Hurricanes Sign [D] Justin Faulk to 6yrs/$29million

 
he Carolina Hurricanes on Monday signed defenseman Justin Faulk to a six-year, $29 million contract extension. Faulk will receive $2.5 million in 2014-15, $3.5 million in 2015-16, $5.5 million in 2016-17 and 2017-18, and $6 million in 2018-19 and 2019-20, for an average annual salary-cap figure of $4.833 million.
Faulk, who turned 22 this past Thursday, has three goals and 24 points in 65 games this season, his third in the NHL. He also represented the United States in the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
"Justin has proven to be among the best young defensemen in the League as confirmed by his selection to the U.S. Olympic team," general manager Jim Rutherford said. "He has been and will continue to be the anchor of the Hurricanes' defense for years to come."
Faulk has scored 16 goals and 61 points in 169 career games with the Hurricanes. He has led all Hurricanes skaters in time on ice per game in each of the past two seasons, averaging 22:50 per game in 2011-12, and 24:00 per game in 2012-13.

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