The Carolina Hurricanes have brought Seth Jarvis back onto the active roster, activating the star forward from injured reserve after he spent the opening weeks of the season working back from offseason shoulder surgery.
Carolina also shuffled two other forwards in a corresponding set of moves. Bradly Nadeau was assigned to the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, while Skyler Brind’Amour was recalled from Chicago.
Jarvis’ return comes far earlier than the timeline the team first laid out. On June 27, Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky said Jarvis was expected to miss 4-to-6 months after undergoing surgery shortly after the club’s Stanley Cup run.
Jarvis, for his part, had already hinted that a quicker comeback was possible. He told The Associated Press in late September that he hoped to be back for Carolina’s trip to Finland for its two-game series against Seattle on Nov. 12 and 14, while also leaving open the possibility of returning by the end of October.
Now, less than four months after the procedure, he’s back on the active roster. The Hurricanes did not say whether he would play in Thursday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers.
Jarvis is in his fifth season and was one of Carolina’s biggest offensive drivers last year, posting 32 goals and 66 points in 71 games. He added four goals and 11 points in 19 postseason games as the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights for the second Stanley Cup in franchise history.
Across 375 career NHL games, all with Carolina, Jarvis has 128 goals and 279 points. He also represented Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025 and the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics, helping Canada win gold at the former and silver at the latter.
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