The offseason has begun, meaning that the Checkers team for next season will begin to take shape over the next few months.

What follows is a breakdown of contract situations for those who finished the season in Charlotte, as well as upcoming prospects who have already signed with the Carolina Hurricanes and are expected to turn pro next season.

The list will be updated throughout the offseason as players sign or move on.

Under Contract
Position	Player	Years Remaining
D	Danny Biega	Three on three-year, entry-level contract
D	Tommi Kivisto	One on three-year, entry-level contract
D	Austin Levi	Three on three-year, entry-level contract
D	Keegan Lowe	Three on three-year, entry-level contract
D	Ryan Murphy	Three on three-year, entry-level contract
D	Rasmus Rissanen	One on three-year, entry-level contract
D	Beau Schmitz	Two on three-year, entry-level contract
LW	Nicolas Blanchard	One on two-year, two-way contract
C	Victor Rask	Three on three-year, entry-level contract
LW	Justin Shugg	One on three-year, entry-level contract
C	Brody Sutter	Two on three-year, entry-level contract
LW	Chris Terry	One on two-year, two-way contract
C	Jeremy Welsh	One on two-year contract (one-way next season)
C	Brendan Woods	Three on three-year, entry-level contract

Unrestricted Free Agents
Position	Player	Previous Contract
G	Rob Madore	One-year AHL
D	Brett Bellemore	Two-year, two-way NHL
D	Marc-Andre Gragnani	One-year, two-way NHL
D	Bobby Raymond	One-year AHL
RW	Matt Beca	One-year AHL
C	Sean Dolan	One-year AHL
LW	Matt Marquardt	One-year ECHL (AHL tryout)
RW	David Marshall	One-year ECHL (AHL tryout)
RW	Jerome Samson	One-year, two-way NHL
LW	Justin Soryal	One-year AHL
C	Brett Sutter	One-year, two-way NHL
RW	Tim Wallace	One-year, two-way NHL

Restricted Free Agents
Position	Player	Previous Contract
G	Mike Murphy	Three-year, entry-level NHL
G	John Muse	One-year, two-way NHL
D	Michal Jordan	Three-year, entry-level NHL
D	Justin Krueger	One-year, two-way NHL
D	Joe Sova	Two-year, entry-level NHL
LW	Zach Boychuk	One-year, two-way NHL
C	Zac Dalpe	Three-year, entry-level NHL
LW	A.J. Jenks	Three-year, entry-level NHL
C	Riley Nash	Three-year, entry-level NHL
RW	Andreas Nodl	Two-year, one-way NHL
C	Luke Pither	Three-year, entry-level NHL
RW	Jared Staal	Three-year, entry-level NHL

* Contract and free agency status according to Capgeek