All Entries in the "Glen Wesley" Category
“Fun Fest” Highlights
I went over to the RBC last night to check out how the Carolina Hurricanes first “Fun Fest” was going. I’m not very good at guessing the number of heads in a crowd, but if I had to make a guess I would say that there were probably a few hundred people in attendance.
While [...]
Wesley to be Honored February 17th
Get your tickets for the game on February 17th, 2009 against the Boston Bruins. The evening has been designated as Glen Wesley Night and his “number 2″ will officially be retired and lifted to the rafters preceeding that game.
What an appropriate opponent, since Wesley was originally drafted by the Bruins back in 1987 and [...]
And The Cradle Will Rock - Youth Served on Hurricanes Blueline
The defense is starting to take shape for the Carolina Hurricanes. Not only does it look much bigger and different than before, but it is also a great deal younger than it has been for the past several years.
Gone is the veteran experience of Glen Wesley and Bret Hedican. They have been replaced by [...]
Just The “2″ of Us - Ley and Wesley Retire Same Number
Last week when the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they were going to retire Glen Wesley’s number 2, they put the franchise in the unusual position of retiring the same number twice. The Hartford Whalers retired Rick Ley’s number 2 after he had played for the Whalers for a total of 9 seasons, from 1972 [...]
Glen Wesley Tribute
This is one of those times when I wish that I had some journalistic expertise so that I could write a proper article, because this person really deserves it.
Of course I’m referring to Glen Wesley.
If you wanted to paint a picture of a prototype athlete as well as a person, you couldn’t go wrong with [...]
Glen Wesley Announces Retirement
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman, Glen Welsey announced his retirement today in a press conference at the RBC. Glen had been with the Hurricanes for 13 years and leads the team statistically in many categories.
The Hurricanes have created a new position for the popular player, as Glen will be the new “DDD”, Director of Defensemen Development. [...]
Wasted - Blake Wheeler Says No to Gretzky
In a somewhat unusual move, 2004 draft pick Blake Wheeler, (5th overall), refused to sign an entry level contract with the Phoenix Coyotes and will be an unrestricted free agent come July 1st. The club had 4 years to sign the right-winger, but will lose rights to the player if the two parties can’t [...]
Back in Black - Laviolette Will Return
Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford confirmed earlier today that coach Peter Laviolette will indeed return behind the bench next season for Carolina. Rutherford seemed a bit surprised by all the speculation about the coach’s future.
“This became a bigger issue than it needed to be, JR was quoted as saying. It seems like [...]
Back For More - Who Returns on Defense Next Year?
It’s going to be a long off-season, but it’s never too early to start discussing what the Carolina Hurricanes will look like next year. One area where most fans would like to see some change is on the blueline. The aging Carolina defense seemed slow to react and was porous at times, [...]
The First Cut is the Deepest - Hurricanes 3 Blackhawks 0
The red hot Carolina Hurricanes scored 3 times in the first period, then relied upon their defense and goalie Cam Ward the rest of the way as they held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-0. The win gives the Canes 5 wins in a row as well as a record of 8-1-1 in [...]
Higher - Hurricanes 6 Capitals 3
The Carolina Hurricanes continued to stake their claim to first place in the Southeast Division with a convincing 6-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. While the Capitals started the game out with the most jump and took a 2-1 lead during the 1st period, the Hurricanes rallied for three goals in [...]
Canes Out and About Tonight
There are a couple things going on later that bear mentioning. Canes Corner, with Mike Maniscalco is on the air again tonight on 99.9 The Fan from 6 to 7. Glen Wesley will be the guest. If you’re in the neighborhood, drop by to watch the segment live at MacGregor’s Draft [...]
Street Fightin’ Man - Hurricanes 3 Rangers 1
(previous game photo)
If New York Rangers coach Tom Renney was trying to send a message by sending Sean Avery out on the ice for the opening faceoff, Scott Walker wasn’t impressed. Walker and Avery started to mix things up before the drop of the puck and received matching roughing penalties before any time had [...]
The Blame Game - Why Are The Canes Losing ?
The Carolina Hurricanes started off the season with an 11-4-3 record, built up a double digit lead in the Southeast Division, and were once considered among the top teams in the NHL. But their record in the past 30 games has been an embarrassing 12-17-1 and their lead in the division has evaporated. [...]
