On Friday evening, the Carolina Hurricanes announced they re-signed former New Jersey Devils defenseman Ty Smith to a one-year, two-way contract. He will receive $775,000 at the NHL level and $200,000 at the American Hockey League (AHL) level, with a $275,000 guarantee.
"Ty is still developing as a player, but he possesses a keen ability to generate offense from the blue line," said general manager Eric Tulsky in the press release . "Our style of play relies on defensemen to pitch in offensively, and he is an experienced NHL player who can fill that role for our team."
Smith played 114 games for the Devils over two seasons. He scored seven goals and amassed 43 points. On July 16, 2022, the Devils traded Smith and a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft to the Pittsburgh Penguins for John Marino .
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The 24-year-old only appeared in nine games for the Penguins during the 2022-23 season and spent all of the 2023-24 campaign in the American Hockey League with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He collected 43 points (nine goals, 34 assists) in 63 AHL games. He led the team in both assists and points.
On March 7, 2024, Pittsburgh traded him to Carolina with Jake Guentzel for Michael Bunting, Vasily Ponomarev, Ville Koivunen, Cruz Lucius, a conditional first-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2024.
Last month, Carolina announced they signed a three-year affiliation agreement with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. If Smith fails to make the Hurricanes roster out of training camp, he will report to Rosemont, Illinois, to play with the Wolves.
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