Carolina has taken care of one of its remaining restricted free agents as PuckPedia reports (Twitter link) that the Hurricanes have re-signed forward Skyler Brind’Amour to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay him $775K in the NHL, $90K in the AHL, and has a guaranteed payout of $100K.
The 25-year-old was originally a sixth-round pick by Edmonton back in 2017, going 177th overall. However, after playing his college action at Quinnipiac, he didn’t sign with the Oilers, instead joining AHL Charlotte on a one-year deal for 2022-23. After putting up eight points in 54 games with them, Brind’Amour inked a one-year, two-way pact with the Hurricanes for last season.
Brind’Amour spent most of 2024-25 with AHL Chicago and was a bit more productive than his professional debut, notching 16 goals and eight assists in 68 games. With Carolina sitting many players for the final two games to keep them healthy for the playoffs, Brind’Amour was among the players recalled from the Wolves and he picked up his first career NHL goal in the final game of the season.
Brind’Amour will require waivers now to return to the minors but it seems unlikely that he will be picked up off the waiver wire. Assuming he passes through unclaimed, he will once again serve as recallable depth for Carolina in 2025-26 and will once again be a restricted free agent next summer.
With the signing, the Hurricanes are now down to three remaining restricted free agents, all of whom primarily played for the Wolves last season – forward Ryan Suzuki plus defensemen Domenick Fensore and Ronan Seeley.