[1] The Canes failed to make the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Hurricanes.
Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.
Below are the Carolina Hurricanes' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, was held June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.