The Carolina Hurricanes announced the signing of winger Nikolaj Ehlers to a six-year, $51 million contract on Thursday.
The Danish winger was the top player available on the free agent market entering July 1 after a flurry of re-signings and the sign-and-trade of Mitch Marner to Vegas, and now he’ll call Raleigh home for the foreseeable future.
Ehlers, who the Winnipeg Jets selected with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2014 NHL draft (just two picks after Carolina selected Haydn Fleury), put up 63 points in 69 games played this past season.