RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has acquired Ottawa’s 2017 third-round pick from the Senators in exchange for forward Viktor Stalberg. The Hurricanes now hold seven picks in the first three rounds of the 2017 NHL Draft – Carolina’s own picks in Rounds 1, 2 and 3, along with Pittsburgh’s and the NY Rangers’ in the second round, and New Jersey’s and Ottawa’s in the third round.