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RALEIGH, NC - Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has acquired the rights to goaltender Jonathan Bernier and a third-round pick (94th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for the rights to goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic.

Bernier, 32, registered a 9-11-1 record, 2.99 goals-against average and .914 save percentage in 24 games with Detroit in 2020-21. The 6'0", 185-pound netminder has earned a 161-159-39 record, 2.77 goals-against average, .913 save percentage and 18 shutouts in 394 career NHL games with Los Angeles, Toronto, Anaheim, Colorado and Detroit. Bernier has represented Canada internationally at the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championship, winning gold, and the 2011 IIHF World Championship. The Laval, Que., native was drafted by the Kings in the first round, 11th overall, of the 2006 NHL Draft.
Nedeljkovic, 25, registered a 17-7-4 record, 2.01 goals-against average, .928 save percentage and three shutouts in 29 career NHL games with Carolina. In 154 American Hockey League (AHL) games with Charlotte from 2016-20, Nedeljkovic earned an 89-45-14 record, 2.57 goals-against average, .904 save percentage and 14 shutouts. The Parma, Ohio, native was drafted by the Hurricanes in the second round, 37th overall, of the 2014 NHL Draft.