July 13, 2012 1:11 PM
The Carolina Hurricanes began to address their list of restricted free agent forwards on Friday, signing forward Chris Terry to a new two-year contract.
Terry, 23, is the Checkers’ all-time leader in games played (154), goals (60), assists (73) and points (133). He has ranked first or second on the Hurricanes’ top minor league affiliate in scoring in each of his first three professional seasons, including his 59-point effort in the most recent campaign, during which he set a new career high with 43 assists and scored three points at his first AHL All-Star Classic.
The versatile Terry (5-foot-10, 197 pounds) also holds at least a share of the Checkers’ all-time leads in power-play assists (35), power-play points (45), shorthanded points (6) and shootout goals (10). The Plymouth Whalers graduate has yet to miss a game to due to injury at the professional level.
Having earned praise from Hurricanes management following the season, Terry will attempt to build on those totals or perhaps earn his NHL debut to start next season. If Carolina does elect to send Terry back to Charlotte during training camp, he, along with a handful of his teammates, would need to clear waivers for the first time.
Prior to re-signing with the team that selected him in the fifth round of the 2007 draft, Terry was one of four remaining restricted free agents from last year’s team – a group that still includes top forwards Drayson Bowman, Zach Boychuk and Jerome Samson.
In other player news, the Hamburg Freezers of the German league announced Thursday that they have signed former Checkers defenseman Mathieu Roy to a one-year contract. Roy becomes the third member of last season’s team to head overseas, though unlike Evgenii Dadonov and Mike Murphy, who both went to Russia, Roy was an unrestricted free agent.
Remaining unrestricted free agents from last season’s team that have yet to sign elsewhere include Chris Durno, Cedric McNicoll, Matthew Pistilli and Justin Soryal. An updated list of the team's free agents can be found here. |
|
|
|
