Canes Acquire Second-Round Pick from Columbus

RALEIGH, NC - Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has acquired Chicago's second-round pick (44th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft in exchange for defenseman Jake Bean.

Bean, 23, registered 12 points (1g, 11a) in 42 NHL games during the regular season and added one goal in 11 playoff games with the Hurricanes in 2020-21. The 6'1", 189-pound defenseman has skated in 44 career NHL games with Carolina, posting 12 points (1g, 11a). Bean has also tallied 92 points (23g, 69a) in 129 career American Hockey League (AHL) games, all with Charlotte. The Calgary, Alta., native was drafted by the Hurricanes in the first round, 13th overall, of the 2016 NHL Draft.