All Entries in the "Training Camp" Category

My Picks for the Roster

Since the Carolina Hurricanes just announced that Scott Walker had surgery on his left hand this morning and will miss up to six weeks of action, it looks like another job just opened up for somebody, albeit a temporary one.
Twenty three players can be kept for the opening night roster. Here are my picks-

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Walker Undergoes Surgery

 
The Hurricanes took another injury hit today when Scott Walker was lost for six weeks after having surgery this morning on his left hand, according to a release by the team.
 
Walker presumably hurt his hand during a fight with Philadelphia’s Nate Guenin, who had hit Matt Cullen in the teams’ preseason game Sept. 28. Walker was [...]

Jeff O’Neill Decides to Move On

The Carolina Hurricanes and Jeff O’Neill had a meeting of the minds after the Flyers game on Sunday and O’Neill has decided to end his comeback bid with the Hurricanes. The forward’s departure cuts the roster down to 32 players and more or less assures that the other free agent tryout, Dan LaCouture will [...]

Leighton and Canes Hold on to 1-0 Win

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers at the RBC yesterday by a score of 1-0. The victory was the first for the Canes this preseason and gave them an overall record of 1-3, with two more games to play.
Sergei Samsonov was the number one star of the game.  Not only did he score [...]

Canes at Flyers - Pre-game Hype

Today at 1PM, the Carolina Hurricanes will be playing an exhibition game against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Spectrum. For those who might not be aware, the Spectrum is an old hockey arena which opened back in 1967 and is now the home of the AHL Philadelphia Phantoms. The Flyers won the Stanley [...]

Back to Work - Caps 4, Canes 1

Last night, fans were grumbling as they left the RBC.
Even if several of the players on the ice were different, parts of last night’s game looked eerily similar to the worst of last season. Collapses on defense, sloppy passing, and in general, uninspired play was what stood out to many.
The good news is that [...]

Final Thoughts On Preseason Opener

I can say this for sure — no one in the Canes’ locker room was happy with the results tonight. The mood after the game was sullen at best. Here’s some news and thoughts:
• Coach Peter Laviolette was dumbfounded by the play tonight, saying the team “didn’t execute well at all.” Sloppy passing and a [...]

Preseason Opener: Period One Overview

We’re through one period, and the Caps lead 2-0. In the team’s first preseason game, it’s more important to focus on what’s going on than the scoreboard. Here’s a few things I’ve noticed:
• Brandon Sutter has looked very promising in the defensive zone. He had no trouble sticking with the shifty and skilled Michael Nylander. He [...]

Red - White Scrimmage “Live Blog”

We will be here at about 2:50 on Sunday afternoon.
Click Here for the “LIVE BLOG”
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Here are the rosters for each respective team. It looks to me like the red team has a bit of an advantage, but we will see.

RED TEAM

WHITE TEAM

# GOALTENDER
60 Justin Peters
70 Mike Murphy

# GOALTENDER
40 David Leggio
50 Daniel Manzato

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Training Camp Opens, Busy Weekend Ahead

Training camp officially opened for the Carolina Hurricanes today as players had mandatory physicals and also took part in photo-shoots. Ice sessions begin tomorrow morning, as the players will be divided into three groups. Each group is scheduled for 90 minutes on the ice and will take part in other workouts when not on [...]

No Easy Path for Rutherford - Mark Parrish on Speed Dial?

You have to feel for Justin Williams. To work so hard, only to have another set back like this one must be devastating. But not only is the winger’s injury tough on the skater himself, it obviously affects the whole organization.
For instance, Peter Laviolette’s job status is probably riding on the team’s success [...]

More On O; Unmasking The Unfamiliar Goalie

In his column today, Luke DeCock makes it clear that Jeff O’Neill’s chances of sticking with the Canes are pretty slim. Not only will O’Neill need to get his legs back under him after taking off a season, but he’s going to a camp loaded with forwards. DeCock speculates that there’s no place on the [...]

A Face In The Crowd - 59 to Attend Training Camp

The Carolina Hurricanes released their training camp roster and schedule today. Camp looks to be a bit crowded as a total of 59 players have been invited. Things get started with physicals and photo sessions on Friday, Sepember 19th.
After that, the players will be divided into 3 groups and will practice [...]

Tanabe Update; Bowman & McCrae Head To Camp

Just a couple loose ends to tie up before the weekend.
Chip Alexander has a new blog entry on the David Tanabe situation. It looks like this one could go one for a while.
Also, Drayson Bowman, Justin McCrae and the Memorial Cup champion Spokane Chiefs are getting ready to defend their title. There’s some funny Bowman [...]

