Ron Francis Places Spotlight on Young Guns Mark Shiver | May 7, 2017 Ron Francis, GM of the Carolina Hurricanes, has youth in the spotlight. The former fan-favorite as a player with the Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Hurricanes, has gotten a…
Santini a Silver Lining in Lost Season for Devils Dan Rice | April 23, 2017 One of the most important pieces of the attempted rebuild of the New Jersey Devils is without question defenseman Steven Santini, who just turned 22-years-old on March 7. The Devils…
Hanifin: We Really Do Believe Mark Shiver | March 31, 2017 It’s simple. The Carolina Hurricanes need points. They need the teams ahead of them to not get points. They have been doing well at the getting points part of the…
Blue Jackets Still Looking for Offensive Answers Mark Scheig | March 31, 2017 The Columbus Blue Jackets entered Thursday hoping to find their offense. By the time the dust settled on a 2-1 overtime win for the Carolina Hurricanes, the Blue Jackets were…
Q & A with Canes’ Noah Hanifin Dan Rice | March 28, 2017 It seems like just yesterday that Noah Hanifin was being taken fifth overall in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft. In fact, it was less than two years…
3 Maple Leafs Trade Deadline Predictions Brett Slawson | February 27, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs were not supposed to be this good this early. Despite beginning the 2016-17 season with minuscule if not non-existent expectations, the Leafs have defied all odds and now…
Leafs & Hurricanes Perfect Trade Partners Brett Slawson | February 27, 2017 Although the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes would appear to be two distinct teams heading in different directions, the franchises are, in fact, somewhat similar. In Toronto, a supposedly long-term…
NCAA Defensemen Gaining Popularity Leah Dyck | February 22, 2017 Over the past decade, NCAA defensemen have been making an impact in the NHL and general managers are taking notice. The skills demanded from defensemen these days has made the…
Hurricanes End Preseason With Bang Mark Shiver | October 9, 2016 The Carolina Hurricanes ended their preseason with a bang — a Jaccob Slavin overtime shootout goal to lift the ‘Canes over the visiting Washington Capitals, 3-2. The nearly 8,000 ‘Caniacs’…
Rebuilding Through the Draft: Two Rebuilds. Two Philosophies. Leah Dyck | June 28, 2016 Rebuilding through the Draft is a trend we’re seeing a lot of these days and this strategy is being used not just by the Toronto Maple Leafs, but the Carolina…
Peters’ Golden Young Guns Mark Shiver | June 3, 2016 Bill Peters, head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, coached Team Canada to the gold medal in the recently concluded IIHF World Championship. Having returned from his trip to the Czech…
Examining the 2015 NHL Draft Dennis Schellenberg | April 12, 2016 The 2015 NHL Draft was held almost 10 months ago and the first post-draft season is soon in the books. How did the season go for some draftees and did…
