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1 Winnipeg Jets Game Notes Thu, Oct 13, 2016 NHL Game #12 Winnipeg Jets Carolina Hurricanes Team Game: 1 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 1 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 34 Michael Hutchinson Connor Hellebuyck # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 D Paul Postma D Mark Stuart D Ben Chiarot R Drew Stafford L Brandon Tanev C Shawn Matthias C Adam Lowry C Bryan Little R Chris Thorburn R Blake Wheeler R Nikolaj Ehlers R Patrik Laine D Dustin Byfuglien D Toby Enstrom R Joel Armia D Josh Morrissey C Mark Scheifele D Tyler Myers L Kyle Connor C Mathieu Perreault C Alexander Burmistrov # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Cam Ward Eddie Lack # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 5 D Noah Hanifin D Klas Dahlbeck C Jordan Staal D Jakub Nakladal C Andrej Nestrasil C Elias Lindholm C Jay McClement R Sebastian Aho R Lee Stempniak D Brett Pesce L Viktor Stalberg D Justin Faulk L Bryan Bickell L Phillip Di Giuseppe L Joakim Nordstrom C Victor Rask L Jeff Skinner D Roland McKeown D Ron Hainsey D Jaccob Slavin L Teuvo Teravainen R Martin Frk General Manager Assistant General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Coaching Staff Kevin Cheveldayoff Craig Heisinger Larry Simmons Paul Maurice Charlie Huddy, Jamie Kompon, Todd Woodcroft, Wade Flaherty, Matt Prefontaine Exec. VP/General Manager Asst. General Managers Head Coach Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach / Video Coach Ron Francis Mike Vellucci, Brian Tatum, Ricky Olczyk Bill Peters Rod Brind'Amour, Steve Smith David Marcoux / Chris Huffine Tonight's Officials Referees Jon McIsaac (2), Ian Walsh (29) Linesmen Trent Knorr (63), John Grandt (98) Supervisor Ron Ottawa Video Judge Grant Heather Ntl. Anthem Stacey Nattrass Today's Schedule BUF : 7:00 CBJ : 7:00 NYR : 7:00 STL : 7:00 WPG : 7:00 DAL : 7:30 FLA : 7:30 TBL : 7:30 PIT : 8:00

2 Winnipeg Jets: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 4 Paul Postma D 6' 3" 195 Feb 22, 1989 Red Deer, AB, CAN 5 Mark Stuart D 6' 2" 215 Apr 27, 1984 Rochester, MN, USA 7 Ben Chiarot D 6' 3" 219 May 9, 1991 Hamilton, ON, CAN 12 Drew Stafford R 6' 2" 214 Oct 30, 1985 Milwaukee, WI, USA 13 Brandon Tanev L 6' 0" 180 Dec 31, 1991 Toronto, ON, CAN 16 Shawn Matthias C 6' 4" 231 Feb 19, 1988 Mississauga, ON, CAN 17 Adam Lowry C 6' 5" 210 Mar 29, 1993 St. Louis, MO, USA 18 Bryan Little C 6' 0" 191 Nov 12, 1987 Edmonton, AB, CAN 22 Chris Thorburn R 6' 3" 235 Jun 3, 1983 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 26 Blake Wheeler R 6' 5" 225 Aug 31, 1986 Plymouth, MN, USA 27 Nikolaj Ehlers R 6' 0" 172 Feb 14, 1996 Aalborg, DNK 29 Patrik Laine R 6' 5" 206 Apr 19, 1998 Tampere, FIN 33 Dustin Byfuglien D 6' 5" 260 Mar 27, 1985 Roseau, MN, USA 34 Michael Hutchinson G 6' 3" 202 Mar 2, 1990 Barrie, ON, CAN 37 Connor Hellebuyck G 6' 4" 207 May 19, 1993 Commerce, MI, USA 39 Toby Enstrom D 5' 10" 180 Nov 5, 1984 Nordingra, SWE 40 Joel Armia R 6' 3" 205 May 31, 1993 Pori, FIN 44 Josh Morrissey D 6' 0" 195 Mar 28, 1995 Calgary, AB, CAN 55 Mark Scheifele C 6' 3" 207 Mar 15, 1993 Kitchener, ON, CAN 57 Tyler Myers D 6' 8" 229 Feb 1, 1990 Houston, TX, USA 81 Kyle Connor L 6' 1" 182 Dec 9, 1996 Shelby Twp., MI, USA 85 Mathieu Perreault C 5' 10" 188 Jan 5, 1988 Drummondville, QC, CAN 91 Alexander Burmistrov C 6' 1" 180 Oct 21, 1991 Kazan, RUS 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 2" 205 Age: 26.4 Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Carolina Hurricanes: Roster Active (24 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 5 Noah Hanifin D 6' 3" 206 Jan 25, 1997 Boston, MA, USA 6 Klas Dahlbeck D 6' 3" 207 Jul 6, 1991 Katrineholm, SWE 11 Jordan Staal C 6' 4" 220 Sep 10, 1988 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 14 Jakub Nakladal D 6' 2" 212 Dec 30, 1987 Hradec Králové, CZE 15 Andrej Nestrasil C 6' 3" 200 Feb 22, 1991 Prague, CZE 16 Elias Lindholm C 6' 1" 192 Dec 2, 1994 Boden, SWE 18 Jay McClement C 6' 1" 205 Mar 2, 1983 Kingston, ON, CAN 20 Sebastian Aho R 5' 11" 172 Jul 26, 1997 Rauma, FIN 21 Lee Stempniak R 5' 11" 195 Feb 4, 1983 West Seneca, NY, USA 22 Brett Pesce D 6' 3" 200 Nov 15, 1994 Tarrytown, NY, USA 25 Viktor Stalberg L 6' 3" 209 Jan 17, 1986 Gothenburg, SWE 27 Justin Faulk D 6' 0" 215 Mar 20, 1992 South St.Paul, MN, USA 29 Bryan Bickell L 6' 4" 223 Mar 9, 1986 Bowmanville, ON, CAN 30 Cam Ward G 6' 1" 185 Feb 29, 1984 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 31 Eddie Lack G 6' 4" 187 Jan 5, 1988 Norrtälje, SWE 34 Phillip Di Giuseppe L 6' 0" 200 Oct 9, 1993 Toronto, ON, CAN 42 Joakim Nordstrom L 6' 1" 189 Feb 25, 1992 Stockholm, SWE 49 Victor Rask C 6' 2" 200 Mar 1, 1993 Leksand, SWE 53 Jeff Skinner L 5' 11" 200 May 16, 1992 Toronto, ON, CAN 55 Roland McKeown D 6' 1" 195 Jan 20, 1996 Listowel, ON, CAN 65 Ron Hainsey D 6' 3" 210 Mar 24, 1981 Bolton, CT, USA 74 Jaccob Slavin D 6' 2" 205 May 1, 1994 Denver, CO, USA 86 Teuvo Teravainen L 5' 11" 178 Sep 11, 1994 Helsinki, FIN 91 Martin Frk R 6' 1" 194 Oct 5, 1993 Pelhrimov, CZE 24 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 199 Age: 26.0 Injured Reserve List (1 Players) 7 Ryan Murphy D 5' 11" 185 Mar 31, 1993 Aurora, ON, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks

