Hurricanes acquire Mark Jankowski, send draft pick to Predators
The Carolina Hurricanes made a secondary move on Friday ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline.
After trading away Mikko Rantanen for Logan Stankoven and four NHL Draft Picks, the club added 30-year-old center Mark Jankowski from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft.
Jankowski heads to the Hurricanes amid a season that has seen him score four goals and nine points in 41 games with the Predators, averaging 12:42 of ice-time each night. The Hurricanes will become the fifth NHL team of his career, after stints with the Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres and Predators.
Mark Jankowski has been acquired by the Carolina Hurricanes. pic.twitter.com/A7KC7RqAma
— Daily Faceoff (@DailyFaceoff) March 7, 2025Since debuting with the Flames in 2016-17, Jankowski has played 395 regular-season games, scoring 60 goals and 116 assists. He reached 30 points once in 2018-19, when he scored 14 goals and 32 points.
In addition to his regular season numbers, the Hamiton, Ontario native has played 16 Stanley Cup Playoff games, scoring his first and only postseason goal with the Predators against the Vancouver Canucks in 2023-24.
“Mark adds size and depth to our team down the middle,” Hurricanes General Manager Eric Tulsky said in a team statement. “His addition gives our coaches more lineup flexibility for the stretch run and the playoffs.”
Before his time in the NHL, Jankowski was an NCAA standout with Providence College, scoring 110 points over four years and 148 regular-season Hockey East games.
According to PuckPedia, Jankowski is in the first year of a two-year $1.6 million contract, with an AAV of $800,000 through the end of the 2025-26 season.
The Hurricanes sit second in the Metropolitan Division on 78 points in 63 games, trailing the first-place Washington Capitals by 10 points.
After a busy Trade Deadline on Friday, they return to game action on Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets.