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The Carolina Hurricanes added some more scoring to their lineup with the signing of Lee Stempniak. The forward scored 19 goals and added 33 assists in stints with New Jersey and Boston last year.
His contract is for two years and will pay $2.5 million each season.
The 33-year-old has been around the block a bit. Last season was the best season he had scoring since 2010-11 when he scored 19 goals and 19 assists for Arizona.
The team's presser follows:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 1, 2016
LEE STEMPNIAK AGREES TO TERMS WITH HURRICANES
Winger notched 51 points for Devils and Bruins in 2015-16
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 forward Lee Stempniak (STEHMP-nee-ak) on a two-year contract. The deal will pay Stempniak $2.5 million per season.
"Lee is a veteran, skilled forward who will provide offense for our team, as well as leadership on and off the ice," said Francis.
Stempniak, 33, netted 19 goals and added 33 assists (51 points) and was plus-3 in 82 games with the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins in 2015-16. A fifth-round selection by St. Louis in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, the West Seneca, NY, native has scored 184 goals and earned 236 assists (420 points) in 790 career NHL games with St. Louis, Toronto, Phoenix, Calgary, Pittsburgh, the NY Rangers, Winnipeg, New Jersey and Boston. Stempniak has appeared in 28 career Stanley Cup playoff games, totaling 14 points (6g, 8a).
Prior to turning professional, Stempniak (5’11", 196 lbs.) spent four seasons at Dartmouth, where he was a two-time All-American and served as team captain. He has represented the United States at the IIHF World Championship three times (2007, 2008, 2009). His career statistics are below.
The Carolina Hurricanes open the 2016-17 regular season, their 19th season in North Carolina, on the road against the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 13. The Hurricanes host the New York Rangers in their regular-season home opener at PNC Arena on Oct. 28 (7:30 p.m.). For information about Hurricanes ticket packages, please visit www.CarolinaHurricanes.com/
tickets, or call 1-866-NHL-CANES (1-866-645-2263).
LEE STEMPNIAK’S CAREER STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM
LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 2001-02 Dartmouth College ECAC 32 12 9 21 8 - - - - -
2002-03 Dartmouth College ECAC 34 21 28 49 32 - - - - -
2003-04 Dartmouth College ECAC 34 16 22 38 42 - - - - -
2004-05 Dartmouth College ECAC 35 14 29 43 34 - - - - -
2005-06 St. Louis NHL 57 14 13 27 22 - - - - -
Peoria
AHL 26 8 7 15 32 3 0 3 3 2 2006-07 St. Louis NHL 82 27 25 52 33 - - - - -
2007-08 St. Louis NHL 80 13 25 38 40 - - - - -
2008-09 St. Louis NHL 14 3 10 13 2 - - - - -
Toronto NHL 61 11 20 31 31 - - - - -
2009-10 Toronto NHL 62 14 16 30 18 - - - - -
Phoenix NHL 18 14 4 18 8 7 0 2 2 0
2010-11 Phoenix NHL 82 19 19 38 19 4 0 0 0 0
2011-12 Calgary
NHL 61 14 14 28 16 - - - - - 2012-13 Calgary
NHL 47 9 23 32 12 - - - - - 2013-14 Calgary
NHL 52 8 15 23 28 - - - - - Pittsburgh NHL 21 4 7 11 4 13 2 1 3 6
2014-15 NY Rangers NHL 53 9 9 18 18 - - - - -
Winnipeg NHL 18 6 4 10 2 4 1 0 1 0
2015-16 New Jersey NHL 63 16 25 41 34 - - - - -
Boston NHL 19 3 7 10 4 - - - - -
NHL TOTALS (11 seasons)
790 184 236 420 291 28 3 3 6 6