The World Needs Guts - Hurricanes 7 Oilers 2
(AP photo)
Tonight the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers, 7-2 in a game that seemed to relieve about a month of frustration for the team and it’s fans. Rod Brind’Amour was quoted before the game as saying that this was “gut check time”. The team couldn’t have answered the call any better.
Brind’Amour [...]
Lunch with the Leafs….and Canes
It’s been confirmed that tonight’s starting goaltenders will be Vesa Toskala and Michael Leighton. It looks like coach Laviolette and I are on the same page there.
Where we are not on the same page is regarding Keith Aucoin. The dude has scored 2 goals and has a nice assist in the past 2 games, [...]
Turn the Page, Canes - Avs Pregame Thoughts
The Colorado Avalanche will take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at the RBC at 7. Both teams are looking for a change in fortune as the Avs have lost 6 of their past 7 games and the Hurricanes have been a work in progress on home ice for the past month while losing [...]
You Better You Bet - Thrashers 5, Hurricanes 4
The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Carolina Hurricanes last night in OT, 5-4. The Hurricanes played better than they have the past couple of games, but they need to be better yet. Remember the Russian dude that this blog said they better keep an eye out for? Ilya Kovalchuk had a 4 [...]
Blue Collar Man - Canes 4 Lightning 1
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-1 last night at the St Pete’s Times Forum. I thought that the teams played pretty evenly in the first 2 periods, but the Hurricanes dominated the 3rd period and scored 3 goals, (2 of them empty netters in the final minute), to put away the [...]
Lucky Ones
The Carolina Hurricanes were the recipients of a few good bounces last night and beat the Washington Capitals, 4-3. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining about the win. But a couple of the goals scored by the Canes were fortunate, to say the least. A couple of possible goals [...]
Half
The Hurricanes lost to the Washington Capitals last night, 5-2. The Capitals jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Erik Cole muscled his way around and through 2 Caps, then slipped one past Olaf Kolzig with just a few clicks left in the 2nd period. I believe that was the highlight of [...]
Third Stone From The Sun
The third period was the charm last night for the Hurricanes as they beat the Lightning 4-3 in an exciting game at the RBC. After falling behind 3-1 and playing one of their worst periods of the year in the second, (3 shots on goal), they came out of the locker room and opened [...]
Old Man
The “old man” of the team, Glen Wesley reached another milestone on Saturday night as he played in his 1400th career NHL game! Only 9 other defensemen in NHL history have ever achieved that. If he can play the majority of games the rest of the year he could eventually move up to [...]
Redemption Song - Part 2
Tonight the Hurricanes need to redeem themselves once again as the Washington Capitals come to town to face Carolina for their 2nd meeting this year. The first time the two teams met in Washington, the Canes forgot to show up and the Capitals outplayed them badly, eventually shutting out the hapless Hurricanes 2-0. John Grahame’s [...]
Movin’ On
The biggest news in hockey for the past couple of days has been about the sale of the Nashville Predators to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie. If you remember, Balsillie is the same gentleman who put in a bid to purchase the Pittsburgh Penguins, but quickly withdrew his offer when the league office said [...]
Shot of Laughter
On Friday the 13th, the funniest guy in the Hurricane’s dressing room signed a deal to remain with the team. Number 13 on the program, Ray “The Wizard” Whitney agreed to terms with the Canes on a contract that will pay him 3.55 million a year for the next 3 years. The [...]
Holy Diver
Thank you Eddie the Eagle!
Panther’s goalie Eddie Belfour, who was upset about a hooking call on team mate Bryan Allen, showed the refs his impersonation of what he thought was Hurricane diving and was promptly called for unsportsmanlike conduct. The additional penalty gave the Canes a 5 on 3 advantage in OT and virtually [...]
Whole Lotta Rosie
Saturday afternoon the Hurricanes played the Devils in what could have been the best game of the year so far for the Canes. Martin Brodeur was shown an early exit, the Canes scored a season high 7 goals, and Chad LaRose, the player formerly looked upon solely for an energy boost, got a [...]
Feels Like the First Time
Glen Wesley picked a perfect time to score his first goal of the season. Not only was it his first of the season, it was his first goal in 82 games! Last night while the Canes were on the short side of a 4 on 3 situation in overtime, Wesley bravely joined a [...]
Perfect Strangers
The team didn’t look much like a team last night. They looked like a bunch of individuals wearing Hurricanes sweaters. Their passing was off target much of the time and any previous cohesiveness developed in recent games seemed to be gone. The powerplay was simply pathetic, especially when they failed to generate [...]
