The 2017–18 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 39th season for the

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(NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979 (following seven seasons of play in the

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), and 20th season since the franchise relocated from

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to start the

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. The Canes failed to make the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 8, 2017.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on June 22, 2017.

Player statistics

Final ;Skaters ;Goaltenders

Transactions

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

;Notes * The

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will select

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in the

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Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Draft picks

Below are the Carolina Hurricanes' selections at the

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, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the

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. Draft notes: # The

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' second-round pick will go to the

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as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent

Eric Staal Eric Craig Staal (born October 29, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild, Buffalo ...

to New York in exchange for

Aleksi Saarela Aleksi Saarela (born 7 January 1997) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the SCL Tigers of the National League (NL). He was originally selected 89th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Ran ...

, a second-round pick in

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and this pick. # The

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' third-round pick will go to the

as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent

Tuomo Ruutu Tuomo Iisakki Ruutu (born 16 February 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward and current assistant coach with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. Ruutu was drafted in the first round, ninth overall, at the 2 ...

to New Jersey in exchange for

Andrei Loktionov Andrei Vyacheslavovich Loktionov (russian: Андре́й Вячесла́вович Локтио́нов; born 30 May 1990) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with HC Spartak Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey Lea ...

and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition and date of conversion are unknown.

References

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