Hurricanes acquire D Juuso Valimaki from Mammoth

The Carolina Hurricanes picked up defenseman Juuso Valimaki in a late-night trade with the Utah Mammoth on Monday.

Utah received future considerations in the deal.

Valimaki played 43 games for the Mammoth in 2024-25 but had yet to log an NHL appearance this season as he recovered from a torn ACL. The 27-year-old Finn returned to the ice on New Year's Eve with the Tucson Roadrunners, Utah's American Hockey League affiliate.

Carolina assigned Valimaki -- a pending unrestricted free agent -- to the AHL's Chicago Wolves.