Dustin Tokarski joined the Carolina Hurricanes organization as a goaltending scout.
In his new role, Tokarski will assist both amateur and professional scouting groups in evaluating goaltenders at all levels, including draft candidates, trade candidates and potential free agents.
Tokarski finished his 17-year playing career in 2025-26. He finishes his career with a 228-154-41 record, a 2.57 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage in 446 career games with Norfolk, Syracuse, Hamilton, St. John’s, San Diego, Lehigh Valley, Hartford, Charlotte, Chickress-Rounds and Grand Scrades-Ballres. Among AHL goaltenders, Tokarski is ninth all-time in wins (228), 13th in games played (446) and eighth in shutouts (30).
Tokarski went 20-7 with a 1.85 GAA, .932 save percentage and 4 shutouts in 30 postseason appearances, winning Calder Cup championships with Norfolk in 2012 and Charlotte in 2019.
A native of Humboldt, Sask. Tokarski was originally selected by Tampa Bay in the fifth round of the 2008 NHL Draft and went on to play 86 regular season NHL games with the Lightning, Canadiens, Ducks, Sabres, Penguins and Hurricanes. He also had a .916 save percentage in five appearances for Montreal in the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
