2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 40th season for the franchise, 33rd in the National Hockey League dating back to June 22, 1979, and 15th season since the franchise relocated to North Carolina to start the 1997–98 NHL season.
The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third straight year. The last time the team made the trip to the post-season was in the 2008–09 NHL season.
==Off-Season==
==Regular Season==
On November 28, 2011, the Hurricanes replaced head coach Paul Maurice with Kirk Muller.Hurricanes Name Kirk Muller as Head Coach
==Playoffs==
The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the 2012 NHL Playoffs.
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2011 Pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Recap 	 	
1 	September 19 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1–3 	Buffalo Sabres 	 	Peters 	0–1–0 	 	 	
2 	September 23 	Nashville Predators 	3–2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Peters 	0–2–0 	 	 	
3 	September 25 (in Charlotte, NC) 	Winnipeg Jets 	0–4 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Ward 	1–2–0 	 	 	
4 	September 28 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1–3 	Winnipeg Jets 	 	Boucher 	1–3–0 	 	 	
5 	September 30 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Ward 	1–4–0 	 	 	
6 	October 1 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1–2 	Nashville Predators 	OT 	Boucher 	1–4–1 	 	 	
===Regular season===
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October: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–2)	October: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–2)	October: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–2)	October: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–2)	October: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–2)	October: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–2)	October: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–2)	October: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–2)	October: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–2)	October: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–2)	October: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 7 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	5–1 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Ward 	18,680 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 8 	Carolina Hurricanes 	3–4 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Boucher 	18,506 	0–1–1 	1 	
3 	October 10 	Carolina Hurricanes 	2–4 	New Jersey Devils 	 	Ward 	12,096 	0–2–1 	1 	
4 	October 12 	Boston Bruins 	2–3 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Ward 	16,483 	1–2–1 	3 	
5 	October 14 	Carolina Hurricanes 	4–3 	Buffalo Sabres 	 	Ward 	18,690 	2–2–1 	5 	
6 	October 18 	Carolina Hurricanes 	4–1 	Boston Bruins 	 	Ward 	17,565 	3–2–1 	7 	
7 	October 21 	Carolina Hurricanes 	2–3 	St. Louis Blues 	OT 	Ward 	19,150 	3–2–2 	8 	
8 	October 22 	Carolina Hurricanes 	3–5 	Winnipeg Jets 	 	Boucher 	15,004 	3–3–2 	8 	
9 	October 25 	Ottawa Senators 	3–2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	SO 	Ward 	12,083 	3–3–3 	9 	
10 	October 28 	Chicago Blackhawks 	0–3 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Ward 	16,056 	4–3–3 	11 	
11 	October 29 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1–5 	Philadelphia Flyers 	 	Boucher 	19,683 	4–4–3 	11 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	82	24	46	70 	−20	48
 	79	12	34	46 	-2 	54
 	64	20	24	44 	−8 	56
 	79	17	19	36 	1 	26
 	72	18	16	34 	-3 	50
 	67	19	13	32 	−15	48
 	82	17	15	32 	−3 	21
 	76	8 	19	27 	−7 	4
 	79	12	12	24 	−8 	27
 	72	9 	14	23 	−10	60
 	66	8 	14	22 	−16	29
 	77	9 	11	20 	-2 	30
 	82	1 	17	18 	12 	71
 	30	5 	12	17 	−15	16
‡ 	49	7 	8 	15 	−12	26
 	82	1 	13	14 	-1 	76
 	37	6 	7 	13 	2 	4
† 	34	5 	7 	12 	4 	6
 	73	5 	7 	12 	0 	23
‡ 	29	0 	9 	9 	−12	2
† 	48	3 	4 	7 	−4 	6
 	16	2 	3 	5 	−3 	8
 	44	2 	2 	4 	−15	35
 	15	0 	3 	3 	−1 	11
 	16	1 	2 	3 	−3 	4
 	16	0 	2 	2 	−3 	0
 	5 	0 	1 	1 	1 	2
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	68	3988	30	23	13	182	2.74	2143	.915 	5 	1	0	4
 	10	546 	1 	6 	1 	31 	3.41	260 	.881 	0 	0	0	0
 	7 	387 	2 	3 	2 	16 	2.48	233 	.931 	1 	0	0	0
 	2 	36 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0.00	9 	1.000	0 	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with Hurricanes only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record 
