Hurricanes’ Jack Drury to have hand surgery, no timeline for return

Colton Davies
Colton Davies(@coltonrdavies)
Dec 12, 2024, 12:35 EST
Carolina Hurricanes center Jack Drury (18) looks on against the Florida Panthers before the start of the game against the Florida Panthers at Lenovo Center.
Credit: © James Guillory

Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour announced that forward Jack Drury would undergo hand surgery on Thursday. There is no timeline for a return.

Drury exited Tuesday’s game against the San Jose Sharks due to an upper-body injury. Drury suffered the injury late in the first period of the game after blocking a shot, and he left for the dressing room shortly after,

The 24-year-old has tallied three goals and six assists for nine points in 28 games. Had he continued at this pace, it would give him 26 points on the year, just one point fewer than his 27 points from last season.

Drury was a second-round pick for the Hurricanes in the 2018 NHL Draft, making his NHL debut for the Canes in the 2021-22 season for two games before solidifying a role on the NHL squad during the 2022-23 season. He’s now in his fourth season in the NHL.

Drury is in the first year of a two-year contract with a $1.725 million cap hit.

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