Champion Hurricanes give captain Jordan Staal, 38, new deal

Veteran forward Jordan Staal, who captained the Carolina Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup title in June, signed a one-year contract extension with the club Tuesday night.

Staal's deal now runs through the 2027-28 season, and it will pay a base salary of $900,000, with a $4 million signing bonus and up to $5.1 million in additional performance bonuses, the team announced in a statement.

"Jordan is not only our captain, he's the bedrock of the culture we've established in this organization," Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky said in the release. "His leadership, and on-ice performance throughout last season, and especially in the playoffs, was a primary factor in bringing the Stanley Cup back to Raleigh."

Staal, 38, finished the regular season with 20 goals and 36 points in 75 games, as the Hurricanes won the Metropolitan Division. He added eight goals and 12 points in 19 playoff games en route to securing the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the postseason.

A native of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Staal enters this season with 747 career points. He was the NHL's No. 2 pick by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2006.