Tyson Jost signs one-year contract with Carolina Hurricanes

GRAND FORKS — The Carolina Hurricanes are adding another UND forward to their organization. Former UND center Tyson Jost signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, the opening of the NHL's free agency period. Jost played with the Buffalo Sabres the last two seasons.

"Tyson is a reliable forward who can play a variety of roles," Carolina general manager Eric Tulsky said. “His versatility will help bolster our depth heading into next season." The Hurricanes, who lost in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, are undergoing roster changes.



Up front, they lost Teuvo Teravainen (Chicago), Stefan Noesen (New Jersey) and Jake Guentzel (Pittsburgh) during free agency, while bringing in Jost, William Carrier (Vegas) and Eric Robinson (Buffalo). Jost will join former UND forward Jackson Blake with the Hurricanes. They also have the rights to UND sophomore forward Jayden Perron and former UND forward Michael Emerson, who transferred to Merrimack.

The Colorado Avalanche selected Jost with the No. 10 overall pick in 2016. He played one season at UND in 2016-17, tallying 16 goals and 35 points in 33 games.

He signed with Colorado at the end of that season and immediately made his NHL debut that spring. Jost has played 456 regular-season NHL games for the Avalanche, Minnesota Wild and Sabres. He has scored 57 goals and 140 points.

Last season, he tallied three goals and six points in 43 games for the Sabres. At the end of the season, the Sabres a.