South Raleigh News

RALEIGH, NC - Eric Tulsky, Interim General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, announced today that the team has re-signed defenseman Jalen Chatfield to a three-year, $9 million contract extension. The deal will pay Chatfield an average annual value (AAV) of $3 million through 2026-27.

“Jalen has been an integral part of our blue line over the last two seasons and firmly established himself as an NHL defenseman,” said Tulsky. “His elite speed and tireless work ethic make him an incredibly dynamic player at both ends of the ice.”

Chatfield, 28, registered 22 points (8 goals, 14 assists) in 72 NHL games with Carolina in the 2023-24 season, establishing new career highs in goals, assists, points, even-strength goals (8), even-strength points (22), blocked shots (66), and ice time per game (15:12). He finished third in goals, second in even-strength goals, and tied for first in game-winning goals (2) among all Hurricanes defensemen. The 6’1”, 199-pound blueliner also recorded two assists and 11 hits in 11 games during the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Chatfield has earned 40 points (14 goals, 26 assists) in 184 career NHL games with Vancouver and Carolina since the 2020-21 season. This includes 39 points (14 goals, 25 assists) in 166 games with the Hurricanes over the past three seasons. He also posted 35 points (8 goals, 27 assists) in 186 AHL contests with Chicago and Utica from 2017-22 and added eight points (2 goals, six assists) in 18 playoff games during the Wolves’ run to the Calder Cup in 2022.

The Ypsilanti, Michigan native registered 86 points (19 goals,67 assists) in Ontario Hockey League games with Windsor from2014-17 serving as an alternate captain his final OHL season helping Spitfires win Memorial Cup Canadian Hockey League champions Originally signed Vancouver undrafted free agent March13 ,2017 Chatfield signed Carolina free agent July30 ,2021 .

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