2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2010–11 2010 Carolina Hurricanes Eastern 9th Southeast 3rd 40–31–11 22–14–5 18–17–6 236 239 Jim Rutherford Paul Maurice Eric Staal Tim GleasonBrandon Sutter RBC Center Eric Staal (33) Eric Staal (43) Eric Staal (76) Brandon Sutter (+13) Tim Gleason (85) Cam Ward (37) Ward (2.56) The 2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 32nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,National Hockey League The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011 2010 Triumph Books 35 978-1-60078-422-4 and 13th 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. 2 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).Hurricanes Announce 2010 Preseason Schedule 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 thumb|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.Canes Make it Through Demanding Start 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.Skinner Decision a No-Brainer 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.Trade Will Help "Stabilize" Defense 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.Canes Claim Troy Bodie on Waivers from DucksCanes Acquire Ryan Carter from Anaheim Ducks Bodie and Carter, along with Jiri Tlusty, are expected to bring more physicality to the Hurricanes' fourth line.Canes Pleased with New-Look Fourth Line The Hurricanes concluded the regular season with the most power-play opportunities in the NHL, with 346.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011.html 2010-11 NHL Summary Standings Divisional standings CAR Conference standings CAR Schedule and results Pre-season #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA white Overtime/shootout loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 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 #CCFFCC Win (2 points) 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss (0 points) 1px solid #AAAAAA white Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #AAAAAA 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: 4-6-3 (Home: 3-2-1; Road: 1-4-2) # 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 Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Washington Capitals 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 player Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Eric Staal 81 33 43 76 -10 72 Jeff Skinner 82 31 32 63 3 46 Tuomo Ruutu 82 19 38 57 1 54 Erik Cole 82 26 26 52 -1 49 Jussi Jokinen 70 19 33 52 3 24 Joe Corvo 82 11 29 40 -14 18 Joni Pitkanen Joni Pitkänen 72 5 30 35 -2 60 Chad LaRose 82 16 15 31 -21 59 Jamie McBain 76 7 23 30 -8 32 Brandon Sutter 82 14 15 29 13 25 Sergei Samsonov‡ 58 10 16 26 0 12 Patrick Dwyer Patrick Dwyer (ice hockey) 80 8 10 18 -6 12 Tim Gleason 82 2 14 16 -11 85 Cory Stillman† 21 5 11 16 2 4 Jiri Tlusty Jiří Tlustý 57 6 6 12 1 14 Jay Harrison 72 3 7 10 5 72 Ian White Ian White (ice hockey)†‡ 39 0 10 10 4 12 Anton Babchuk‡ 17 3 5 8 -4 12 Zach Boychuk 23 4 3 7 -2 4 Bryan Allen Bryan Allen (ice hockey)† 19 0 5 5 4 19 Derek Joslin† 17 1 4 5 7 2 Zac Dalpe 15 3 1 4 0 0 Tom Kostopoulos‡ 17 1 3 4 -1 30 Troy Bodie† 50 1 2 3 -4 54 Ryan Carter†‡ 32 0 3 3 0 22 Jerome Samson Jérôme Samson 23 0 2 2 0 0 Jon Matsumoto 13 2 0 2 -4 4 Drayson Bowman 23 0 1 1 0 12 Patrick O'Sullivan Patrick O'Sullivan (ice hockey)‡ 10 1 0 1 -1 2 Bryan Rodney 3 0 0 0 0 2 Brett Carson‡ 13 0 0 0 7 4 Brett 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 Cam Ward ice hockey 74 4318 37 26 10 184 2.56 2375 .923 4 0 1 0 Justin 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 StaalDuchene tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' NHL Third Star of the Week December 20, 2010 Jussi JokinenJokinen tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' NHL First Star of the Week January 17, 2011 Eric StaalEric Staal tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' NHL First Star of the Week January 31, 2011 Jeff SkinnerCanes' Skinner named NHL Rookie of the Month NHL Rookie of the Month January 2011 Jeff Skinner2011 NHL Awards winners Calder Memorial Trophy June 2011 Records Milestones Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Zac Dalpe 1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point October 7, 2010 Jeff Skinner 1st Career NHL Game October 7, 2010 Jeff Skinner 1st Career NHL Assist1st 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 Goal1st 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 Goal11th 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 DateDetails May 13, 2010Canes Acquire Jared Staal from Phoenix Coyotes To Phoenix Coyotes 5th-round pick in 2010 – Luke Walker To Carolina Hurricanes Jared Staal June 26, 2010Canes Acquire Bobby Sanguinetti from NY Rangers To New York Rangers 6th-round pick in 2010 – Jesper Fast2nd-round pick in 2011Pick later traded to Calgary Flames. – Tyler Wotherspoon To Carolina Hurricanes Bobby Sanguinetti June 26, 2010Canes Acquire Jonathan Matsumoto from Flyers To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 2010 – Ricard Blidstrand To Carolina Hurricanes Jon Matsumoto June 26, 2010Canes Add 10 Players on Day Two To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2010 – Martin Marincin To Carolina Hurricanes Riley