The first two games in the Hurricanes’ schedule – both thrilling, come-from-behind wins – have been exhilarating, albeit stressful. It shows that this year’s squad has an incredible amount of character, in that they were able to erase a 2-0 lead against Florida and then a 3-0 lead in Tampa Bay on Saturday, but the […]
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Payback! Hurricanes trounce Panthers, 6-4
Florida’s Nathan Horton brought the Cats within one, but Matt Cullen lobbed an empty-netter in from the boards and sealed the game for the Hurricanes, giving his team the payback that they badly needed. Florida single-handedly decided Carolina’s postseason fate last year, and the ‘Canes have five more games against the Panthers to do what […]
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LaCouture, Sutter make their mark; McCabe checks out
Former free agent try-out Dan LaCouture and 2007 draft pick Brandon Sutter wasted no time in impressing the Caniacs, combining for an even-strength tally three minutes into the third period. The goal was a stunner; Niclas Wallin walked in alone and fired a shot directly at Vokoun. The rebound shot off his pads and directly […]
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“The Captain” gets his first
The announced crowd of 18, 860 nearly lost it when ‘Canes captain Rod Brind’Amour scored his first of the season, the third for the ‘Canes in this game, on a power play three and a half minutes in. Frank Kaberle, still determined to make up for his earlier gaff, notched the only assist. Radek Dvorak […]
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End of the 1st period: Canes climb back from dismal start, Whitney notches 200th point with the Hurricanes
If anyone, anywhere thought this was going to be a low-scoring, low-energy season opener for the Hurricanes and the Panthers, they have already been proven wrong. With 20 minutes in the books, the score is tied 2-2. The ‘Canes came out firing, logging three great scoring attempts early in the first. Bayda whiffed on a […]
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What Southerners need to know about the Carolina Hurricanes and that Canuck sport
Read also: “Pit bulls with hockey sticks”: N.C. Trailblazers Women’s Hockey Association Few would have predicted that the game of hockey could survive and thrive here in the Triangle, the land of NASCAR, sweet tea and the “art” of tailgating. While Sidney Lowe, Coach K and Ol’ Roy are the highly paid, high-profile ringmasters of […]
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’Canes end preseason on a high note, but lose Walker for month and a half
The Hurricanes completed a home-and-home sweep of the Nashville Predators Sunday afternoon to close out their preseason schedule, tying it up 3-3 and soothing panicky fans who were worried that Carolina’s two pathetic-looking losses to Washington – 4-1 and 5-2, respectively – were a sign of things to come. The ‘Canes dropped their first three […]
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The ’Canes were never going to win this one
With every one of the Philadelphia Flyers’ past captains (with the notable exception of Eric Lindros) in attendance and the doors of the Flyers’ old haunt, the Spectrum, about to be closed to the NHL forever, Philadelphia rode an emotional high and handed Carolina their third straight loss of the preseason, 4-2, this afternoon. The […]
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‘Canes fall to Washington, 4-1, in preseason opener
Joni Pitkanen scored the lone goal in a game in which the Hurricanes failed to take revenge on the team that, just under four months ago, claimed their spot in the postseason. Tomas Fleischmann tallied two goals for the Capitals. Neither team’s offensive juggernauts dressed for the game – Eric Staal and Rod Brind’Amour sat […]
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Who is Drayson Bowman?
The Carolina Hurricanes’ first preseason game will be taking place tonight vs. Washington at the RBC Center, and all eyes will be focused on the young’uns gunning for a roster spot, including defensemen Casey Borer and Brett Carson and forwards Brandon Sutter and Drayson Bowman. ‘Canes fans caught a sneak peak of Borer and Carson’s […]