== Awards and records ==
=== Awards ===
Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Justin Faulk 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 7, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tim Brent 	100th Career NHL Game 	October 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jamie McBain 	100th Career NHL Game 	November 4, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Anthony Stewart 	200th Career NHL Game 	November 11, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jussi Jokinen 	300th Career NHL Point 	November 12, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jeff Skinner 	100th Career NHL Game 	November 14, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Justin Faulk 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	November 20, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tim Gleason 	500th Career NHL Game 	November 27, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joni Pitkanen 	500th Career NHL Game 	November 27, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Murphy 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Justin Faulk 	1st Career NHL Goal 	December 9, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jussi Jokinen 	200th Career NHL Assist 	December 13, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Riley Nash 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 21, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Riley Nash 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	December 23, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cam WardHurricanes 4, Devils 2	1st Career NHL Goal 	December 26, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eric Staal 	600th Career NHL Game 	December 31, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tuomo Ruutu 	500th Career NHL Game 	December 31, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jerome Samson 	1st Career NHL Goal 	January 10, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eric Staal 	300th Career NHL Assist 	January 12, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexei Ponikarovsky 	600th Career NHL Game 	January 14, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jussi Jokinen 	500th Career NHL Game 	January 14, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jiri Tlusty 	200th Career NHL Game 	January 23, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tim Gleason 	100th Career NHL Assist 	January 31, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick Dwyer 	200th Career NHL Game 	February 4, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Justin Peters 	1st Career NHL Shutout 	February 20, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cam Ward 	400th Career NHL Game 	March 3, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Derek Joslin 	100th Career NHL Game 	March 6, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Sutter 	100th Career NHL Point 	March 6, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jeff Skinner 	100th Career NHL Point 	March 7, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cam Ward 	200th Career NHL Win 	March 15, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jay Harrison 	200th Career NHL Game 	April 3, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bryan Allen 	600th Career NHL Game 	April 5, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jeremy Welsh 	1st Career NHL Game 	April 7, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Final roster==
Updated March 29, 2012.
 
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== Transactions ==
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
July 5, 2011Canes Acquire 2012 Fourth-Round Pick from Boston 	To Boston Bruins Joe Corvo 	To Carolina Hurricanes 4th-round pick in 2012
December 9, 2011Canes Acquire Jaroslav Spacek from Montreal 	To Montreal Canadiens Tomas Kaberle 	To Carolina Hurricanes Jaroslav Spacek
January 18, 2012Canes Acquire Dadonov, Jenks from Florida Panthers	To Florida Panthers Mattias LindstromJon Matsumoto	To Carolina Hurricanes Evgenii DadonovA. J. Jenks
January 20, 2012Canes Acquire Sova and Draft Pick from Devils 	To New Jersey Devils Alexei Ponikarovsky 	To Carolina Hurricanes Joe Sova4th-round pick in 2012
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Brian BoucherHurricanes Agree to Terms with Brian Boucher 	Philadelphia Flyers	2 years, $1.9 million
