The Carolina Hurricanes have selected Penn State center Charlie Cerrato with the 49th overall pick of the 2025 NHL Draft.

Cerrato, 20, is a double overager, having gone through multiple drafts, but he put the time in in the NCAA to round out his game and get on scout's radar.

The 6-foot center had 42 points in 38 games last season with Penn State and was a finalist for the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Center was a big need for the Canes, so the addition of Cerrato, an older prospect, could certainly help out the pipeline.

'We Feel Like We're In A Good Position': Carolina GM Eric Tulsky On Day 1 Of 2025 Draft Day 1 of the 2025 NHL Draft came and went (it took much longer than anyone would have liked) and the Carolina Hurricanes only move of the evening was to move down the draft, <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/latest-news/carolina-hurricanes-trade-out-of-first-round-again" target="_blank">trading their first-round selection</a> for two second-round picks and a 2027 fifth-round pick.

Carolina Hurricanes 2025 Draft Class

Semyon Frolov
Charlie Cerrato
Ivan Ryabkin
Kurban Limatov
Roman Bausov
Viggo Nordlund
Filip Ekberg

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