3 Carolina Winnipeg Jets Team Records Carolina Hurricanes Winnipeg Jets Last game: - - Next game: **NONE** **NONE** Overall record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Home record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Road record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Last 5 Games: Last 10 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after 1 period Trailing after 1 period Tied after 1 period Leading after 2 periods Trailing after 2 periods Tied after 2 periods OT Record - This Season: OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Atlantic: vs. Metropolitan: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Carolina Hurricanes Winnipeg Jets W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points Totals:

4 Carolina Winnipeg Jets Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Carolina Hurricanes: Opponents: Winnipeg Jets: Opponents: Shots by Period OT T Avg Carolina Hurricanes: Opponents: Winnipeg Jets: Opponents: Power Play Carolina Hurricanes Winnipeg Jets G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalty Killing Carolina Hurricanes Winnipeg Jets G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalties Carolina Hurricanes Winnipeg Jets GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank Goal Situations Carolina Hurricanes Winnipeg Jets For Against For Against 6 on 5: on 4: on 3: on 5: on 4: on 3: on 4: on 3: on 3: on 4: on 5: on 6: on 5: on 6: on 6: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

5 Individual Leaders Points: Goals: Assists: PP Goals: SH Goals: GW Goals: 3+ Goals: PIM: Shots: +/-: Carolina Winnipeg Jets Situations Carolina Hurricanes Winnipeg Jets Shootout Carolina Hurricanes Winnipeg Jets Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Carolina Hurricanes Player G A P No players to display Winnipeg Jets Player G A P No players to display Short Handed Carolina Hurricanes Player G A P No players to display Winnipeg Jets Player G A P No players to display

6 Winnipeg Jets: Media Notes Winnipeg Jets vs. Carolina Hurricanes 7:00 p.m. MTS Centre Game 1 (0-0-0) Home Game 1 (0-0-0) Tonight s Game The Winnipeg Jets begin their NHL regular season schedule tonight when they host the Carolina Hurricanes at MTS Centre The Jets enter tonight s game after going 4-3 in the preseason Dating back to last regular season, the Jets are on a fourgame winning streak after winning their final four games of the season Carolina begins the season on a six-game road trip which takes them through all four western Canadian cities in the NHL Winnipeg heads to Minnesota on Saturday to play the Wild at Xcel Energy Center in their first road game of the season. Opening at Home For the first time since the season, the Jets will begin their regular season schedule at home tonight Winnipeg is 0-2 when starting the regular season at home since the franchise came to Winnipeg from Atlanta - losing 5-1 on Oct. 9/11 against the Montreal Canadiens and 4-1 to the Ottawa Senators on Jan. 19/13 The franchise had a record when beginning the season at home in Atlanta. Home Openers The Jets have won two of five home openers at MTS Centre, including two of the last three (Oct. 4/13 vs LAK 5-3 W and Oct. 16/15 vs. CGY 3-1 W) Winnipeg is averaging 2 GF in the five home openers and 3 GA In Atlanta, the franchise went in home openers for an all-time franchise mark of in home openers. Home Openers at MTS Centre Date Opponent Score Oct. 9, 2011 Montreal L 1-5 Jan. 19, 2013 Ottawa L 1-4 Oct. 4, 2013 Los Angeles W 5-3 Oct. 17, 2014 Nashville L 0-2 Oct. 16, 2015 Calgary W 3-1 Roster Set The Jets set their opening day roster this week, which includes rookies Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor, Patrik Laine and Brandon Tanev Thirteen of the 23 players on the roster were drafted or signed out of college as a free agent by the Jets franchise Below is a breakdown by country, draft round and number of games play. Opening Day Roster Breakdown By Country Draft Round # of NHL GP Canada (10) USA (8) Finland (2) Denmark (1) Russia (1) Sweden (1) First (12) Second (2) Third (2) Fourth (1) Fifth (1) Sixth (1) Seventh (1) Eighth (2) Undrafted (1) (3) (2) (1) (2) (0) 600+ (7) Home Comforts The Winnipeg Jets play seven of their first 10 games of the season at home, including the 2016 Tim Hortons Heritage Classic at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg on Oct. 23 against the Edmonton Oilers Five of those seven games are against Eastern Conference opponents Winnipeg s first multi-game road trip isn t until Nov. 3-6, which will take the team through Washington, Detroit

