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The Carolina Hurricanes added more depth to the organization by signing Ben Holmstrom to a one-year, two-way deal today. Holmstrom was the captain last season for the Adirondack Phantoms, in the Flyers organization.
Brett Sutter, who had been the captain of the Checkers, signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 1st.
The team's presser follows:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 4, 2014
‘CANES AGREE TO TERMS WITH BEN HOLMSTROM
Center spent all of 2013-14 with AHL’s Adirondack Phantoms
RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has agreed to terms with center Ben Holmstrom on a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay Holmstrom $600,000 in the NHL or $200,000 in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 2014-15 season.
"Ben has served as Adirondack’s team captain and brings more veteran leadership to our system," said Francis.
Holmstrom, 27, completed his fifth professional season in 2013-14, appearing in 75 games with the Adirondack Phantoms. The Colorado Springs, CO, native totaled 13 goals, 19 assists (32 points) and 146 penalty minutes, ranking fourth among Phantoms skaters in points and fifth in goals and penalty minutes. Holmstrom (6’1", 197 lbs.) was recalled by the Philadelphia Flyers on April 23 and served as a black ace during the team’s opening-round playoff series against the New York Rangers.
Signed by the Flyers a free agent following a four-year career at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Holmstrom made his NHL debut on March 3, 2011, and has appeared in seven career NHL games. He has served as Adirondack’s team captain for the past three seasons, and ranks third in Adirondack Phantoms history in games played (256), second in goals (49) and fourth in assists (73) and points (122).
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BEN HOLMSTROM CAREER STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR Team
LGE GP G A TP PIM GP G A TP PIM 2003-04 Sioux Falls USHL
54 3 5 8 53 - - - - - 2004-05 Sioux Falls USHL
15 1 0 1 10 - - - - - 2005-06 Sioux Falls USHL
56 10 9 19 115 14 3 3 6 22 2006-07 U. Mass-Lowell HE
30 4 9 13 18 - - - - - 2007-08 U. Mass-Lowell HE
37 7 20 27 62 - - - - - 2008-09 U. Mass-Lowell HE
38 6 15 21 52 - - - - - 2009-10 U. Mass-Lowell HE
39 9 14 23 69 - - - - -
Adirondack AHL 13 3 0 3 9 - - - - - 2010-11 Philadelphia AHL
2 0 0 0 5 - - - - -
Adirondack AHL 79 16 22 38 75 - - - - - 2011-12 Philadelphia NHL
5 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
Adirondack AHL 67 15 26 41 134 - - - - - 2012-13 Adirondack AHL
22 2 6 8 29 - - - - - 2013-14 Adirondack AHL
75 13 19 32 146 - - - - - NHL TOTALS (2 seasons)
7 0 0 0 7 - - - - -
AHL TOTALS (5 seasons)
256 49 73 122 393 - - - - -