2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 41st season for the franchise. Its 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) since June 22, 1979, and 16th season since the franchise relocated to North Carolina to start the 1997–98 NHL season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.
The Hurricanes did not qualify for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.
==Off-season==
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
==Schedule and results==
2012–13 Game Log	2012–13 Game Log	 	 	 	 	 	 	
January: 2–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
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# 	Jan 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Decision	Location/Attendance 	Record	Points
1 	19 	Carolina Hurricanes	1–5 	Florida Panthers 	Ward 	BB&T Center (19,688) 	0–1–0 	0
2 	22 	Tampa Bay Lightning	4–1 	Carolina Hurricanes	Ward 	PNC Arena (18,680) 	0–2–0 	0
3 	24 	Buffalo Sabres 	3–6 	Carolina Hurricanes	Ward 	PNC Arena (18,081) 	1–1–0 	2
4 	25 	Carolina Hurricanes	3–1 	Buffalo Sabres 	Ellis 	First Niagara Center (18,824)	2–2–0 	4
5 	28 	Boston Bruins 	5–3 	Carolina Hurricanes	Ward 	PNC Arena (17,190) 	2–3–0 	4
==Player statistics==
Final stats 
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	48 	18 	35 	53 	5 	54
 	44 	13 	31 	44 	14 	46
 	48 	23 	15 	38 	15 	18
 	48 	10 	21 	31 	−18 	32
 	42 	13 	11 	24 	−21 	26
 	40 	6 	11 	17 	−3 	14
 	46 	8 	8 	16 	−7 	12
 	38 	5 	10 	15 	1 	15
‡ 	33 	6 	5 	11 	−8 	18
 	47 	3 	7 	10 	−10 	51
 	17 	4 	5 	9 	−6 	8
 	42 	0 	9 	9 	−3 	40
 	22 	1 	8 	9 	2 	12
 	32 	4 	5 	9 	−4 	8
 	40 	1 	7 	8 	0 	12
 	37 	2 	4 	6 	−6 	4
 	37 	3 	2 	5 	−7 	17
† 	13 	0 	4 	4 	−7 	5
 	35 	2 	2 	4 	−8 	29
 	31 	2 	2 	4 	1 	45
 	30 	0 	3 	3 	−3 	8
 	10 	1 	2 	3 	−7 	0
 	28 	1 	1 	2 	−9 	17
 	8 	0 	2 	2 	−2 	7
 	8 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	2
 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	5 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	4
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	20
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	2
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	2
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−4 	2
‡ 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
†‡ 	6 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	0
Totals	Totals	127	214	341	−104	530
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	19 	16	997:04 	6 	8 	2	52 	3.13	555 	.906	1	0	2	0
 	19 	16	954:24 	4 	11	1	55 	3.46	506 	.891	1	0	0	0
 	17 	16	929:27 	9 	6 	1	44 	2.84	477 	.908	0	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	48	2880:55	19	25	4	151	3.15	1538	.902	2	0	2	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
== Transactions ==
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 22, 2012Hurricanes Acquire Jordan Staal from Pittsburgh 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Brandon SutterBrian Dumoulin1st-round pick in 2012 	To Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal
January 13, 2013Canes Acquire Pither from Flyers for Boucher, Alt	To Philadelphia Flyers Brian BoucherMark Alt 	To Carolina Hurricanes Luke Pither
January 13, 2013Canes Acquire Kevin Westgarth from Los Angeles 	To Los Angeles Kings Anthony Stewart4th-round pick in 20136th-round pick in 2014	To Carolina Hurricanes Kevin Westgarth
April 2, 2013Canes Acquire Marc-Andre Bergeron from Tampa Bay 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Adam Hall7th-round pick in 2013 	To Carolina Hurricanes Marc-Andre Bergeron
April 3, 2013Canes Acquire Conditional Pick for Jussi Jokinen 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Jussi Jokinen 	To Carolina Hurricanes Conditional 6th-round pick in 2013
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Joe CorvoHurricanes Agree to Terms with Joe Corvo 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $2 million
Marc-Andre GragnaniCanes Agree to Terms with Marc-Andre Gragnani	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $800,000
Tim WallaceCanes Agree to Terms with Tim Wallace 	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $700,000
Alexander SeminCanes Agree to Terms with Alexander Semin 	Washington Capitals	1 year, $7 million
Dan EllisCanes Agree to Terms with Goaltender Dan Ellis 	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, $650,000
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Bryan AllenDucks Agree to Terms with Allen on Three-Year Contract 	Anaheim Ducks 	3 years, $10.5 million
Derek JoslinCanucks sign defencemen Derek Joslin and Patrick Mullen	Vancouver Canucks	1 year, $700,000