7 and Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers. Wheels Up Forward Blake Wheeler was named captain of the Winnipeg Jets on Aug. 31/16, while defenceman Dustin Byfuglien and forward Mark Scheifele were named alternate captains Wheeler is coming off a career year in which he posted a career-best 78 points, which led Winnipeg in scoring and was tied for seventh overall in the NHL Wheeler s 52 assists were also the fifth-most by a player in the NHL last season. He was the only Jets player to be in the league s top 20 scorers and top 15 in assists. Streakers Forwards Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele carry lengthy scoring streaks into the season Wheeler posted 16 points (8g, 8a) in the final 11 games last season, while Scheifele rode a 10-game streak into the summer, during which he put up 15 points (6g, 9a)...Both are career-high streaks...wheeler also started last season on an eight-game point streak (4g, 7a). First Rounders Defenceman Josh Morrissey (2014), who made his NHL debut last season, and forwards Kyle Connor (2015) and Patrik Laine (2016) are three former first round picks that have cracked the Jets opening day roster for the first time Going back to 2011 when the franchise moved to Winnipeg, six of the Jets eight first round picks will have played for the team once the puck is dropped tonight Nineteen-year-old Jack Roslovic, who was also drafted in 2015, will start the season with the AHL s Manitoba Moose, while 2016 first round pick Logan Stanley was returned to the OHL s Windsor Spitfires during training camp. Jets vs. Hurricanes Records All-Time: At Home: At MTS Centre: Game Log vs. Hurricanes Date Location Score Rec Scorers Goaltender Oct. 13 Winnipeg Nov. 20 Carolina Jets vs. Hurricanes Notes The Jets lost both games to the Hurricanes last season, 5-3 in Carolina on Feb. 5/16 and 2-1 at home on Feb. 16/16. Dating back to 2012, the Jets are against the Hurricanes in their last 11 meetings, with two of those wins coming in overtime. Winnipeg is 1-for-15 (6.7%) on the power play against Carolina in the last six meetings. The last time the Jets franchise scored a shorthanded goal against the Hurricanes was on Mar. 28/08 in a 7-1 L at Carolina. The lone goal scored in the game by the then-atlanta Thrashers came off the stick of Jim Slater. The two sides have met 34 times since that game. Blake Wheeler is on a three-game goal scoring streak (4G) against the Hurricanes. Jets-Hurricanes Connections Jets bench boss Paul Maurice spent 920 games as the head coach of the Harford Whalers and Carolina Hurricanes, with one stint running from and the other from Hurricanes defenceman Ron Hainsey played five seasons for the Jets franchise, from Justin Faulk and Blake Wheeler (USA) were teammates at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, RUS. Carolina s goaltender Eddie Lack played 53 games in Winnipeg for the Manitoba Moose during the season. The Hurricanes Teuvo Teravainen played with the Jets Joel Armia for Finland at the 2013 World Junior Championship. The Jets Patrik Laine and the Hurricanes Sebastian Aho won a gold medal together with Finland at the 2016 IIHF World Championship and silver medal at the 2016 IIHF World Championship. They also were teammates on Finland with Teravainen last month at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

8 Hurricanes forward Lee Stempniak played 18 games with the Jets at the end of the season, scoring 10 points (6g, 4a). The Jets Nikolaj Ehlers succeeded the Hurricanes Martin Frk as an import player on the QMJHL s Halifax Mooseheads. Frk played for the Mooseheads from , while Ehlers suited up in Halifax for two seasons from Preseason Recap The Jets finished third in the Central Division and fifth in the Western Conference with a record. Winnipeg put together a four-game winning streak from Sept. 29-Oct. 3, during which the team outscored their opponents The Jets used 42 players in seven preseason games. Winnipeg finished third in the NHL by going 27.3% (9-for-33) on the power play and led the league with nine power play goals. Mark Scheifele (2g, 3a), Blake Wheeler (1g, 4a) and Mathieu Perreault (1g, 4a) finished tied for the team scoring lead with five points. Rookie Kyle Connor scored two game-winning goals Sept. 29 vs. MIN 4-1 W and Oct. 3 vs. OTT 4-2 W. Connor led the Jets with 12 shots, while Josh Morrissey (11) and Dustin Byfuglien (10) also reached double-digit shot totals. Morrissey was the only Jets player to suit up for six of the seven games. Upcoming Milestones Head coach Paul Maurice will coach his 200 th game ( ) behind the bench for the Jets tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes, who he coached for 938 games ( ) from and Dustin Byfuglien is three points away from 400 for his NHL career He is four penalty minutes away from 800 for his career He is three goals away from 100 as a member of the Jets franchise He is nine assists away from 200 as a member of the Jets franchise. Michael Hutchinson is 53 minutes played away from 4,000 for his NHL career. Tyler Myers is seven points away from 200 for his NHL career He is three games away from 100 as a member of the Winnipeg Jets. Mathieu Perreault is five points away from 200 for his NHL career. Mark Stuart is five penalty minutes away from 700 for his NHL career. Blake Wheeler is six games away from 400 as a member of the Jets franchise. Jets Broadcast Information TV: TSN3 Play-by-play Dennis Beyak Colour commentary Shane Hnidy Radio: TSN 1290 Play-by-play Paul Edmonds Colour commentary Brian Munz Radio host Rick Ralph Recent Transactions October 1 Re-assigned the following players to their junior teams: F - Jansen Harkins - Prince George (WHL) F - Matteo Gennaro - Calgary (WHL) D - Luke Green - Saint John (QMJHL) F - Jordy Stallard - Calgary (WHL) F - Michael Spacek - Red Deer (WHL) Re-assigned the following players to the Manitoba Moose (AHL): D - Jake Baker

9 G - Mikhail Berdin F - Axel Blomqvist F - Patrice Cormier F - Brandon Denham F - Jiri Fronk F - Jimmy Lodge D - Nelson Nogier G - Jamie Phillips D - Peter Stoykewych D - Tyson Wilson Released D Matt Murphy from his ATO October 4 Re-assigned the following players to the Manitoba Moose (AHL): G - Eric Comrie D - Kevin Czuczman D - Brenden Kichton D - Jan Kostalek F - Quinton Howden F - Scott Kosmachuk F - JC Lipon F - Jack Roslovic Returned D Logan Stanley to Windsor (OHL) October 5 Re-assigned F Ryan Olsen to the Manitoba Moose (AHL) October 10 Re-assigned the following players to the Manitoba Moose (AHL): G - Ondrej Pavelec D - Julian Melchiori D - Brian Strait F - Andrew Copp F - Marko Dano F - Chase De Leo F - Nic Petan F - Anthony Peluso October 11 Re-assigned F Brendan Lemieux to the Manitoba Moose (AHL) Injury Report Player Games Missed Injury Out Since Shawn Matthias Drew Stafford * - Injured Reserve Total Man Games Lost: 0 Media Guide A PDF version of the Winnipeg Jets Media Guide is available online at:

