All Entries in the "Kevin McCarthy" Category
Opportunity Knocks … For Many
It’s the morning after, so to speak, and the shock has worn off … somewhat. To say the Carolina Hurricanes franchise is beginning a new era and starting over would be naive at best, downright silly at worst. It’s still “Our Team” and clearly Paul Maurice was still part of “Our Tradition.”
But at the same [...]
Paul Maurice Returns, Francis Goes Behind The Bench
The Hurricanes reached into their past today, with GM Jim Rutherford replacing Stanley Cup-winning coach Peter Laviolette with Paul Maurice. Maurice coached the team for more than eight seasons and was replaced by Laviolette about five years ago.
Also joining the staff is NHL Hall of Famer Ron Francis, who will be an associate coach on [...]
McCarthyism- Kevin “Cato” McCarthy Speaks
Late last week, the Hurricanes held a special function for “VIP’s” and during the festivities, John Forslund interviewed Hurricanes Associate Head Coach, Kevin McCarthy. Fortunately, Kate Shefte of the Independent Weekly was there to take notes and write an article about the affair.
McCarthy started off talking about the upcoming rule changes-
When asked about [...]
The Instigator is the problem and other Myths
There has been a lot of talk around the NHL about how the instigator penalty represents everything that is wrong with the league and that it should be abolished. According to what many people are saying, if Gary Bettman would simply reverse this rule, then the NHL would suddenly become a utopia! Players [...]
