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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 claimed goaltender Anton Forsberg on waivers from the Edmonton Oilers.

Forsberg, 28, played three NHL games with Carolina last season, earning a 1-1-0 record, 3.35 goals-against average and .897 save percentage. He also posted a 15-9-2 record, 2.95 goals-against average and .905 save percentage in 27 appearances with the Checkers in 2019-20. Forsberg has posted a 12-25-4 record with a 3.22 goals-against average and .901 save percentage in 48 career NHL games with Chicago, Columbus and Carolina. The 6'3", 192-pound goaltender has earned a 103-59-14 record in 185 career AHL games with Charlotte, Rockford, Cleveland, Lake Erie and Springfield. Forsberg was selected by Columbus in the seventh round, 188th overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft.