RALEIGH, NC. – Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has signed forward Jackson Blake to a three-year, entry-level contract. Blake will receive $775,000 at the NHL level in 2023-24 and $832,500 at the NHL level in 2024-25 and 2025-26. He will receive $80,000 at the American Hockey League (AHL) level for all three seasons, and the deal will include a signing bonus of $277,500.
“Jackson is an explosive playmaker who has played a key role in North Dakota’s success over the past two seasons,” said Waddell. “Hockey is in his blood, and we can’t wait to see how his game continues to grow at the next level.”
Blake, 20, recorded 60 points (22g, 38a) in 40 NCAA games with North Dakota this season and ranks fourth in points and tied for third in assists among all Division I skaters. The 5’11”, 173-pound forward has been named a top-three finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the top player in college hockey. Blake registered an NCHC-record 37 points (11g, 26a) in 24 conference games, earning NCHC Player and Forward of the Year honors as well as unanimous selection to the All-NCHC First-Team. He posted 102 points (38g, 64a) in 79 career games with the Fighting Hawks, and he was also named the NCHC Rookie of the Year in 2022-23 after ranking seventh in points (42) among all Division I freshmen. Blake tallied a point in 60 of his 79 collegiate games, including 30 multi-point outings and 10 games with three or more points.
Blake spent parts of two USHL seasons with the Chicago Steel from 2021-22, earning 94 points (34g, 60a) in 86 contests and scoring the game-winning goal to clinch the Steel’s 2021 Clark Cup title. He also played two seasons of prep hockey at Eden Prairie High School from 2019-21, scoring the double-overtime winner to clinch the team’s state championship in 2021. The Fargo, N.D., native represented the United States at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, posting six points (1g, 5a) in seven games and winning a bronze medal. Blake was selected by Carolina in the fourth round, 109th overall, of the 2021 NHL Draft. His father, Jason, played 13 NHL seasons with Los Angeles, NY Islanders, Toronto and Anaheim from 1999-2012.
I was needlessly a little anxious about this one. Glad it’s official now!
samurai5764
Kid saw Svech do his thing and reached for the pen
Minute-Struggle6052
What an off-season turnaround for the AHL team. Hell I might pay to watch some of their games next year.
Nadeau – Suzuki – Gunler
Trikozov – Blake – Unger-Sorum (let’s hope)
Seeley – Morrow
Fensore – Heimosalmi
DrMantisToboggan22
We are so fucking UP right now.
Scottstark1210
This FO is putting in good work. Drafted well and so we are reaping the rewards slowly. Big big big summer coming up. We may lose guys but can slowly fill those holes with FAs we sign and prospects we deem fit for the roster.
dboy120
Any news on us actually getting an AHL affiliate so that we can develop all this talent??
SnooPickles6211
All that’s left is to kidnap Nikishin and bring him over!
TrucksAndBongs
LFG!
RumRunner323
So when are we going to find out about an AHL affiliate next year? It’s pretty clear the Canes have something worked out with all these signings. That team is going to be stacked with elite college prospects and all our European prospects who will come back over.
mc_hambone
> Blake…
Do you wanna go to war, Balakey? We could go to war. I’m for real.
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RALEIGH, NC. – Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has signed forward Jackson Blake to a three-year, entry-level contract. Blake will receive $775,000 at the NHL level in 2023-24 and $832,500 at the NHL level in 2024-25 and 2025-26. He will receive $80,000 at the American Hockey League (AHL) level for all three seasons, and the deal will include a signing bonus of $277,500.
“Jackson is an explosive playmaker who has played a key role in North Dakota’s success over the past two seasons,” said Waddell. “Hockey is in his blood, and we can’t wait to see how his game continues to grow at the next level.”
Blake, 20, recorded 60 points (22g, 38a) in 40 NCAA games with North Dakota this season and ranks fourth in points and tied for third in assists among all Division I skaters. The 5’11”, 173-pound forward has been named a top-three finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the top player in college hockey. Blake registered an NCHC-record 37 points (11g, 26a) in 24 conference games, earning NCHC Player and Forward of the Year honors as well as unanimous selection to the All-NCHC First-Team. He posted 102 points (38g, 64a) in 79 career games with the Fighting Hawks, and he was also named the NCHC Rookie of the Year in 2022-23 after ranking seventh in points (42) among all Division I freshmen. Blake tallied a point in 60 of his 79 collegiate games, including 30 multi-point outings and 10 games with three or more points.
Blake spent parts of two USHL seasons with the Chicago Steel from 2021-22, earning 94 points (34g, 60a) in 86 contests and scoring the game-winning goal to clinch the Steel’s 2021 Clark Cup title. He also played two seasons of prep hockey at Eden Prairie High School from 2019-21, scoring the double-overtime winner to clinch the team’s state championship in 2021. The Fargo, N.D., native represented the United States at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, posting six points (1g, 5a) in seven games and winning a bronze medal. Blake was selected by Carolina in the fourth round, 109th overall, of the 2021 NHL Draft. His father, Jason, played 13 NHL seasons with Los Angeles, NY Islanders, Toronto and Anaheim from 1999-2012.
https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/canes-sign-blake-to-entry-level-contract
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I was needlessly a little anxious about this one. Glad it’s official now!
Kid saw Svech do his thing and reached for the pen
What an off-season turnaround for the AHL team. Hell I might pay to watch some of their games next year.
Nadeau – Suzuki – Gunler
Trikozov – Blake – Unger-Sorum (let’s hope)
Seeley – Morrow
Fensore – Heimosalmi
We are so fucking UP right now.
This FO is putting in good work. Drafted well and so we are reaping the rewards slowly. Big big big summer coming up. We may lose guys but can slowly fill those holes with FAs we sign and prospects we deem fit for the roster.
Any news on us actually getting an AHL affiliate so that we can develop all this talent??
All that’s left is to kidnap Nikishin and bring him over!
LFG!
So when are we going to find out about an AHL affiliate next year? It’s pretty clear the Canes have something worked out with all these signings. That team is going to be stacked with elite college prospects and all our European prospects who will come back over.
> Blake…
Do you wanna go to war, Balakey? We could go to war. I’m for real.