10 Winnipeg Jets: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Paul Maurice Paul Maurice, 49, enters his fourth season as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets after being appointed to the position on January 12, Under Maurice, the Jets have gone , for a.548 points percentage. In , he led the Jets to a franchise-best 99 points and a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a regular season record. Maurice became the second-youngest NHL coach to earn 500 wins after a 8-2 victory over Florida on January 13, Maurice, who coached in his 1,200th NHL game on April 9, 2015, has earned a career NHL coaching record of in 16-plus seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Jets. He won his 400th career NHL game when the Hurricanes defeated the Buffalo Sabres in overtime on Feb. 11, 2010, and on Nov. 28, 2010, he became the 19th coach, and the youngest in history, to coach 1,000 NHL games. #34: Michael Hutchinson (G) 6' 3", 202 lbs. / Mar 2, 1990 (26 years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (77th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed on July 19/13 Last Win: APR 5, ANAHEIM Last SO: JAN 21, 2015 vs COLUMBUS (47) Career Shootouts: 15/20 (.750), 4-2 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves NOTES: CAREER JETS TOTALS: 71 GP ; 2.52;.912 GP DEC GA SA SV SV% SO PIM TOI Last :00 Last :00 GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM TOI EV GA PP GA SH GA Home : Road : #37: Connor Hellebuyck (G) 6' 4", 207 lbs. / May 19, 1993 (23 years and 4 months) Drafted: Selected by Winnipeg Jets in the 5th round (130th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Drafted Last Win: FEB 9, ST. LOUIS (1) Last SO: JAN 15, MINNESOTA (8) Career Shootouts: 5/7 (.714), 1-1 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves NOTES: Suited up for Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey CAREER JETS TOTALS: 26 GP ; 2.34;.918 GP DEC GA SA SV SV% SO PIM TOI Last :00 Last :00 GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM TOI EV GA PP GA SH GA Home : Road :

11 #4: Paul Postma (D) 6' 3", 195 lbs. / Feb 22, 1989 (27 years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in the 7th round (205th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Drafted Last Goal: MAR 24, 2016 vs LOS ANGELES (8) Last Assist: DEC 31, 2014 vs NY ISLANDERS (30) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 8 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 126 GP #5: Mark Stuart (D) 6' 2", 215 lbs. / Apr 27, 1984 (32 years and 5 months) Drafted: Selected by Boston Bruins in the 1st round (21st overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Traded from Boston Bruins with Blake Wheeler for Rich Peverley & Boris Valabik Last Goal: OCT 13, NY RANGERS (60) Last Assist: DEC 29, 2015 vs DETROIT (28) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 28 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 348 GP

12 #7: Ben Chiarot (D) 6' 3", 219 lbs. / May 9, 1991 (25 years and 5 months) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Drafted Last Goal: JAN 5, NASHVILLE (42) Last Assist: APR 3, 2016 vs MINNESOTA (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 3 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 111 GP #12: Drew Stafford (R) 6' 2", 214 lbs. / Oct 30, 1985 (30 years and 11 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Traded from Buffalo Sabres with Tyler Myers, Joel Armia & a prospect & st round pick for Zach Bogosian, Evander Kane & prospect Last Goal: APR 3, 2016 vs MINNESOTA (3) Last Assist: APR 7, SAN JOSE (1) Career Shootouts: 15/45 (33%), 4 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 1 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 104 GP

13 #13: Brandon Tanev (L) 6' 0", 180 lbs. / Dec 31, 1991 (24 years and 9 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed on Mar. 30/16 Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 3 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 3 GP #16: Shawn Matthias (C) 6' 4", 231 lbs. / Feb 19, 1988 (28 years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round (47th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2016 Last Goal: APR 7, DALLAS (1) Last Assist: APR 5, NASHVILLE (2) Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 1 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 0 GP 0-0-0

14 #17: Adam Lowry (C) 6' 5", 210 lbs. / Mar 29, 1993 (23 years and 6 months) Drafted: Selected by Winnipeg Jets in the 3rd round (67th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Drafted Last Goal: MAR 24, 2016 vs LOS ANGELES (8) Last Assist: MAR 14, VANCOUVER (13) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp #17 Adam Lowry NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 8 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 154 GP #18: Bryan Little (C) 6' 0", 191 lbs. / Nov 12, 1987 (28 years and 11 months) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Drafted Last Goal: FEB 11, 2016 vs BOSTON (3) Last Assist: FEB 13, EDMONTON (2) Career Shootouts: 14/49 (29%), 7 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 2 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 613 GP

15 #22: Chris Thorburn (R) 6' 3", 235 lbs. / Jun 3, 1983 (33 years and 4 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Traded from Pittsburgh Penguins for 3rd round pick in 2007 (Robert Bortuzzo) on June 22/07 Last Goal: APR 3, 2016 vs MINNESOTA (3) Last Assist: MAR 22, 2016 vs VANCOUVER (9) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 3 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 645 GP #26: Blake Wheeler (R) 6' 5", 225 lbs. / Aug 31, 1986 (30 years and 1 month) Drafted: Selected by Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Trade from Boston Bruins with Mark Stuart for Rich Peverley & Boris Valabik Last Goal: APR 9, LOS ANGELES Last Assist: APR 9, LOS ANGELES Career Shootouts: 22/60 (37%), 3 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: Suited up for Team USA at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey CURRENT POINT STREAK: 11 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 394 GP

