Hurricanes Sign Jay Harrison to Two-Year Contract

The Carolina Hurricanes announced today that they have signed defenseman Jay Harrison to a two-year contract extension worth $1.4 million. The deal will pay him $650,000 in 2011-12 and $750,000 in 2012-13. He would have been an unrestricted free agent on July 1. In 72 games last season with the Hurricanes, he had three goals and seven assists for 10 points and 72 penalty minutes. Not a bad depth signing for the Hurricanes, as Harrison is a stay-at-home defenseman with good size and strength and plays with lots of toughness. He will likely continue to play as the team's sixth defenseman over the next two years.