The Carolina Hurricanes have signed six goalkeepers for contracts on their way to the season. Although it is clear who will play in Raleigh in 2025-26, what does the hurrican’s depth card in the goal generally look like?
Carolina Hurricanes: Pyotr Kochetkov & Frederik Andersen
Carolina’s tandem becomes Pyotr Kochetkov and Frederik Andersen. Kochetkov enters him the third season Four -year -old deal and will build on last season 27-16-3 Recordare 2.60 goals against average (GAA) EN .898 SAVE percentage (SV%) in 47 starts. Andersen drew a one -year -old deal of $ 2.75 million after the victory of the Hurricanes over the second round at the Capitals in Washington. Andersen finished the 2024-25 season with a 13-8-1 record, a 2.50 GAA and a .899 SV% in 22 Starts.
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Andersen also had an 8-5 record with a 2.02 GAA and a .907 SV% in the play-offs, while Kochetkov played only four postseason games and ended with a 1-1 record, a 3.60 GAA and a .855 SV%. The biggest question is whether Andensen can remain healthy. He has missed more than 70 games in the last two seasons, while Kochetkov has won 50 games in 89 performances. If Andersen can stay in the line -up, the hurricanes can have a tandem that is in the top 10 of the NHL and is good enough to guide the hurricanes to their eighth consecutive Playoff location.
Chicago Wolves: Cayden Primeau & Amir Miftakov (possibly Ruslan Khazheyev
This is where it becomes interesting. The Hurricanes’ American Hockey League (AHL), the Chicago Wolves, could transport three no more than this season. Of Ruslan Khazheyev Returning, the wolves also have newcomers Cayden Primeeau and Amir Miftakov.
The hurricanes exchanged a seventh round pick from 2026 to the Montreal Canadiens for Primeau, who had a fantastic season with the Laval Rocket, and drew him to one One -year -old, two -way deal After the trade. Primeau finished the 2024-25 season with a 21-2-3 record with a 1.96 GAA and a .927 SV% in 26 games. He will probably be the third keeper on the depth card of the organization, with 55 NHL games to his name.
With the departure of Spencer Martin and Dustin Tokarski it was logical to act for the son of the former Hurricanes captain Keith Primeeau, and Cayden can slide directly on the main roster in the case of an injury. In the meantime, he will give stability in the net, while the Wolves want to make the Calder Cup play-offs in back-to-back seasons.
The hurricanes signed Miftakov on July 1, after rumors started to circulate that he would come to the team on 30 April. He drew one One -year -old, two -way deal After ending with a 13-11-3 record, a 2.18 GAA and a .927 SV% in 30 games for AK Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
The last time he played in North America was during the 2021-22 season with the Syracuse Crunch (AHL) and the Orlando Solar Bears (Echl). Although he has usually played in the KHL since 2022-23, Miftakov is a solid fourth keeper who could insist to third place if he could replicate last season’s statistics. Although it may take time to be acclimatized on the AHL, the work he did because return to Russia is not overlooked. The wolves are in good hands with Primeeau and Miftakov as their 1a/1b tandem to start the season.
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Khazheyev returns to the wolves after ending with a 5-13-0 Record3.49 GAA and a .876 SV% in 20 games last season. He also played in one match for the Bloomington Bison of the Echl, ending with a 0-1-0 record, 6.65 GAA and a .800 SV%. He will probably be the third net for the wolves if they wear three goalkeepers to start the season.
However, if the hurricanes want to give him some ice age, it would not hurt him to start the newly formed Greensboro Gargolales in the Echl. They did not sign his noises, and it would give him the chance to play, along with not turned in and out of the AHL -Line -Up. Khazheyev will probably be the fifth goalkeeper on the Depth Card of Carolina and third on the wolves this season.
Elsewhere: Nikita Quapp (Germany – Del2)
German Nikita Quapp goes into him the last season Biennial deal Signed with the hurricanes. Last season he only played nine games for Düsseldorfer, for example, of the Del, ending with a 0-5-0 record, a 4.08 GAA and a .870 SV%. In 2023-24, Quapp split the time between Eisbären Berlin of the Del (1-1-0, 3.62 GAA and a .818 SV% in two games) and Lausitzer Füchse of Del2 (11-14-0, 2.63 GAA and a .920 SV% in 26 games). Although his figures have been up and down, he reportedly signed a deal with Eispiraten Crimmitschau to stay in Del2 this season. It is unclear whether he will be the starter whether the workload will share in combination.
Just like Khazheyev, Quapp could benefit from playing in North America after playing most of his career in Germany or Austria. His figures are fluctuating and he has not shown a consistent result from season to season. From now on there are no indications that the hurricanes want to sign him again when he will become a limited free agent this summer, who leaves his arrival in North America in the air.
In general, the hurricanes have supplemented their depth in the net for the 2025-26 season. By signing Miftakov together with the drawing and trade for Primeau, they have set themselves up nicely with solid options in the AHL if they need help. Moreover, the wolves have a solid tandem to help them make a play -off push. All in all, Carolina is better between the legs this season than last year.
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