calgary Ward 19,289 19-30-7 45 57 February 5 Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Buffalo Legace 18,690 20-30-7 47 58 February 6 Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 N.Y. Islanders Peters 12,709 21-30-7 49 59 February 9 Nashville 1-4 Carolina Hurricanes Legace 18,393 22-30-7 51 60 February 11 Buffalo 3-4 Carolina Hurricanes OT Legace 15,527 23-30-7 53 61 February 13 New Jersey 2-4 Carolina Hurricanes Peters 16,466 24-30-7 55
March: 9–5–2 (Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 5–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 62 March 2 Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 Toronto Peters 19,096 25-30-7 57 63 March 4 Ottawa 1-4 Carolina Hurricanes Legace 17,048 26-30-7 59 64 March 6 Carolina Hurricanes 1-4 Florida Panthers Peters 16,202 26-31-7 59 65 March 7 Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 Atlanta Legace 15,306 27-31-7 61 66 March 10 Carolina Hurricanes 3-4 Washington OT Legace 18,277 27-31-8 62 67 March 11 Pittsburgh 3-4 Carolina Hurricanes OT Peters 16,426 28-31-8 64 68 March 13 Phoenix 4-0 Carolina Hurricanes Peters 17,690 28-32-8 64 69 March 16 Boston 5-2 Carolina Hurricanes Legace 15,832 28-33-8 64 70 March 18 Washington 3-4 Carolina Hurricanes OT Peters 18,144 29-33-8 66 71 March 20 Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Pittsburgh OT Peters 17,090 30-33-8 68 72 March 21 Buffalo 5-3 Carolina Hurricanes Peters 15,311 30-34-8 68 73 March 23 Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 Tampa Bay OT Legace 13,009 30-34-9 69 74 March 25 Washington 2-3 Carolina Hurricanes SO Legace 18,046 31-34-9 71 75 March 27 Atlanta 4-0 Carolina Hurricanes Legace 16,108 31-35-9 71 76 March 29 Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 Atlanta Ward 13,440 32-35-9 73 77 March 31 Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 Montreal Ward 21,273 33-35-9 75
April: 2–2–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 78 April 1 Carolina Hurricanes 3-4 Ottawa SO Legace 19,152 33-36-10 76 79 April 3 New Jersey 4-0 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 16,073 33-36-10 76 80 April 6 Carolina Hurricanes 8-5 Tampa Bay Ward 12,454 34-36-10 78 81 April 8 Montreal 2-5 Carolina Hurricanes Ward 18,680 35-36-10 80 82 April 10 Carolina Hurricanes 2-4 Boston Ward 17,565 35-37-10 80

Playoffs

Despite their great playoff run the previous year, the Hurricanes failed to make the 2010 playoffs for the first time since the 2007-08 season.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Eric Staal 70 29 41 70 4 68 Jussi Jokinen 81 30 35 65 3 36 Ray Whitney 80 21 37 58 -6 26 Joni Pitkanen 71 6 40 46 -11 72 Brandon Sutter 72 21 19 40 -1 2 Matt Cullen^‡ 60 12 28 40 0 26 Tuomo Ruutu 54 14 21 35 -4 50 Sergei Samsonov 72 14 15 29 -15 32 Chad LaRose 56 11 17 28 -2 24 Tom Kostopoulos 82 8 13 21 4 106 Rod Brind'Amour 80 9 10 19 -29 36 Tim Gleason 61 5 14 19 0 78 Erik Cole 40 11 5 16 -9 29 Patrick Dwyer 58 7 5 12 -3 6 Brett Carson 54 2 10 12 5 12 Joe Corvo^‡ 34 4 8 12 -6 10 Bryan Rodney 22 1 10 11 -4 8 Aaron Ward^‡ 60 1 10 11 -17 54 Jamie McBain 14 3 7 10 6 0 Andrew Alberts^‡ 62 2 8 10 7 74 Zach Boychuk 31 3 6 9 1 2 Stephane Yelle^‡ 59 4 3 7 -6 28 Jay Harrison 38 1 5 6 -8 50 Jiri Tlusty^† 18 1 5 6 2 6 Scott Walker^‡ 33 3 2 5 -4 23 Niclas Wallin^‡ 47 0 5 5 -5 26 Brian Pothier^† 20 1 3 4 -8 11 Drayson Bowman 9 2 0 2 -1 4 Jerome Samson 7 0 2 2 -1 10 Steven Goertzen 6 0 0 0 -2 5 Tim Conboy 12 0 0 0 -5 24 Casey Borer 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Oskar Osala 1 0 0 0 0 0 Alexandre Picard^† 9 0 0 0 2 6

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); 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 Cam Ward 47 2651 18 23 5 119 2.69 1409 .916 0 0 3 0 Manny Legace 28 1472 10 7 5 69 2.81 745 .907 1 0 1 0 Justin Peters 9 488 6 3 0 23 2.83 241 .905 0 0 0 0 Michael Leighton^‡ 7 350 1 4 0 25 4.28 164 .848 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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Eric Staal[8]	NHL Second Star of the Week	April 12, 2010

