Hurricanes re-sign Stepan to 1-year deal

The Carolina Hurricanes are bringing back veteran center Derek Stepan, singing him to a one-year, $750,000 contract Tuesday.

Carolina invited Stepan to training camp on a professional tryout agreement after he played for the club last season. The 32-year-old collected nine goals and 10 assists over 58 games with the Canes in 2021-22.

Stepan originally signed with Carolina as a free agent in July 2021. He spent the previous campaign with the Ottawa Senators and the three prior seasons with the Arizona Coyotes after suiting up with the New York Rangers for his first seven.

The Minnesota-born forward averaged a career-low 10:48 of ice time in 2021-22 but won a personal-best 55.9% of his faceoffs.