16 #27: Nikolaj Ehlers (R) 6' 0", 172 lbs. / Feb 14, 1996 (20 years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft Acquired: Drafted Last Goal: APR 9, LOS ANGELES Last Assist: APR 9, LOS ANGELES Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 2 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 72 GP #29: Patrik Laine (R) 6' 5", 206 lbs. / Apr 19, 1998 (18 years and 5 months) Drafted: Selected by Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft Acquired: Drafted Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: Suited up for Team Finland at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey CURRENT POINT STREAK: 0 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 0 GP

17 #33: Dustin Byfuglien (D) 6' 5", 260 lbs. / Mar 27, 1985 (31 years and 6 months) Drafted: Selected by Chicago Blackhawks in the 8th round (245th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Traded from Chicago Blackhawks Brent Sopel, Ben Eager and Akim Aliu for Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb, Jeremy Morin, 1st round pick (Kevin Hayes) and 2nd round pick (Justin Holl) in 2010 on June 24/10 Last Goal: APR 7, SAN JOSE (1) Last Assist: APR 7, SAN JOSE (1) Career Shootouts: 0/8 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: Suited up for Team USA at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey CURRENT POINT STREAK: 1 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 418 GP #39: Toby Enstrom (D) 5' 10", 180 lbs. / Nov 5, 1984 (31 years and 11 months) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in the 8th round (239th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Drafted Last Goal: FEB 25, DALLAS (12) Last Assist: MAR 14, VANCOUVER (3) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 3 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 616 GP

18 #40: Joel Armia (R) 6' 3", 205 lbs. / May 31, 1993 (23 years and 4 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Traded from Buffalo Sabres with Drew Stafford, Tyler Myers, prospect Brendan Lemieux & st round pick for Zach Bogosian, Evander Kane & prospect Last Goal: FEB 25, DALLAS (14) Last Assist: APR 9, LOS ANGELES Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 1 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 43 GP #44: Josh Morrissey (D) 6' 0", 195 lbs. / Mar 28, 1995 (21 years and 6 months) Drafted: Selected by Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft Acquired: Drafted Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES:... CURRENT POINT STREAK: 1 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 1 GP 0-0-0

19 #55: Mark Scheifele (C) 6' 3", 207 lbs. / Mar 15, 1993 (23 years and 6 months) Drafted: Selected by Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Drafted Last Goal: APR 7, SAN JOSE (1) Last Assist: APR 9, LOS ANGELES Career Shootouts: 2/6 (33%), 2 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: Suited up for Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey CURRENT POINT STREAK: 10 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 227 GP #57: Tyler Myers (D) 6' 8", 229 lbs. / Feb 1, 1990 (26 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (12th overall) of 2008 Entry Draft Acquired: Traded from Buffalo Sabres with Drew Stafford, two prospects & st round pick for Zach Bogosian, Evander Kane & prospect Last Goal: MAR 14, VANCOUVER (4) Last Assist: MAR 14, VANCOUVER (4) Career Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 4 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 97 GP

20 #81: Kyle Connor (L) 6' 1", 182 lbs. / Dec 9, 1996 (19 years and 10 months) Drafted: Selected by Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft Acquired: Drafted Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES:.. CURRENT POINT STREAK: 0 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 0 GP #85: Mathieu Perreault (C) 5' 10", 188 lbs. / Jan 5, 1988 (28 years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by Washington Capitals in the 6th round (177th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed on July 1/14 Last Goal: FEB 18, TAMPA BAY (15) Last Assist: MAR 20, 2016 vs ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: 1/10 (10%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 1 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 133 GP

21 #91: Alexander Burmistrov (C) 6' 1", 180 lbs. / Oct 21, 1991 (24 years and 11 months) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Drafted Last Goal: MAR 14, VANCOUVER (13) Last Assist: APR 9, LOS ANGELES Career Shootouts: 1/5 (20%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp NOTES: CURRENT POINT STREAK: 0 GP CAREER JETS TOTALS: 275 GP

22 Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes PRESEASON RECAP The Hurricanes rounded out the 2016 preseason with a 3-2 shootout win against the Capitals, ultimately earning a record. Carolina opened the exhibition slate with two wins on the road against Washington and Tampa Bay, followed by a loss to the Lightning at PNC Arena and a loss in St. Paul, MN against the Wild. Carolina split their neutral site back-to-back series against Buffalo, falling in a shutout in Marquette, MI as part of Kraft Hockeyville USA, and winning in a shootout in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., respectively. -- Forward Jeff Skinner led the team with 3 points (2g, 1a), and 10 shots on goal in four games played -- Defenseman Noah Hanifin registered a power play goal, notched an assist, and had 5 shots on goal with 3 blocked shots in 21:43 of ice time against Washington (10/7) INJURIES Ryan Murphy, lower body, out 3-4 weeks, injured reserve Man-Games Lost: none RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. 6 Released forward Raffi Torres from his tryout Oct. 9 Claimed forward Martin Frk (FIRK) on waivers from Detroit Oct. 9 Agreed to terms with defenseman Jakub Nakladal on a one-year contract Oct. 11 Claimed defenseman Klas Dahlbeck on waivers from Arizona Oct. 11 Acquired Connor Brickley from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Brody Sutter Oct. 11 Assigned forward Lucas Wallmark and defensemen Trevor Carrick and Haydn Fleury to the Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Oct. 11 Returned forward Warren Foegele to his junior team, Kingston (OHL) TODAY S GAME The Carolina Hurricanes kick off their campaign with a six-game road trip beginning tonight against the Winnipeg Jets at MTS Centre (8 p.m. ET, FOX Sports Carolinas, Hurricanes Radio Network). Thursday night s game will be the first of two meetings between the teams this season. Carolina won the two-game season series The Hurricanes have won three of the last six meetings between the clubs. Carolina will host the New York Rangers at PNC Arena Oct. 28 (7:30 p.m.) in their home opener. HURRICANES STREAKS Defenseman Justin Faulk has recorded an assist in each of the last four season openers (at FLA 1/19/13; vs. DET 10/4/13; vs. NYI 10/10/14; at NSH 10/8/16) HURRICANES MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Elias Lindholm is one point shy of 100 NHL points HURRICANES FIRSTS AND MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED None HURRICANES vs. JETS SERIES NOTES -- Carolina leads all-time, (83), including (42) at home and (42) on the road. -- The clubs meet twice in : at WPG: Oct. 13; at CAR: Nov The Hurricanes won the two-game season series, The road team has won 22 of the last 32 meetings between the clubs. -- Winnipeg has won six of the last 10 games between the teams. -- CAR career point-per-game players against WPG: Andrej Nestrasil two goals in two games; Joakim Nordstrom two assists in three games. -- Cam Ward is with a 2.94 GAA and one shutout in 40 career games against the Jets franchise. Eddie Lack is with a 2.51 GAA in seven career games against Winnipeg. -- Michael Hutchinson is in two career appearances against the Hurricanes. Connor Hellebuyck is with a 3.00 GAA in one career appearance against Carolina. -- Hurricanes defenseman, Ron Hainsey, played for the Jets franchise from Carolina forward, Lee Stempniak, played for Winnipeg at the end of the season, registering 10 points (6g, 4a) in 18 games played.

