The Carolina Hurricanes extended a forward and signed a defenseman with a Hall of Fame pedigree.
The Hurricanes signed Joakim Nordstrom to a two-year extension Friday. The deal is worth $1.25 million next season and $1.3 million in 2017-18.
Carolina also agreed to terms Friday on a one-year, two-way contract with Jake Chelios, the son of legendary blue-liner Chris Chelios. The deal will pay him a rate of $575,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 in the AHL.
Nordstrom scored 10 goals and chipped in 14 assists in 71 games after spending the previous two campaigns with the Chicago Blackhawks, who made him a third-round pick in 2010.
Chelios collected 31 points in 73 games with the Hurricanes' AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, in 2015-16.
The undrafted defenseman spent the last three seasons bouncing between the ECHL and AHL after spending four years at Michigan State.