The Carolina Hurricanes have an official AHL affiliate once again.
The team announced that they had reached a three-year agreement with the Chicago Wolves, which served as their affiliate from 2020-2023. Per the agreement, the Hurricanes will oversee the Wolves' hockey operations.
The Wolves, as part of the Hurricanes organization, won the Calder Cup in 2022. Four current players — Jalen Chatfield, Jack Drury, Pytor Kochetkov and Stefan Noesen — were on the championship-winning squad.
“We’re excited to reestablish our AHL affiliation with Chicago, and thankful that we could find a solution which worked for both clubs,” said Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell. “Many of our prospects have already had success with the Wolves, both individually and as a team, and we’re happy to have secured a consistent environment for their development.”
According to a report on Wednesday from Tony Androckitis of InsideAHLHockey.com, the agreement includes two one-year options if the two clubs want to extend the relationship further
The Wolves decided to go independent prior to the 2023-24 season, leaving the Hurricanes without an AHL affiliate. Instead, the Hurricanes' top prospects were scattered across other AHL teams, the ECHL and Europe.
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