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Transactions

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades Date Details July 24, 2009[9] To Boston Bruins Patrick Eaves 4th-round pick in 2010 To Carolina Hurricanes Aaron Ward August 31, 2009[10] To New York Islanders Bobby Hughes To Carolina Hurricanes Rob Hennigar December 3, 2009[11] To Toronto Maple Leafs Philippe Paradis To Carolina Hurricanes Jiri Tlusty February 7, 2010[12] To San Jose Sharks Niclas Wallin 5th-round pick in 2010 To Carolina Hurricanes 2nd-round pick in 2010 February 12, 2010[13] To Ottawa Senators Matt Cullen To Carolina Hurricanes Alexandre Picard 2nd-round pick in 2010 March 3, 2010[14] To Anaheim Ducks Aaron Ward To Carolina Hurricanes Justin Pogge Conditional 4th-round pick in 2010[lower-alpha 1] March 3, 2010[15] To Washington Capitals Scott Walker To Carolina Hurricanes 7th-round pick in 2010 March 3, 2010[16] To Washington Capitals Joe Corvo To Carolina Hurricanes Brian Pothier Oskar Osala 2nd-round pick in 2011 March 3, 2010[16] To Colorado Avalanche Stephane Yelle Harrison Reed To Carolina Hurricanes Cedric McNicoll 6th-round pick in 2010 March 3, 2010[16] To Vancouver Canucks Andrew Alberts To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2010

Condition satisfied. Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Matthew Pistilli[17] Shawinigan Cataractes 3 years, $1.524 million two-way contract Steven Goertzen[18] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $500,000 two-way contract Jay Harrison[19] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $500,000 two-way contract Tom Kostopoulos[20] Montreal Canadiens 3 years, $2.75 million Zack Fitzgerald[21] Manitoba Moose 1 year, two-way contract Andrew Alberts[22] Philadelphia Flyers 2 years, $2.1 million Stephane Yelle[23] Boston Bruins 1 year, $550,000 Manny Legace[24] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $500,000

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Dwight Helminen[25] San Jose Sharks 1 year Frantisek Kaberle[26] Remaining contract bought out Wade Brookbank[27] Pittsburgh Penguins undisclosed Dennis Seidenberg[28] Florida Panthers 1 year, $2.25 million Anton Babchuk[29] Avangard Omsk 1 year, $1.5 million Ryan Bayda[30] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Michael Leighton[31] Philadelphia Flyers December 15, 2009

Player signings Player Contract terms Chris Terry[32] 3 years, two-way contract Jussi Jokinen[33] 2 years, $3.4 million Erik Cole[34] 2 years, $5.8 million Patrick Dwyer[35] 2 years, two-way contract Michael Ryan[35] 1 year, two-way contract Chad LaRose[36] 2 years, $3.4 million Casey Borer[37] 1 year, two-way contract Justin Peters[37] 1 year, two-way contract Mike Angelidis[21] 1 year, two-way contract Brett Carson[38] 1 year, two-way contract Bryan Rodney[38] 1 year, two-way contract Tuomo Ruutu[39] 3 years, $11.4 million Cam Ward[40] 6 years, $37.8 million contract extension Kyle Lawson[41] 2 years, $1.025 million entry-level contract Zac Dalpe[42] 3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract Michal Jordan[43] 3 years, $1.65 million entry-level contract Jared Staal[44] 3 years, $1.55 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	27	Philippe Paradis	(C)	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
2	51 (from Calgary via Los Angeles)	Brian Dumoulin	(D)	United States	New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL)
3	88	Mattias Lindstrom	(LW)	Sweden	Skelleftea AIK (J20 SuperElit)
5	131 (from Edmonton)	Matt Kennedy	(RW)	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
6	178	Rasmus Rissanen	(D)	Finland	KalPa Jr. (Jr. A SM-liiga)
7	208	Tommi Kivisto	(D)	Finland	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League

The Albany River Rats are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2009–10 AHL season.

ECHL

The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes ECHL affiliate.

Final roster

Updated April 10, 2010.[45]

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#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
53		Casey Borer	D	L	35	2004	Minneapolis, Minnesota
21		Drayson Bowman	C	L	31	2007	Grand Rapids, Michigan
11		Zach Boychuk	C	L	30	2008	Airdrie, Alberta
17		Rod Brind'Amour (A)	C	L	50	2000	Ottawa, Ontario
27		Brett Carson	D	R	34	2004	Regina, Saskatchewan
26		Erik Cole	LW	L	41	2009	Oswego, New York
39		Patrick Dwyer	RW	R	37	2006	Great Falls, Montana
6		Tim Gleason	D	L	37	2006	Clawson, Michigan
44		Jay Harrison	D	L	37	2009	Oshawa, Ontario
36		Jussi Jokinen	LW	L	37	2009	Kalajoki, Finland
29		Tom Kostopoulos	RW	R	41	2009	Mississauga, Ontario
59		Chad LaRose	RW	R	38	2003	Fraser, Michigan
34		Manny Legace	G	L	47	2009	Toronto, Ontario
28		Jamie McBain	D	R	32	2006	Edina, Minnesota
45		Alexandre Picard	D	L	35	2010	Gatineau, Quebec
25		Joni Pitkanen	D	L	36	2008	Oulu, Finland
5		Brian Pothier	D	R	43	2010	New Bedford, Massachusetts
33		Bryan Rodney	D	R	36	2007	London, Ontario
15		Tuomo Ruutu	LW	L	37	2008	Vantaa, Finland
67		Jerome Samson	RW	R	32	2007	Greenfield Park, Quebec
14		Sergei Samsonov	LW	R	41	2008	Moscow, Soviet Union
12		Eric Staal (C)	C	L	35	2003	Thunder Bay, Ontario
16		Brandon Sutter	C	R	31	2007	Huntington, New York
30		Cam Ward	G	L	36	2002	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
13		Ray Whitney (A)	LW	R	48	2005	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

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External links

• 2009–10 Carolina Hurricanes season at ESPN
• 2009–10 Carolina Hurricanes season at Hockey Reference