Carolina Hurricanes Release 2015 Training Camp Roster
By Brett Finger
Late Tuesday, the Carolina Hurricanes released their 2015 training camp roster, schedules, and group pairings.
The team’s roster is currently consisted of 6 goalies, 19 defensemen, and 32 forwards for a total of 57 players. Among this group of players are one-way contract players, two-way contract players, unsigned rookies/junior players, AHL free agent signings, and training camp invitees.
One-Way Contract Players
Jordan Staal, Eric Staal, Nathan Gerbe, Andrej Nestrasil, Jay McClement, Riley Nash, James Wisniewski, Brad Malone, John-Michael Liles, Justin Faulk, Kris Versteeg, Jeff Skinner, Ron Hainsey, Cam Ward, and Eddie Lack
Two-Way Contract Players
Haydn Fleury, Noah Hanifin, Ryan Murphy, Elias Lindholm, Zach Boychuk, Brock McGinn, Chris Terry, Derek Ryan, Phil Di Giuseppe, Patrick Brown, T.J. Hensick, Danny Biega, Joakim Nordstrom, Erik Karlsson, Keegan Lowe, Trevor Carrick, Michal Jordan, Brody Sutter, Victor Rask, Justin Shugg, Brett Pesce, Roland McKeown, Brendan Woods, Sergey Tolchinsky, Rasmus Rissanen, Tyler Ganly, Lucas Wallmark, Carter Sandlak, Jaccob Slavin, Drew MacIntyre, Daniel Altshuller, and Rasmus Tirronen
Unsigned Rookies
Kyle Jenkins, Nicolas Roy, Clark Bishop, Spencer Smallman, Steven Lorentz, and Callum Booth
AHL Free Agent Signings
Kyle Hagel and Jake Chelios
Training Camp Invitees
Niki Petti
Of the two-way players on the roster, Haydn Fleury and Roland McKeown are the only two non-AHL eligible players. Meaning, if they get cut from the NHL roster, they will have to play their 2015-2016 season in junior. Fleury would return to the Red Deer Rebels of the WHL, and McKeown would go back to the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL.
All the unsigned rookies would return to their respective junior club if they do not make the cut. If any of them were to make the cut, they would need to sign NHL contracts prior to playing in any regular season games.
Any AHL-contract players would also have to sign NHL deals in order to play in regular seasons games with the Hurricanes.
The Carolina Hurricanes have announced that the first day of training camp will be September 17 with early morning fitness testing, followed by the club’s first on-ice session on September 18. All practices will be open to the public, excluding September 19’s Season Ticket Holder Barbecue, which is open only to early-bird season ticket holders for the 2015-2016 season. For more information on schedules and practice times, go HERE.
The Canes will suit up for their first preseason game on Monday, September 21 when they will travel to the nation’s capital to take on the Washington Capitals. The next day, they will play in the Steel City against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Carolina Hurricanes won’t play their first home preseason game until Wednesday, September 30 against the Washington Capitals.
The club will take on the New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators in neutral site games on September 26 and 27 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and St. John’s, Newfoundland, respectively.
The Hurricanes will play in 6 preseason games prior to their regular-season opener on October 8 in Nashville. The club will make its home debut on October 10 against the Detroit Red Wings.
For all the information about rosters, groupings, and Carolina Hurricanes Training Camp schedules, you can check out the Canes’ official team website.