The Carolina Hurricanes signed defenseman Aleksi Heimosalmi to a one-year, two-way contract Thursday. The deal will pay Heimosalmi $850,000 in the NHL or $85,000 in the American Hockey League (AHL).
The Pori, Finland, native spent the 2025-26 season with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, recording 17 points (4g, 13a) and 40 penalty minutes in 52 regular-season games. He was selected by the Hurricanes in the second round, 44th overall, of the 2021 NHL Draft.