Hurricanes agree to terms with forward Valentin Zykov

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Carolina Hurricanes' Valentin Zykov (73) scores against Arizona Coyotes goalie Darcy Kuemper as Coyotes' Alex Goligoski (33) and Luke Schenn (2) defend in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 22, 2018. (Gerry Broome/AP)

The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with forward Valentin Zykov, the team announced Friday.

The deal will pay Zykov $650,000 in 2018-19 and $700,000 in 2019-20.

“Valentin is a big body who proved he had the ability to finish around the net on the AHL and NHL levels last season,” Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said in a release.

The 23-year-old appeared in 10 games for Carolina this past season, scoring three goals and seven points. Zykov played in 63 contests for the Charlotte Checkers in 2017-18, winning the Willie Marshall Award as the AHL’s leading scorer with 33 goals and 21 assists.

The six-foot-one, 224-pound forward was acquired by the Hurricanes in February 2016 in exchange for Kris Versteeg.

June 29, 2018

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Valentin Zykov
SIGNED BY
Carolina Hurricanes
LENGTH
2 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Re-signing
SALARY CAP HIT
$675,000
TOTAL
$1.35 million

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