{"id":573870,"date":"2026-05-13T11:39:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/573870\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:39:35","slug":"former-penn-state-mens-hockey-forward-charlie-cerrato-signs-entry-level-contract-with-carolina-hurricanes-penn-state-mens-hockey-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/573870\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Penn State men&#8217;s hockey forward Charlie Cerrato signs entry-level contract with Carolina Hurricanes | Penn State Men&#8217;s Hockey News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Charlie Cerrato is headed to the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>The former Nittany Lion inked a three-year entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, the team announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three c\u0336h\u0336e\u0336e\u0336r\u0336s\u0336 years for Chuck!The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Canes<\/a> have signed forward Charlie Cerrato to a three-year, entry-level contract.Details \u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uUBs0BqQvb\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/uUBs0BqQvb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CAX5cnjssu\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/CAX5cnjssu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Canes\/status\/2054207778625835419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cerrato&#8217;s deal has him receiving $775,000 in 2025-26, $850,000 the following season and $900,000 in the final year of his entry-level deal.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina initially drafted Cerrato in the second round of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft after the forward had been passed over the two years prior. 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