RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes signed free-agent forward Mike Watt to a one-year contract Friday.

Watt, 26, played last season with Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. He scored 24 points in 53 games while struggling to recover from an early-season injury to his left shoulder.

Watt has played four seasons with Edmonton, the New York Islanders and Nashville. His best season came in 1998-99 with the Islanders, when he scored 25 points in 75 games.

He was selected 32nd overall in the 1994 draft by Edmonton.

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