Hurricanes sign DeAngelo to 1-year, $1.675M contract

Tony DeAngelo is finally rejoining the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Hurricanes signed DeAngelo to a one-year, $1.675-million contract, the team announced Monday. DeAngelo was bought out by the Philadelphia Flyers and became an unrestricted free agent on July 15.

DeAngelo was expected to be traded to the Hurricanes in June, but the transaction fell through. That deal included the Flyers retaining 50% of DeAngelo's $5-million cap hit.

The 27-year-old defenseman returns to Carolina just one season after being traded by the Hurricanes for three draft picks. DeAngelo tallied 11 goals and 42 points in 70 contests with the Flyers after scoring 10 goals and 51 points in 64 games with Carolina the year prior.

DeAngelo's tenure in Philadelphia was tumultuous. He was scratched for the final five games of the season, and head coach John Tortorella publicly criticized his defensive game in February.

His 93 points over the past two seasons rank 27th among blue-liners. At the other end of the rink, DeAngelo's minus-15.1 defensive goals above replacement ranked worst league-wide in 2022-23, according to Evolving-Hockey.

In 2021, DeAngelo was bought out by the New York Rangers after a skirmish with former teammate Alexandar Georgiev. He was drafted 19th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2014.