Give a Little Bit

The Canes are off for a couple of days, so there’s not much going on at the moment here in “Carolinaville”. So let’s take a quick look at a little bit of this and a little bit of that around elsewhere. Remember Michael Leighton, the goalie who seemed to be pushing and [...]

Blame It On Me

The Canes lost to the Caps in over-time last night, 3-2. A couple of things seemed hauntingly familiar to me. The first obvious thing was the dismal power play, which was 0-6. That makes it 4-27 so far this pre-season, a whopping 14.8%! It’s certainly not showing the improvement that the [...]

Down the Road Tonight

Just a brief update with information about the game tonight. John Forslund reports that Bret Hedican will finally grace the team with his presence in a pre-season game. Seriously, best of luck Bret! We’ll see how that hip holds up when people aren’t holding back from hitting him. Contrary to [...]

Road Rats

The Albany River Rats are starting to take shape now. Yesterday, the Carolina Hurricanes released 15 players who were sent to their minor league affiliate up north. The Rats who hit the road were: Justin Peters, Kevin Nastiuk, Dan Manzato, Wade Brookbank, Tim Conboy, Mark Flood, Joey Mormina, Steve Ward, Mike Angelidis, Nichlas [...]

Stay or Leave

How long can they stay? When will they have to leave? Those are the questions most of the Carolina Hurricanes prospects have to be asking themselves. Four of them got their answers last night and were re-assigned to their respective junior teams. Drayson Bowman, Justin McCrae, Harrison Reed, and Chris Terry [...]

First Impression

The line up has been set for Sunday’s first pre-season game against Washington and prospects will be trying their best to make a good first impression in front of fans as well as the coaches. Peter Laviolette is mixing up the lines and giving most of the rookies a chance to play with established veterans. [...]

Health and Happiness

Training camp is officially going, and once again the RBC is open for business! I’m going to keep this posting short because I’m planning on leaving for an early lunch and catching part of it. Before I leave though, I wanted to chat briefly about a couple of things I read yesterday and [...]

Won’t Get Fooled Again

Well, it’s been a week and Bret Hedican hasn’t announced his retirement yet! I’m glad I took that comment last week by the “fanofhockey” with a grain of salt about Hedican’s impending retirement due to health concerns. (Once Bitten Twice Shy) Bret pretty much put an end to that rumor all by himself [...]

Once Bitten Twice Shy

While this site is typically not a rumor site, this morning I can’t help but discuss a comment which was left on my “Iron Man” post yesterday. If you haven’t read it yet, the author basically says that Bret Hedican’s hip is not good at all and he will announce his retirement next week. [...]

River of Dreams

Here was something in my wildest dreams I wasn’t sure if I would ever see. The “Carolina Hurricanes”, etched right there on the Cup!!  This picture was taken by Hyena at the Caniac Carnival on Saturday.  At times the wait was reportedly in excess of 3-4 hours to see the Cup and it was easily the highlight for many.  But there [...]

Cuts Like a Knife

These days of final cuts before the season starts are always bittersweet for me.  On one hand, I can’t wait until the season starts and this is another step to dropping the puck on opening night.  On the other hand, several players who had dreams of playing in the NHL are being told, “not now” and [...]

Nothing from Nothing

Preseason games mean nothing, right? That’s what we’re told. If our team wins, we certainly don’t get euphoric and if they lose we try not to be concerned. The games don’t count in the standings, that much we can all agree upon, but are they really worthless? So far in the Canes preseason there is [...]

Let it all Hang Out

Coach Peter Laviolette has a few words of advice for the rookies and veterans alike who are trying to impress him during the all important coming days of preseason games. 
 “My advice would be to let it all hang out and get as comfortable as you can be. Play as hard as you can,” Laviolette said. “Because [...]

Shake your Moneymaker

I watched a high energy white/red scrimmage last night in which the white team won in a shootout.  The low point of the evening was when Justin Williams appeared to take a puck to the face and lay on the ice for a few minutes before getting up and making his way to the locker room.  [...]

Headspin

Toronto’s Lukas Rossi just won the title of Rockstar in the hit show “Rockstar Supernova”, the 2nd straight Canadian to win the title in as many years, but the Stanley Cup still resides in Raleigh for now. I mention this because Monday is my big day as a season ticketholder to meet the Cup! The [...]

Kickstart My Heart

Training camp physicals have started today! It’s time to get out the jerseys and sweaters, pay your first installment of your Center Ice bill, and skip out of work and get down to the rink to watch your favorite athletes compete for jobs. The Canes have 50 players at camp this year. [...]