23 -- Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice spent 14 seasons ( , ) coaching the Harford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes, making four post-season appearances. UPCOMING GAMES DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO Oct. 13 at Winnipeg 8 p.m. FSCR HRN Oct. 16 at Vancouver 10 p.m. FSCR HRN Oct. 18 at Edmonton 9 p.m. FSCR HRN Oct. 20 at Calgary 9 p.m. FSCR HRN Oct. 22 at Philadelphia 7 p.m. FSCR HRN * All times are Eastern FSCR = Fox Sports Carolinas NBCSN = NBC Sports Network HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE DATE DAY LOCATION TIME Oct. 13 Thursday MTS Centre 11:30 a.m. Oct. 14 Friday OFF Oct. 15 Saturday Rogers Arena 12:45 p.m. Oct. 16 Sunday Rogers Arena 11:30 a.m. Oct. 17 Monday Rogers Place 1:15 p.m. Oct. 18 Tuesday Rogers Place 11:30 a.m. Oct. 19 Wednesday Scotiabank Saddledome 3:45 p.m. * All time are local Times and locations are subject to change FAST FACTS -- Welcome to Raleigh: During the offseason, the Hurricanes added fresh faces to the organization including forwards Lee Stempniak and Viktor Stalberg; via free agency. The Hurricanes also acquired forwards Bryan Bickell and Teuvo Teravainen on June 15 via a trade with Chicago. This past week Carolina claimed forward Martin Frk (DET) and defenseman Klas Dahlbeck (ARI) on waivers, and agreed to a one-year contract with defenseman Jakub Nakladal. -- Opening Night: The Carolina franchise posts an record in 36 season openers. In 17 season openers since the franchise s relocation, the Hurricanes own a record. -- Youth Movement: Defenseman Roland McKeown and forwards Sebastian Aho and Martin Frk each were named to the Hurricanes 23-player, season-opening roster, and have yet to make their NHL debuts. McKeown totaled 146 points (32g, 114a) in 247 career Ontario Hockey League (OHL) games with Kingston. Aho registered 59 points (24g, 35a) in 78 career games in Finland s top league, SM-Liiga. Frk skated in 67 games in with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL), scoring 27 goals and earning 17 assists (44 points). -- Check Out Them Apples: Carolina defenseman Justin Faulk has recorded an assist in each of the last four season openers. (at FLA 1/19/13; vs. DET 10/4/13; vs. NYI 10/10/14; at NSH 10/8/15). Faulk has led Carolina defenseman in assists in each of the past two seasons. HOW SWEDE IT IS Hurricanes center Victor Rask agreed to terms on a six-year contract on July 12 that will pay him $4 million per year. Rask, 23, had an NHL career high 48 points (21 goals, 27 assists) in 80 games last season and led the Hurricanes with 18 power-play points. He was second in power-play assists (13) and fourth among Carolina forwards with an average ice time of 16:58 per game. CZECH THIS OUT Carolina claimed forward Martin Frk on waivers from Detroit, and agreed to terms with defenseman Jakub Nakladal on a one year contract on Oct. 9. Frk, 23, skated in 67 games in with the American Hockey League's (AHL) Grand Rapids Griffins, scoring 27 goals and earning 17 assists (44 points), but has yet to make his NHL debut. Nakladal, 28, appeared in 27 games with Calgary in , totaling five points (2g, 3a) and six penalty minutes, and averaging 14:11 of ice time per game. The Hradec Kralove, Cze., native

24 also appeared in 35 AHL games with Stockton, earning 14 points (2g, 12a). He most recently represented the Czech Republic at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey TICKET INFORMATION Single-game tickets for all Hurricanes games at PNC Arena are currently on sale at the PNC Arena Box Office, TicketMaster locations, by calling or at For information on Hurricanes ticket packages, call NHL- CANES or visit MEDIA GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE The Carolina Hurricanes media guide is now available in.pdf form at A limited number of printed copies will be made available to media covering games at PNC Arena throughout the season. BROADCAST NOTES -- FOX Sports Carolinas, the Carolina Hurricanes broadcast partner, will televise 81 of the team s 82 regular-season games during the season. Of the 81 televised games, 73 will be carried on FOX Sports Carolinas, while eight will be carried on FOX Sports Carolinas sister network, FOX Sports Southeast. In addition to the 81 games televised regionally, Carolina s game at the New York Islanders on March 13 will be televised nationally. For the 22 nd consecutive season, John Forslund will handle the Hurricanes play-byplay duties for all Hurricanes games, and former professional goaltender Tripp Tracy, who is entering his 18 th season in the broadcast booth, will provide analysis. Mike Maniscalco will host Hurricanes LIVE! prior to all of the team's games on FOX Sports Carolinas and FOX Sports Southeast. -- The season marks the first season where all Hurricanes games televised on FOX Sports Carolinas and FOX Sports Southeast will be available via FOX Sports GO. FOX Sports GO is a free app that provides streaming video through select programming distributors all season long, as well as other FOX Sports programming for ios, Apple TV, Android, Android TV, Chromecast, Fire tablets and Fire phones, Roku players and Roku TV, select Windows devices, XBOX One and online at FOXSportsGO.com -- Fans can tune into the Hurricanes Radio Network s flagship station, 99.9 FM The Fan, as Hall of Fame broadcaster, Chuck Kaiton, calls every Hurricanes game. Morgan Patrick will host the station s pregame show Stormfront, and postgame show Aftermath surrounding each broadcast. CANESPR.COM The Hurricanes Media Relations Department created CanesPR.com to provide local, visiting and national media with a variety of convenient resources to cover the team. Please visit CanesPR.com for team media guides, practice and media availability information, game notes, audio of player and coach interviews, an audio pronunciation guide of players names, media clips and more. MEDIA RELATIONS To be added to the Carolina Hurricanes news release distribution lists or if you have any questions about covering the Hurricanes, credential procedures, etc., please Mike Sundheim at mikes@carolinahurricanes.com or Kyle Hanlin at kyleh@carolinahurricanes.com. During games at PNC Arena, you can find Mike and Kyle in the middle of Press Row A.

