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Hurricanes Secure Jackson Blake With Eight-Year, $45 Million Extension

Deferred compensation in the deal reduces Blake’s opening cap hit to around $5.1 million by avoiding a restricted free agency season.

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Overview

  • The eight-year extension carries a $45 million total value and $5.625 million average annual value beginning in the 2026-27 season.
  • Blake will complete the 2025-26 campaign under his entry-level contract before the new deal takes effect.
  • In his second NHL season the 21-year-old winger recorded 17 goals and 17 assists for 34 points in 80 games and placed ninth in Calder Trophy voting.
  • Carolina structured the pact to fit its salary-cap planning and to capitalize on CBA rules before new limits on deferred compensation and contract lengths kick in.
  • A Fargo, North Dakota, native, Blake won a bronze medal with the U.S. at the 2023 IIHF World Juniors and is the son of 13-year NHL veteran Jason Blake.