the carolina hurricanes were busy Monday bolstering the Chicago Wolves’ roster, signing three players to two-way contracts, including a familiar face from yesteryear.
The Canes signed defenseman William Lagesson, who played in 33 NHL games last year between Edmonton and Montreal, to a one-year, two-way deal worth $225,000 at the AHL level, $750,000 at the NHL level with a guarantee of $275,000.
Lagesson has appeared in at least eight NHL games in each of the last three seasons, posting a career total of seven points in 60 games. He has 39 points in 103 AHL games in his career.
Later Monday, the Hurricanes re-signed forward Stelio Mattheos to a one-year, two-way contract worth $70,000 at the AHL level, $750,000 at the NHL level with an $85,000 guarantee.
Matheos has won consecutive Calder Cups in the Canes organization, scoring 21 points in 92 games in his NHL career.
And then on Monday night, the Canes brought in an old friend, Ryan Dzingel, who signed a one-year, two-way deal worth $150,000 at the AHL level, $750,000 at the NHL level with a guarantee of $200,000.
Dzingel scored eight points in 32 NHL games last year between Arizona and San Jose. In 404 career NHL games, Dzingel has 87 goals and 101 assists, including 33 points in 75 games with the Hurricanes between 2019-20 and 2020-21.
Here are the full press releases for each of the three signings:
RALEIGH, NC – Don Waddell, president and general manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, announced today that the team has signed defenseman William Lagesson to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay Lagesson $750,000 at the NHL level and $225,000 at the American Hockey League (AHL) level with a $275,000 guarantee.
“Lagesson provides a strong physical presence on the blue line”, Waddell said. “He has many NHL and AHL games under his belt and adds to the experience of our defensive unit.”
Lagesson, 26, had five assists in 33 NHL games with Edmonton and Montreal in 2021-22, and had seven assists in 60 NHL games with the Oilers and Canadiens the past three seasons. The 6-foot-2, 207-pound defenseman also skated in 11 AHL games with Bakersfield last season, recording two assists. Drafted by Edmonton in the fourth round, 91st overall, from 2014 NHL draftLagesson has recorded 39 points (11g, 28a) in 103 AHL games in his career with the Condors from 2018-21. The Gothenburg, Sweden native also recorded 13 points (1g, 12a) in 49 games with the Swedish Hockey League’s Djurgardens IF in 2017-18 and had 12 points (3g, 9a) in 14 games with HC Vita Hasten and Kristianstads. IK of HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest professional league in Sweden, in 2020-21. Lagesson has represented Sweden in numerous international tournaments and won a gold medal at the 2013 U-17 Hockey World Challenge.
RALEIGH, NC – Don Waddell, president and general manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, announced today that the team has signed forward Stelio Mattheos to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay Matheos $750,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 at the American Hockey League (AHL) level with an $85,000 guarantee.
“Stelio has played key roles on championship teams throughout his junior and professional career,” Waddell said. “He is incredibly resilient and hard-working both on and off the ice, and we are thrilled to keep him in our organization.”
Matheos, 23, recorded 10 points (2g, 8a) in 59 AHL regular-season games with Chicago last season and added four points (2g, 2a) in 18 playoff games to help the Wolves win the Calder Cup championship. The 6’1″, 196-pound forward also scored four points (3g, 1a) in 14 AHL playoff games to help Charlotte win the Calder Cup in 2019, and was one of only three players to skate in the postseason for both. Carolina affiliates as an organization have won back-to-back AHL championships. Mattheos has earned 21 points (7g, 14a) in 92 career AHL games with Charlotte and Chicago from 2019-22, and also played three ECHL games with Fort Wayne in 2020-21 Before turning pro, he scored 278 points (127g, 151a) in 253 Western Hockey League (WHL) games with Brandon from 2015-2019, won the Ed Chynoweth Cup as league champion in 2015-16 and captained the Wheat Kings in 2018. 19 The Winnipeg, Man., native was selected by Carolina in the third round, 73rd overall, of the 2017 NHL Draft.
RALEIGH, NC – Don Waddell, president and general manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, announced today that the team has signed forward Ryan Dzingel to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay Dzingel $750,000 at the NHL level and $150,000 at the American Hockey League (AHL) level with a $200,000 guarantee.
“We’re obviously familiar with Ryan from his earlier time at Carolina,” Waddell said. “He is a skilled player who can provide an offensive boost to our group of forwards, and we are excited to have him back in the organization.”
Dzingel, 30, played with Arizona and San Jose last season, posting eight points (5g, 3a) in 32 NHL games. The 6’0”, 190-pound forward previously earned 33 points (10g, 23a) in 75 appearances with the Hurricanes from 2019-21, and has recorded 188 points (87g, 101a) in 404 career NHL games with Ottawa. , Columbus. , Carolina, Arizona and San Jose since he debuted with the Senators in 2015-16. Selected by Ottawa in the seventh round, 204th overall, of the 2011 NHL Draft, Dzingel also skated in 119 AHL games with Binghamton between 2014 and 2016, recording 77 points (31g, 46a). Before turning pro, the Wheaton, Ill., native posted 108 points (45g, 63a) in 110 college games in Ohio State from 2011-14.