25 Carolina Hurricanes: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Bill Peters * Made his NHL head coaching debut Oct. 10, 2014, vs. NYI * Is in his third season with Carolina and third season as an NHL head coach * Was named the 13th head coach in franchise history and fourth since relocating to North Carolina on June 19, 2014 * Prior to joining the Hurricanes, served as assistant coach for the Detroit Red Wings for three seasons ( ), working primarily with Detroit s defensemen and penalty kill units. * Spent three seasons ( ) as the head coach of the Rockford IceHogs (AHL)... Compiled a record, including two trips to the playoffs. * Coached Canada to the gold medal at the 2008 U-18 Junior World Cup and the 2016 IIHF World Championship * Was an assistant coach for Canada's 2015 IIHF World Championship gold-medal-winning team and for Team Canada in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey * Hurricanes/NHL record: (164 games) #30: Cam Ward (G) 6' 1", 185 lbs. / Feb 29, 1984 (32 years and 7 months) Drafted: Carolina First Hurricanes pick, 25th overall, first round. 8th NHL / 8th CAR Season Last Win: APR 5, BOSTON (1) Last SO: OCT 21, COLORADO (47) Career Shootouts: 103/159 (.648), GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - * Was with a 2.41 goals-against average, one shutout, and a.909 save percentage in 52 games * Recorded an unbeaten in regulation streak from 12/29-2/19... Went with a 1.90 GAA and.930 save% in that span * Saved a season-high 37 of 38 shots on goal at PIT (12/19) * Earned his 23rd career shutout with 26 saves in Carolina's 1-0 OT win at COL (10/21) * OFF THE RADAR: Cam has his own program, called Cam s Champs, through which he hosts special needs athletes in a suite at home games throughout the season He s also involved with the Garth Brooks Teammates For Kids Foundation * Career Highs: Saves: 57 Consecutive starts: 28 Consecutive wins: 9 Shutout sequence: 134:08 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 564 gp, 1454 ga, 23 so, 2.70 GAA #31: Eddie Lack (G) 6' 4", 187 lbs. / Jan 5, 1988 (28 years and 9 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: 6/27/15, Trade w/ VAN Last Win: MAR 24, COLUMBUS (3) Last SO: JAN 26, 2016 vs CHICAGO (12) Career Shootouts: 33/41 (.805), 7-5 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - * Appeared in 34 games for the Hurricanes, posting a record of including two shutouts, a 2.81 goals-against average and a.901 save percentage * Earned his second career Hurricanes shutout, stopping all 26 shots on goal in 59:47 of ice time vs. CHI (1/26) * Played in 100th NHL game at PIT (1/17) * Earned two-game assist streak from 12/11/15-12/12/15 * Made 17 saves on 19 shots at NYI (10/29), earning his first win with the Hurricanes * Made his Hurricane debut vs. FLA (10/13) * * OFF THE RADAR: Eddie's favorite vacation spot is Santorini, Greece * Career Highs: Saves: 45 Consecutive starts: 19 Consecutive wins: 5 Shutout sequence: 138:22 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 34 gp, 90 ga, 2 so, 2.81 GAA

26 #5: Noah Hanifin (D) 6' 3", 206 lbs. / Jan 25, 1997 (19 years and 8 months) Drafted: Carolina First Hurricanes pick, 5th overall, first round. Last Goal: APR 7, 2016 vs MONTREAL (1) Last Assist: APR 9, FLORIDA Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp * Posted 22 points (4g, 18a) in 79 games played * Ended the season ranked fourth among NHL rookie defensemen in points, tied for fourth in goals and assists, tied for second in power-play points (7) and third in shots on goal (122) * Was one of only two defensemen chosen in the 2015 NHL Draft to play at least one game during the NHL season, and the only one to register a point * Beat Anton Khudobin for his first NHL/Hurricanes goal vs. ANA (11/16) * Notched his first NHL/Hurricanes point with an assist vs. DET (10/10) * Made his professional debut at Nashville on Oct. 8 * Named to the United States roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship following the season * * OFF THE RADAR: Noah's favorite vacation spot is Cape Cod * Career Highs: G: 1 A: 2 P: 2 PIM: 4 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 79 gp, , 22 PIM #6: Klas Dahlbeck (D) 6' 3", 207 lbs. / Jul 6, 1991 (25 years and 3 months) Drafted: Chicago Sixth Blackhawks pick, 79th overall, third round. Acquired: 10/11/16, On waivers from ARI Last Goal: OCT 26, TORONTO (62) Last Assist: MAR 24, 2016 vs DALLAS (8) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp * Is in his first season with Carolina after being claimed on waivers from ARI (10/11) * Completed his first full NHL season * Skated in 71 games with the Arizona Coyotes scoring two goals, earning six assists (8 points) and averaging 15:43 of ice time per game. * Career Highs: G: 3 A: 9 P: 12 PIM: 36 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 0 gp, 0-0-0, 0 PIM #7: Ryan Murphy (D) (*Injured) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Mar 31, 1993 (23 years and 6 months) Drafted: Carolina First Hurricanes pick, 12th overall, first round. Last Goal: APR 9, PHILADELPHIA (36) Last Assist: MAR 31, 2016 vs NY RANGERS (4) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp * Placed on injured reserve retroactive to 10/4 (10/12) * Signed a two-year contract with the Hurricanes on 7/14/16, which goes through the season *Played his 100th Hurricanes game, had two assists and was (+1) vs. COL (10/30) * Earned two assists, made one hit, had one shot on goal and was (+1) with two PIM in 17:03 of ice time vs. NYR (3/31) * Missed five games due to injury (11/16-11/25) * * OFF THE RADAR: Ryan s favorite team outside of hockey is the Toronto Blue Jays, and his favorite athlete outside of hockey is Rory McElroy * Career Highs: G: 1 A: 2 P: 2 PIM: 2 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 124 gp, , 30 PIM

