Kammala wannan jumla: Karatun farko na Carolina shine Nikos Tselios, wanda aka dauka a 22 a cikin 1997 NHL Entry Draft. Mafi girman abin da Carolina ta tsara shi ne na biyu gaba ɗaya. Sun zabi Eric Staal a cikin
2003, kuma ya ci gaba da zama dan wasa na farko da aka zaba bayan ya koma daga Hartford wanda ya ci gaba da buga wasanni fiye da 1,000 na NHL. Babu wani daga cikin 'yan wasan Hurricanes da aka zaba a cikin Gidan Gida na Hockey.