The Canes will welcome the
Tampa Bay Lightning
,
Nashville Predators
and
Florida Panthers
, each bringing a roster of their up-and-coming talent to the Triangle for three games in four days. The bouts will be split between PNC Arena and Invisalign Arena, the official practice facility of the team located in Morrisville, NC.
Admission to all games at both facilities is free and all contests will be available to stream live on Hurricanes.com.
Any skater or goaltender in each of the four organizations on an entry-level contract (or less), provided they are 24 or younger with fewer than 20 games of NHL experience, is eligible to participate. Any exceptions have been previously approved by all participating teams.
Teams will dress 18 skaters and two goaltenders for each contest, consisting of three 20-minute periods followed by a five-minute, three-on-three overtime period if the game remains tied after regulation. Regardless of the final score, games will conclude with a five-player-per-team shootout.
Carolina's roster for the event will feature 14 draft picks, two AHL-contracted players and seven invitees. Five players (Ryan Suzuki, Jamieson Rees, Noel Gunler, Vasily Ponomarev and Griffin Mendel) spent time with the Chicago Wolves last season, aiding them to their 2022 Calder Cup victory.
The team will be coached by new Wolves Head Coach Brock Sheahan,
who was hired by the organization last month
.