27 #11: Jordan Staal (C) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Sep 10, 1988 (28 years and 1 month) Drafted: Pittsburgh First Penguins pick, second overall, first round. Acquired: 6/22/12, Trade with PIT 7th NHL / 1st CAR Season Last Goal: APR 9, FLORIDA Last Assist: APR 9, FLORIDA Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp * Tied his Hurricanes career-long six-game points streak (2/13-2/23; 4g, 4a) * Ranked tied for second on the team in points (48) and was tied for first in assists (28) * Led Carolina and ranked tied for fourth in the NHL in overtime goals (3) * Ranked first among all Hurricanes with 165 hits and four multi-assist games * Named team MVP by the Carolina chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association * Earned his 200th NHL assist vs. WSH (12/31) * Played his 200th Hurricanes game at NYR (11/30) * Earned his 100th Hurricanes point (assist) vs. OTT (11/7) * OFF THE RADAR: Jordan helped to form the Staal Family Foundation, which benefits children fighting cancer and their families. He hosted families in the Staal Family Foundation suite throughout the season * Career Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 4 PIM: 17 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 258 gp, , 114 PIM #14: Jakub Nakladal (D) 6' 2", 212 lbs. / Dec 30, 1987 (28 years and 9 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: 10/9/16, Signed as a free agent Last Goal: MAR 24, MINNESOTA (7) Last Assist: APR 7, 2016 vs VANCOUVER Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp * In his first season with Carolina after signing a one-year contract on Oct. 9 * Played 27 games for the Calgary Flames and had five points (2g, 3a) and six PIMs * Played 35 games for Stockton, where he had 14 points (2g, 12a) and led team's defencemen in assists * Made his NHL debut vs. TOR (2/9) * Scored his first NHL goal at BOS (3/1) * OFF THE RADAR: Jakub appeared in all three games for the Czech Republic at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey * Career Highs: G: 2 A: 3 P: 5 PIM: 6 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 0 gp, 0-0-0, 0 PIM

28 #15: Andrej Nestrasil (C) 6' 3", 200 lbs. / Feb 22, 1991 (25 years and 7 months) ahn-dray NEHS-tra-shihl Drafted: Detroit Third Red Wings pick, 75th overall, third round. Acquired: 11/20/14, On waivers from DET Last Goal: FEB 13, 2016 vs NY ISLANDERS (6) Last Assist: FEB 23, 2016 vs PHILADELPHIA (1) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp * Completed his first full season with Carolina * Established career highs in points (23), goals (9), assists (14) and games played (55) * Netted two goals for his first career NHL multi-point game, in his 100th career NHL game, at WPG (2/5) * Missed the final 20 games of the season after sustaining a fractured vertebra at TOR (2/25) * OFF THE RADAR: Andrej's favorite television shows are Friends and House * Career Highs: G: 2 A: 2 P: 3 PIM: 2 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 96 gp, , 12 PIM #16: Elias Lindholm (C) 6' 1", 192 lbs. / Dec 2, 1994 (21 years and 10 months) Drafted: Carolina First Hurricanes pick, fifth overall, first round. Last Goal: APR 9, FLORIDA Last Assist: APR 9, FLORIDA Career Shootouts: 2/10 (20%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp * Established career-highs in assists (28), shots on goal (176) and games played (82) * Tied for the team lead in assists (28), and ranked fourth in points (39) * Ranked third among all Carolina skaters with 16 power-play points (2g, 14a) * Played in his 200th NHL/Hurricanes game vs. PHI (2/23) * Tallied one penalty-shot goal vs. CGY (1/24), becoming the youngest player in franchise history to score a penalty-shot goal * Posted a five-game, five-point, point streak (11/22-11/30: 1g, 4a) * * OFF THE RADAR: The celebrity Elias would most like to meet is Usain Bolt * Career Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 5 PIM: 4 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 221 gp, , 42 PIM #18: Jay McClement (C) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Mar 2, 1983 (33 years and 7 months) Drafted: St. Louis First Blues pick, 57th overall, 2nd round. Acquired: 7/1/14, Signed as a free agent Last Goal: MAR 26, 2016 vs NY ISLANDERS (7) Last Assist: FEB 23, 2016 vs PHILADELPHIA (17) Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp * Selected by his teammates as the winner of the Steve Chiasson Award, given to the player that best exemplifies determination and dedication * Missed game vs. NSH (1/2) due to illness, his first missed game in 198 consecutive games (Last missed: COL vs. TOR, 10/8/13) * Ranked second on the team in faceoff win percentage among players with more than 70 faceoffs taken (55.3%) * Played in his 800th NHL games at CHI (12/27) * Played in his 100th Hurricanes game vs. ANA (11/16)... Won seven of 13 faceoffs, had a team-high four hits and was (-1) in 14:45 of ice time vs. ANA (11/16) * OFF THE RADAR: Jay's favorite movie is The Usual Suspects * Career Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 3 PIM: 19 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 159 gp, , 41 PIM