The Hurricanes have taken care of one of their final internal free agents for this offseason, signing defenseman Roland McKeown to a one-year, two-way deal. The deal will pay him $700,000 at the NHL level and $100,000 at the AHL level for the 2020-21 season.
McKeown came to the Hurricanes as part of the return for defenseman Andrej Sekera at the 2015 trade deadline and has spent six seasons with the organization. McKeown posted four goals and 24 points in 61 games last season for the Charlotte Checkers, serving as the team’s captain.
With uncertainty about when the AHL season might start, McKeown has been loaned to Skellefta AIK of the Swedish Hockey League.