Nash November 17, 2010Canes Acquire Ian White and Brett Sutter From Flames To Calgary Flames Anton BabchukTom Kostopoulos To Carolina Hurricanes Ian WhiteBrett Sutter November 23, 2010 To Anaheim Ducks Stefan ChaputMatt Kennedy To Carolina Hurricanes Ryan Carter February 18, 2011Canes Acquire Defenseman Derek Joslin from Sharks To San Jose Sharks Future considerations To Carolina Hurricanes Derek Joslin February 18, 2011Canes Deal White to Sharks for Second-Round Pick To San Jose Sharks Ian White To Carolina Hurricanes 2nd-round pick in 2012 – Brock McGinn February 24, 2011Hurricanes Acquire Cory Stillman from Panthers To Florida Panthers Ryan Carter5th-round pick in 2011Pick later traded to Atlanta Thrashers, then to San Jose Sharks. – Sean Kuraly To Carolina Hurricanes Cory Stillman February 28, 2011Canes Acquire Bryan Allen from Florida Panthers To Florida Panthers Sergei Samsonov To Carolina Hurricanes Bryan Allen Notes Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Anton BabchukHurricanes Agree to Terms with Anton Babchuk Avangard Omsk 1 year, $1.4 million Joe CorvoCorvo Agrees to Two-Year Contract with Canes Washington Capitals 2 years, $4.5 million Patrick O'SullivanCarolina Hurricanes Sign Patrick O'Sullivan Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $600,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Ray WhitneyCOYOTES SIGN RAY WHITNEY TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT Phoenix Coyotes 2 years, $6 million Tim ConboySABRES SIGN TIM CONBOY Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $550,000 Brian Pothierhttp://www.gshc.ch/News/News_detail.php?id_infos=4987 U.S. NHL defender to Genève Genève-Servette HC 2010-07-27 2010-07-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110706234150/http://www.gshc.ch/News/News_detail.php?id_infos=4987 2011-07-06 Genève-Servette HC 2 years Alexandre PicardAlexandre Picard signs 1-year deal Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $600,000 Mike AngelidisLightning Sign Free Agent Center Mike Angelidis Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $500,000 Michael RyanFlyers Sign Michael Ryan Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $500,000 Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Troy Bodie Anaheim Ducks November 16, 2010 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Patrick O'SullivanWild Lands O'Sullivan; Loses Latendresse Minnesota Wild November 23, 2010 Brett CarsonFlames claim Brett Carson off waivers Calgary Flames February 28, 2011 Lost via retirement Player Rod Brind'AmourRod Brind'Amour Announces Retirement Player signings Player Contract terms Jared StaalHurricanes Agree to Terms with Jared Staal 3 years, $1.55 million entry-level contract Matt KennedyCanes Agree to Terms with Prospect Matt Kennedy 3 years, $1.55 million entry-level contract Jiri TlustyHurricanes Agree to Terms with Jiri Tlusty 1 year, $500,000 Jay HarrisonHurricanes Agree to Terms with Jay Harrison 1 year, $500,000 Jerome SamsonHurricanes Agree to Terms with Jerome Samson 2 years, $1.025 million Zack FitzgeraldCanes Agree to Terms with Zack Fitzgerald 1 year, $500,000 Jon MatsumotoCanes Agree to Terms to with Jonathan Matsumoto 2 years, $1.025 million Justin PetersHurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Peters 2 years, $1.05 million Nicolas BlanchardCanes Agree to Terms with Blanchard, Borer 2 years, $1.025 million Casey Borer 1 year, $500,000 Nick DodgeHurricanes Agree to Terms with Nick Dodge 1 year, $500,000 Justin PoggeHurricanes Sign Goaltender Justin Pogge 1 year, $500,000 Bryan RodneyCanes Sign Bryan Rodney to One-Year Contract 1 year, $525,000 Riley NashCanes Sign Riley Nash to Entry-Level Contract 3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract Brett CarsonHurricanes Agree to Terms with Brett Carson 1 year, $500,000 Jeff SkinnerHurricanes Sign Skinner to Entry-Level Contract 3 years, $2.43 million entry-level contract Rasmus RissanenCanes Sign Rasmus Rissanen to Entry-Level Contract 3 years, $1.725 million entry-level contract Justin KruegerCanes Agree to Terms with Justin Krueger 1 year, $525,000 entry-level contract Justin FaulkHurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Faulk 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 Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 2 37 Justin Faulk D U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) 2 53 (from Buffalo via San Jose) Mark Alt D Cretin-Derham Hall (USHS-MN) 3 67 Danny Biega D Harvard University (ECAC Hockey) 3 85 (from Vancouver) Austin Levi D Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 4 105 (from Boston via Anaheim) Justin Shugg LW Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 6 167 (from Colorado) Tyler Stahl D Chilliwack Bruins (WHL) 7 187 Frederik Andersen G Frederikshavn White Hawks (AL-Bank Ligaen) Farm teams American Hockey League The Charlotte Checkers were 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. References External links 2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes season at ESPN 2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes season at Hockey Reference Category:Carolina Hurricanes seasons C Category:2010s in Raleigh, North Carolina Hurr Hurr