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Adam HallHurricanes Acquire Adam Hall on Waivers 	Tampa Bay Lightning	March 16, 2013
Zach BoychukCanes Claim Boychuk on Waivers from Nashville	Nashville Predators	March 21, 2013
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Zach BoychukPenguins Claim Forward Zach Boychuk off Waivers	Pittsburgh Penguins	January 31, 2013
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Brian DumoulinCanes Sign Brian Dumoulin to Entry-Level Contract 	April 10, 2012 	3 years, $2.225 million entry-level contract
Jiri TlustyCanes Sign Jiri Tlusty to Two-Year Deal 	April 24, 2012 	2 years, $3.2 million
Jamie McBainCanes, McBain Agree to Terms on Two-Year Deal 	May 21, 2012 	2 years, $3.6 million
Nicolas BlanchardCanes, Blanchard Agree to Terms on Two-Year Deal 	May 21, 2012 	2 years, $1.05 million
Bobby SanguinettiCanes Agree to Terms with Bobby Sanguinetti 	May 21, 2012 	1 year, $700,000
Justin KruegerCanes Agree to Terms with Justin Krueger 	June 1, 2012 	1 year, $600,000
Brody SutterCanes Agree to Terms with Brody Sutter 	June 1, 2012 	3 years, $1.575 million entry-level contract
Jordan StaalCanes Agree to Terms with Jordan Staal on 10-Year Contract	July 1, 2012 	10 years, $60 million contract extension
Justin PetersHurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Peters 	July 1, 2012 	2 years, $1.075 million
Brett SutterCanes Sign Brett Sutter to One-Year Contract 	July 1, 2012 	1 year, $550,000
Chris TerryCanes Agree to Terms with Chris Terry 	July 13, 2012 	2 years, $1.05 million
Jerome SamsonCanes Agree to Terms with Jerome Samson 	July 20, 2012 	1 year, $600,000
Drayson BowmanCanes Sign Bowman to Two-Year Contract 	July 23, 2012 	2 years, $1.2 million
Zach BoychukHurricanes Sign Zach Boychuk to One-Year Deal 	July 24, 2012 	1 year, $625,000
Jay HarrisonCanes Sign Jay Harrison to Three-Year Extension 	July 24, 2012 	3 years, $4.5 million contract extension
Jeff SkinnerCanes Sign Jeff Skinner to Six-Year Extension 	August 8, 2012 	6 years, $34.35 million contract extension
Patrick DwyerCanes Sign Dwyer to Two-Year Extension 	September 5, 2012 	2 years, $1.8 million contract extension
Jeremy WelshCanes Sign Jeremy Welsh to Two-Year Contract 	September 11, 2012	2 years, $1.7 million
Danny BiegaCanes Agree to Terms with Danny Biega 	March 13, 2013 	3 years, $2.025 million entry-level contract
Keegan LoweCanes Agree to Terms with Keegan Lowe 	March 14, 2013 	3 years, $1.98 million entry-level contract
Alexander SeminCanes Agree to Terms with Semin on Extension 	March 25, 2013 	5 years, $35 million contract extension
Brock McGinnHurricanes Agree to Terms with Brock McGinn 	April 3, 2013 	3 years, $2.25 million entry-level contract
Brendan WoodsHurricanes Agree to Terms with Brendan Woods 	April 10, 2013 	3 years, $1.95 million entry-level contract
Brett SutterHurricanes Agree to Terms with Brett Sutter 	June 25, 2013 	1 year, $600,000
Brett Bellemore 	June 28, 2013 	1 year, $600,000
==Draft picks==
Carolina Hurricanes' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012. 
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	38 	Phil Di Giuseppe 	LW 	 	University of Michigan (CCHA)
2 	47 	Brock McGinn 	LW 	 	Guelph Storm (OHL)
3 	69 	Daniel Altshuller	G 	 	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 	99 	Erik Karlsson 	C/LW	 	Frolunda HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
4 	115	Trevor Carrick 	D 	 	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
4 	120	Jaccob Slavin 	D 	 	Chicago Steel (USHL)
5 	129	Brendan Woods 	LW 	 	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
6 	159	Colin Olsen 	G 	 	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
7 	189	Brendan Collier 	LW 	 	Malden Catholic High School (USHS-MA)
;Draft Notes
* The Carolina Hurricanes' first-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a June 22, 2012, trade that sent Jordan Staal to the Hurricanes in exchange for Brandon Sutter, Brian Dumoulin and this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as a result of a February 18, 2011, trade that sent Ian White to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
* The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as a result of a July 5, 2011, trade that sent Joe Corvo to the Bruins in exchange for this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' fourth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as a result of a January 20, 2012, trade that sent Alexei Ponikarovsky to the Devils in exchange for Joe Sova and this pick.
==References==
Category:Carolina Hurricanes seasons
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