Hurricanes avoid arbitration hearing by signing defenseman Maxime Lajoie

By Chip Alexander

August 6, 2022 5:24 PM

Ottawa Senators’ Zach Sanford (13) joins teammate Dylan Gambrell (27) in vying for the puck against Carolina Hurricanes’ Maxime Lajoie (42) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker) Karl B DeBlaker AP

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The Carolina Hurricanes signed defenseman Maxime Lajoie to a one-year, two-way contract, avoiding a planned salary arbitration hearing.

Lajoie, a restricted free agent with arbitration rights, was scheduled to have an Aug. 9 hearing.

Lajoie, 24, will receive $750,000 at the NHL level or $125,000 at the AHL, with a $200,000 guarantee, the Canes said Saturday.

Lajoi, signed by Carolina last year, played five games for the Hurricanes in the 2021-22 season and 60 games with the Chicago Wolves, the Canes’ AHL affiliate. He had four goals and four assists in 18 playoff games as the Wolves surged to a Calder Cup championship.

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In more than 40 years at The N&O, Chip Alexander has covered the N.C. State, UNC, Duke and East Carolina beats, and now is in his 15th season on the Carolina Hurricanes beat. Alexander, who has won numerous writing awards at the state and national level, covered the Hurricanes’ move to North Carolina in 1997 and was a part of The N&O’s coverage of the Canes’ 2006 Stanley Cup run.

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