Carolina Hurricanes re-sign defenseman Dylan Coghlan to one-year contract
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Dylan Coghlan to a one-year contract extension, the club announced Wednesday afternoon.
Coghlan, 25, racked up three assists while averaging 12:43 of ice time in 17 games with the Hurricanes during the 2022–23 regular season.
The six-foot-two defender, who shoots right, did not appear for the Hurricanes during their run to the 2023 Eastern Conference Final. He has yet to make his Stanley Cup Playoff debut.
Coghlan’s new one-way contract with the Hurricanes carries a cap hit of $850,000, representing a modest pay raise from his previous two-year, $762,500 AAV deal.
The #Canes have re-signed defenseman Dylan Coghlan to a one-year deal 🖊 https://t.co/2sOB6etmlN
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) July 5, 2023The Hurricanes originally acquired Coghlan from the Vegas Golden Knights in July of 2022 as part of a deal that also sent forward Max Pacioretty to Carolina in exchange for future considerations. Pacioretty only appeared in five games for the Hurricanes while dealing with Achilles injuries.
Coghlan went undrafted into the NHL as a member of the Western Hockey League’s Tri-City Americans but elected to sign an entry-level deal with the Golden Knights in 2017. He made his NHL debut with Vegas in the 2020–21 regular season.
Through 105 games over parts of three NHL seasons with the Golden Knights and Hurricanes, Coghlan has collected six goals and 22 points while averaging 13:46 per night.
Coghlan will continue to battle for ice time next season as a member of a deep Hurricanes defensive group that, for the time being, also includes Jaccob Slavin, Brett Pesce, Dmitry Orlov, Brent Burns, Brady Skjei, and Jalen Chatfield.