Tim BrentHurricanes Agree to Terms with Tim Brent 	Toronto Maple Leafs	2 years, $1.5 million
Alexei PonikarovskyCanes Agree to Terms with Alexei Ponikarovsky	Los Angeles Kings 	1 year, $1.5 million
Justin SoryalHurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Soryal 	Connecticut Whale 	1 year, $525,000
Anthony StewartCanes Agree to Terms with Anthony Stewart 	Atlanta Thrashers 	2 years, $1.8 million
Tomas KaberleHurricanes Agree to Terms with Tomas Kaberle 	Boston Bruins 	3 years, $12.75 million
Chris DurnoHurricanes Sign Chris Durno to One-Year Contract 	Norfolk Admirals 	1 year, $525,000
Mathieu RoyHurricanes Sign Defenseman Mathieu Roy 	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $600,000
Jeremy WelshCanes Sign Jeremy Welsh to Entry-Level Contract 	Union College 	1 year, $832,500 entry-level contract
Beau SchmitzCanes Sign Beau Schmitz to Entry-Level Contract 	Plymouth Whalers 	3 years, $1.575 million entry-level contract
John MuseHurricanes Sign Goaltender John Muse 	Charlotte Checkers 	1 year, $525,000
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Erik ColeErik Cole signs 4 years with Montreal 	Montreal Canadiens	4 years, $18 million
Bryan RodneyDucks Ink Rodney to One-Year Deal 	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, $525,000
Justin PoggeCoyotes Sign Pogge to One-Year Contract	Phoenix Coyotes 	1 year, $575,000
Troy BodieDucks Ink Bodie to One-Year Deal 	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, $550,000
===Claimed via Waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Andreas NodlHurricanes Claim Andreas Nodl on Waivers	Philadelphia Flyers	November 29, 2011
=== Lost via Waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via Retirement ===
Player
=== Player Signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Tommi KivistoCanes Sign Kivisto, Lindstrom to Entry-Level Deals 	June 1, 2011 	3 years, $1.695 million entry-level contract
Mattias Lindstrom 	June 1, 2011 	3 years, $1.72 million entry-level contract
Jay HarrisonHurricanes, Harrison Agree to Two-Year Deal 	June 16, 2011 	2 years, $1.4 million
Patrick DwyerCanes Agree to Terms with Patrick Dwyer 	June 28, 2011 	2 years, $1.25 million
Joni PitkanenHurricanes Re-Sign Defenseman Joni Pitkanen 	June 28, 2011 	3 years, $13.5 million
Chad LaRoseCanes Agree to Terms with Forward Chad LaRose 	June 29, 2011 	2 years, $3.4 million
Jussi JokinenHurricanes Agree to Terms with Jussi Jokinen 	June 30, 2011 	3 years, $9 million
Jiri TlustyHurricanes Agree to Terms with Jiri Tlusty 	July 1, 2011 	1 year, $525,000
Brett BellemoreHurricanes Agree to Terms with Brett Bellemore 	July 8, 2011 	2 years, $1.05 million
Derek JoslinHurricanes Agree to Terms with Derek Joslin 	July 8, 2011 	2 years, $1.4 million
Brandon SutterCanes Agree to Terms with Brandon Sutter 	July 13, 2011 	3 years, $6.2 million
Brett SutterCanes Re-Sign Forward Brett Sutter 	July 15, 2011 	1 year, $525,000
Bobby SanguinettiCanes Agree to Terms with Bobby Sanguinetti 	July 15, 2011 	1 year, $600,000
Ryan MurphyHurricanes Agree to Terms with Ryan Murphy 	September 16, 2011	3 years, $2.4975 million entry-level contract
Victor RaskHurricanes Agree to Terms with Victor Rask 	October 20, 2011 	3 years, $1.95 million entry-level contract
Tim GleasonHurricanes Sign Tim Gleason to Four-Year Extension 	January 30, 2012 	4 years, $16 million contract extension
Tuomo RuutuCanes Agree to Terms with Ruutu on Extension 	February 22, 2012 	4 years, $19 million contract extension
Austin LeviHurricanes Sign Austin Levi to Entry-Level Contract 	March 16, 2012 	3 years, $1.65 million entry-level contract
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
== Draft picks ==
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was held in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	12 	Ryan Murphy 	D 	 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2 	42 	Victor Rask 	C 	 	Leksands IF (Swe-2)
3 	73 	Keegan Lowe 	D 	 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
4 	103	Gregory Hofmann	C 	 	HC Ambri-Piotta (NLA)
6 	163	Matt Mahalak 	G 	 	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
7 	193	Brody Sutter 	C 	 	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
== See also ==
* 2011–12 NHL season
==References==
Category:Carolina Hurricanes seasons
Carolina Hurricanes season, 2011–12