RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has acquired goaltender Eddie Lack from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Carolina’s 2015 third-round (66th overall) pick, and Carolina’s 2016 seventh-round pick.
“Eddie is a big-bodied goalie who has proven himself on the NHL level in the past two seasons,” said Francis.
Lack, 27, went 18-13-4, with a 2.45 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage in 2014-15, his second complete NHL season with Vancouver.