Canes Sign Orlov To Two-Year Contract

RALEIGH, NC. -Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has signed defenseman Dmitry Orlov to a two-year, $15.5 million contract. The deal will pay Orlov an average-annual value (AAV) of $7.75 million per season through 2024-25.

"We felt that Dmitry was the best available defenseman on the free agent market," said Waddell. "He is a versatile player with a lot of offensive upside, and this signing only strengthens our defensive group heading into next season."

Orlov, 31, registered 36 points (7g, 29a) in 66 NHL games with Washington and Boston last season, posting career highs in assists and points. The 5'11", 214-pound blueliner has posted 273 points (64g, 209a) in 709 career NHL games with the Capitals and Bruins. Orlov has posted at least 20 assists in seven of his last eight NHL seasons. He won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Capitals in 2018, recording eight points (2g, 6a) in 24 games during that run. The Novokuznetsk, Russia, native has represented his home country at the IIHF World Championships five times (2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021), winning gold once (2014) and bronze three times (2016, 2018, 2019). He also represented Russia at the 2010 and 2011 IIHF World Junior Championships, winning gold in 2011, and the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Orlov was drafted by the Capitals in the second round, 55th overall, of the 2009 NHL Draft.