2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

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MICHAL JORDAN
Defenseman • Shoots Left Acquired: 2008 NHL Entry Draft
6'1" • 186 lbs. 2010-11 Team: Charlotte (AHL)
7/17/90 • Zlin, Czech Republic Drafted: Carolina 2008 (3-105-4)
Had 18 points (4g, 14a) and 35 penalty minutes in 67 career american Hockey League (aHL) games
with Charlotte entering the 2011-12 season… earned 102 points (31g, 71a) in 160 career Ontario Hockey
League (OHL) games with Windsor and Plymouth before turning professional… Signed a three-year,
entry-level contract with the Hurricanes on 4/16/10… Prior to coming to North america, spent one
season with Zlin in the Czech junior league, totaling 18 points (7g, 11a) in 40 regular-season games…
Has represented the Czech Republic in international competition several times, including the 2007 and
2008 under-18 World Junior Championships, the 2006 and 2007 Five Nations Cups and the 2008, 2009
and 2010 World Junior Championships… Served as captain for the Czechs at the 2010 World Junior
Championship in Saskatchewan… Was named the tournament’s Best defenseman after leading the
Czech Republic to the gold medal at the 2008 under-18 World Junior Championship… Completed his
rookie season in the OHL in 2007-08, totaling 28 points (6g, 22a) in 61 games with Windsor and Plymouth
and earning Plymouth’s Rookie of the Year award… Made his OHL debut with Windsor and earned his first
IN THE SYSTEM
OHL point with an assist vs. erie (9/21/08)… Served as an alternate captain during his second OHL season
with Plymouth in 2008-09, notching 12 goals and 30 assists (42 points) in 58 regular-season games…
Was named Plymouth’s defenseman of the Year for 2008-09, leading all Whalers blueliners and ranking
tied for 13th among OHL defensemen in scoring… Completed his final season of junior hockey with
Plymouth in 2009-10, earning 32 points (13g, 19a) in 41 games played and serving as an alternate captain
for the second consecutive season… 2010-11: Completed his first professional season, earning 18 points
(4g, 14a) in 67 regular-season games for Charlotte (aHL)… Was third among Checkers defensemen in
scoring… Led Charlotte rookies and defensemen in plus/minus (+13)… Made his professional debut at
Connecticut (10/9)… earned his first professional point with an assist at Binghamton (10/29)… Had his
first multi-point effort with two assists vs. Syracuse (12/6)… Netted his first aHL goal vs. Wilkes-Barre/
Scranton (1/4)… Scored three of his four goals for the season in January… Made his professional playoff
debut, earning two assists in 16 Calder Cup Playoff games for the Checkers.
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
2006-07 Zlin Jr. Czech Jr. 40 7 11 18 20 12 1 5 6 12
2007-08 (a) Windsor OHL 22 1 5 6 12 – – – – –
Plymouth OHL 39 5 17 22 32 4 0 3 3 6
2008-09 Plymouth OHL 58 12 30 42 39 11 0 3 3 12
2009-10 (b) Plymouth OHL 41 13 19 32 18 9 0 5 5 8
2010-11 Charlotte aHL 67 4 14 18 35 16 0 2 2 0
AHL Totals (1 Season) 67 4 14 18 35 16 0 2 2 0
(a) June 21, 2008—Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2008 NHL entry draft. Third Hurricanes pick, 105th overall, fourth round.
(b) april 16, 2010—Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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TOMMI KIVISTO
Defenseman • Shoots Left Acquired: 2009 NHL Entry Draft
6'1" • 195 lbs. 2010-11 Teams: Jokerit (Finland), Suomi/Kiekko-Vantaa (Fin-2),
6/7/91 • Vantaa, Finland Jokerit Jr. (Fin-Jr.)
Drafted: Carolina 2009 (6-208-7)
entering 2011-12, had seven assists and 34 penalty minutes in 60 career games with Jokerit in Finland’s
top league, SM-Liiga… Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Hurricanes on 6/1/11, which
allows him to play for Jokerit during the 2011-12 season before beginning his North american professional
career in 2012-13… is from the same hometown as Hurricanes forward Tuomo Ruutu, who also played in
the Jokerit system… Has represented Finland in more than a dozen international tournaments including
the 2009 and 2010 World Junior Championships and the 2008 u-18 World Junior Championship… Was the
sixth overall pick in the 2008 CHL import draft… Played one season of junior hockey in Canada with Red
deer (WHL), ranking second among Rebels defensemen in scoring with 22 points (1g, 21a) in 65 games in
2008-09… Saw his first action in Finland’s top league in 2009-10, notching two assists in 22 games with
Jokerit (SM-Liiga)… 2010-11: Completed his second season in Finland’s top professional league, setting
career highs in games played (38), assists (5) and penalty minutes (22) for Jokerit… appeared in all seven
of Jokerit’s playoff games, as they were edged in seven games by eventual SM-Liiga champion Helsinki
iFK in the quarterfinals… also appeared in six games with Jokerit’s junior team, earning six assists, and
played nine games in Finland’s second division with Suomi u20 and Kiekko-Vantaa.
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
2006-07 Jokerit u18 Fin-u18. 24 0 2 2 10 – – – – –
2007-08 Jokerit u18 Fin-u18 26 6 10 16 50 4 0 3 3 4
Jokerit Jr. Fin-Jr. 9 2 0 2 4 4 0 3 3 2
2008-09 (a) Red deer WHL 65 1 21 22 49 – – – – –
2009-10 Suomi u20 Finland-2 2 0 0 0 2 – – – – –
Jokerit Finland 22 0 2 2 12 3 0 0 0 0
Kiekko-Vantaa Finland-2 2 0 0 0 2 – – – – –
Jokerit Jr. Fin-Jr. 18 2 5 7 58 2 0 0 0 0
2010-11 (b) Suomi u20 Finland-2 4 0 1 1 0 – – – – –
Jokerit Jr. Finland-Jr. 6 0 6 6 6 – – – – –
Kiekko-Vantaa Finland-2 5 1 2 3 0 – – – – –
Jokerit Finland 38 0 5 5 22 7 0 0 0 16
Finland Totals (2 Seasons) 60 0 7 7 34 10 0 0 0 16
(a) June 27, 2009—Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2009 NHL entry draft. Sixth Hurricanes pick, 208th overall, seventh round.
(b) June 1, 2011—Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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