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Meet the 2013-14 Carolina Hurricanes

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Drayson Bowman

24-year-old 6' 1", 195 lb. forward from Grand Rapids, MI. Starting his fifth season with the Canes. Played in Charlotte (AHL) during work stoppage where he had 14 goals in 37 games.

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36-year-old 6' 2", 195 lb. forward from Tabor, Czech Republic. Signed a one-year contract with the Canes on Oct. 2 after playing for Anaheim last season, beginning his 18th season in the NHL.

Radek Dvorak

30-year-old 5' 11", 175 lb. forward from Spokane, WA. This is his sixth season with the Canes.

Patrick Dwyer

Elias Lindholm

18-year-old 6' 1", 192 lb. forward from Boden, Sweden. Selected by the Canes in the first round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft with the 5th pick.

Nathan Gerbe

26-year-old 5' 5", 178 lb. forward from Oxford, MI. Signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Canes on July 26 after playing five years for the Buffalo Sabres. Entering his sixth season in the NHL.

24-year-old 6' 1", 200 lb. forward from Consort, Alberta. Entering his third season with Carolina. Played a career-high 32 games for the Canes last season.

Riley Nash

Tuomo Ruutu

30-year-old 6' 0", 205 lb. forward from Vantaa, Finland. Currently on injured reserve, missed 29 games last season after hip surgery. Entering his seventh season with the Canes.

29-year-old 6' 2", 209 lb. forward from Krasnojarsk, Russia. Entering his ninth season in the NHL, second with the Canes. A team alternate, he was second in scoring for the Canes last season with 44 points in 44 games.

Alexander Semin

21-year-old 5' 11", 200 lb. forward from Toronto. Entering his fourth season with the Canes, led the team in shots (159) last season, with 13 goals and 24 points in 42 games.

Jeff Skinner

28-year-old 6' 4", 205 lb. forward from Thunder Bay, Ontario. The team captain, led the Canes in points (53) and assists (35) in 2012-13. Entering his 10th season with Carolina.

Eric Staal

25-year-old 6' 4", 220 lb forward from Thunder Bay, Ontario. Team alternate, led the team in hits (105) and was one of three Canes to play in all 48 games. Entering his eighth NHL season and second with Carolina.

Jordan Staal

26-year-old 6' 0", 200 lb. forward from Viking, Alberta. Entering his fourth season with the Canes, played in three games last year, spending most of the season in Charlotte where he served as team captain.

Brett Sutter

25-year-old 6' 0", 209 lb. forward from Slany, Czech Republic. Entering his fifth season with the Canes. In 2012-13 led the team in goals (23) and plus/minus (+15).

Jiri Tlusty

Kevin Westgarth

29-year-old 6' 4", 234 lb. forward from Amherstburg, Ontario. Entering his second season with the Canes, led the team in major penalties (7), all for fighting.

Brett Bellemore

25-year-old 6' 4", 225 lb. defenseman from Windsor, Ontario. Played in eight games last season as a rookie for the Canes, and 68 games for Charlotte.

Justin Faulk

21-year-old 6' 0", 215 lb. defenseman from South St. Paul, MN. Entering his third season with the Canes, was named team MVP last season. Led the team in average ice time (24:00) per game and led defensemen in takeaways (24).

Tim Gleason

30-year-old 6' 0", 217 lb. defenseman from Clawson, MI. Team alternate, playing his eighth season for the Canes. A team alternate, first among defensemen in hits (90) and second on the team in blocked shots (64) last season.

Ron Hainsey

32-year-old 6' 3", 210 lb. defenseman from Bolton, CT. Entering his 11th NHL season, signed a one-year contract with the Canes on Sept. 12 after playing in Winnipeg last season. Led the Jets in blocked shots (123) and had 13 assists in 47 games.

30-year-old 6' 4", 220 lb. defenseman from Oshawa, Ontario. Entering his fifth season with the Canes, led the team in blocked shots with 110 last season.

Jay Harrison

Mike Komisarek

31-year-old 6' 4", 235 lb. defenseman from West Islip, NY. Signed a one-year contract with the Canes on July 5 after four seasons with Toronto.

20-year-old 5' 11", 185 lb. defenseman from Aurora, Ontario. Played in four games as a rookie for the Canes last season, spending most of his time with Kitchener (OHL) where he had 48 points in 54 games.

Ryan Murphy

27-year-old 6' 0", 201 lb. defenseman from Bojnice, Slovakia. Acquired from Buffalo on June 30th after playing seven seasons for the Sabres.

Andrej Sekera

27-year-old 5' 11", 203 lb goalie from Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan. Signed a one-year contract with the Canes on July 5th after two season with Boston where last season he was 9-4-1 with a .920 save percentage with the Bruins in 14 games.

Anton Khudobin

Cam Ward

29-year-old 6' 1", 185 lb. goalie from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. His ninth season with the Canes, missed 27 games last season after a season-ending knee injury. Was 9-6-1 with a 2.84 goals-against average and .908 save percentage.

Kirk Muller, 46, enters his second season as head coach, but first full season after last year's work stoppage. Has a career record of 25-20-12. This is Muller’s first head coaching position in the NHL; he previously served as a head coach for the Milwaukee Admirals in the American Hockey League.

Kirk Muller

Dave Lewis, 59, is in his second season as assistant coach for the Hurricanes and his 21st season as a coach in the NHL. Lewis previously worked behind the bench for Detroit, Boston and Los Angeles.

Dave Lewis

John MacLean, 47, is in his second season as assistant coach for the Hurricanes. Prior to joining the Canes, the Oshawa, Ont., native spent nine seasons as a coach in the New Jersey Devils organization, including seven years as an assistant coach.

John MacLean

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Rod Brind’Amour, 42, is in his second year as assistant coach for the Hurricanes. Retired as a player in 2010 after 20 years in the NHL, the last 10 for Carolina. Captained the Canes to the 2006 Stanley Cup Championship.

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