Hurricanes bring in de Haan on professional tryout
The Carolina Hurricanes signed defenseman Calvin de Haan to a professional tryout on Friday.
This could mark de Haan's second stint in Raleigh. He spent the 2018-19 campaign with the Canes, recording 14 points in 74 games.
De Haan played the last three seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks. He registered four goals and four assists in 69 games in 2021-22 while averaging 18:57 per contest. The 31-year-old blue-liner isn't flashy, but he's posted solid defensive metrics over the past three campaigns.
Even excluding de Haan, Carolina will have new faces on the back end this season. Here's how its blue line currently projects:
| LD | RD |
|---|---|
| Jaccob Slavin | Brent Burns |
| Brady Skjei | Brett Pesce |
| Jake Gardiner | Ethan Bear |
| Dylan Coghlan |
De Haan is a left-handed shot, which could give him a better chance at making the team. Gardiner has been cleared to return this season, but it's worth noting he missed all of 2021-22 and was limited to 26 games in 2020-21 due to back and hip injuries.
A first-round pick in 2009, de Haan spent the first six years of his career with the New York Islanders.