All Entries Tagged With: "carolina hurricanes blogs"
Another Second Time Around - Jeff O’Neill in Town Early
Lord Stanley’s Blog reported that Jeff O’Neill joined a few other skaters at a pre-camp practice at the Rec Zone on Monday. Apparently, O’Neill has some new motivation helping him back on the ice. Not only was he just married in April, but he and his wife are expecting. If [...]
Katherine Fritsch Re-ups as Anthem Singer
The Carolina Hurricanes will bring back young phenom, Katherine Fritsch, as their primary “National Anthem” singer for this coming season. “KK” did an excellent job for the Canes last year after taking over for ex-Storm Squad member, Holly Wilver, the previous season. There are several superb singers who have connections with the [...]
Hurricanes Beat Writer to Change Positions
It was announced tonight that Luke DeCock will be stepping into a new role and will no longer be covering the Carolina Hurricanes on a full-time basis. DeCock has been the Canes beat writer since the fall of 2000. He posted an article in Lord Stanley’s Blog this evening saying that he will [...]
Versus- One and Done for Carolina
Versus released their hockey schedule yesterday, and surprise, surprise, the Hurricanes only have one game listed which will be televised nationally.
Let me tell you why that can be a good thing.
Remember last year, (if my memory serves me correctly), Versus held the rights to the Hurricanes home opener. But for whatever reason they [...]
Chad LaRose - He’s Everywhere, He’s Everywhere
I just received an email tip from a friend of the blog informing me that Chad LaRose will be at the DBAP tonight as the Durham Bulls take on the Norfolk Tides. Beer, hotdogs, and fries will be sold at discount prices. Word has it that after he throws out [...]
Carolina Hurricanes- Partners with the Community
Have you ever stopped to think about what the value of an NHL team is to a community? It might be much more than you realize. About a month ago, Bomani Jones from “850 The Buzz” offered an opportunity for folk to call in and speak about this subject on his afternoon [...]
Are Two for One Specials a Bad Idea?
Another wannabe hockey elitist recently wrote a scathing article trashing Southern hockey in general, and Carolina hockey in particular. It seems that Drew Mindell from the Illegal Curve came down south to visit and while attending a Durham Bulls game became flabbergasted over the fact that not only were the Carolina Hurricanes offering “two [...]
Islanders Bloggers Interview Doug Weight
Islanders Blog Box mainstays, Dee Karl and BD Gallof interviewed Doug Weight over the weekend and put the session up on “You Tube”. Weight has certainly not lost his sense of humor as he “guarantees” a 6 and 0 record against the Rangers this year, (then asks if the recorder is on). [...]
Canadian Media at it Again
Just when I thought that there was no fresh Hurricanes news to write about, a Canadian sportswriter went and threw a nice big, fat softball down the center of homeplate that this blogger couldn’t help but to take a swing at.
Of course we all know that Erik Cole was up in Edmonton late last [...]
“The Hockey News” Takes a Hit
The Hockey News, owners of the most respected printed hockey publication on the planet, recently made what could be the most questionable decision in their 61 year history. They asked yours truly to start a Hurricanes blog for them.
Hopefully, they have done proper research on this site and know exactly what they are getting [...]
Q&A with Michael Leighton
This is the last of a four part series of interviews taken after a prospects practice on Thursday, July 10th.
Michael Leighton was recently signed by the Hurricanes to a two year deal. He had a tremendous season for the Albany River Rats last year, setting franchise records in many different categories. He was [...]
Drama Kings - Every Sport Has Them
About a week before July 1st, the Montreal Canadiens were given permission to speak to Toronto Captain, Mats Sundin regarding a new contract. Most fans and experts alike felt that this was going to be a done deal, the Swede would soon be wearing a Habs sweater. But nothing happened.
Then word came out [...]
Blog Box In, Ted Nolan Out on the Island
Those of you who have followed the Canes Country blog for awhile, know that I have been somewhat infatuated with the concept behind the New York Islanders Blog Box since it’s inception. I still keep tabs on it from time to time.
After the season ending resignation of it’s creator, ex-Director of Media Relations, Chris Botta, [...]
Burnin’ For You - Which Free Agent Does Carolina Covet?
Obviously, the Carolina Hurricanes are in desperate need of defense. Earlier this week we looked over the team’s roster, reviewed possible trade scenarios, and examined where the Canes stood concerning their budget limitations.
We also mentioned in that article that we thought the new salary cap would be about $56 million. Yesterday, the NHL [...]
Take It To The Limit - Canes and the Salary Cap
The Carolina Hurricanes roster is starting to take shape, and it’s not a pleasant sight for the Bank of Karmanos. With the recent signings of Tim Gleason and Tuomo Ruutu, the total number of possible, (or probable) roster players under contract is up to 18 at the present time.
Let’s take a closer look.
The following [...]
Come On Over - Hurricanes Sign Leighton
The Carolina Hurricanes signed goalie Michael Leighton to a two year, 1.2 million dollar contract yesterday, making Leighton the number one option to back up Carolina starter, Cam Ward. The 600K per year that the Canes have committed to this backup is 800K per year cheaper than what they were paying John Grahame previously.
Let’s [...]
Night Moves - Should the NHL Relocate Teams?
The National Post, (which I’m told is a joke of a Canadian publication) seems to have a constant agenda to promote the movement of certain NHL teams to Canadian cities, even if they need to resort to absurd, weak arguments to do it. Monday, they published an editorial with more nonsense trumping their cause.
The [...]
Give a Little Bit - Leighton in, Hedican out, Lavi quiet
Reviewing some brief news….
Luke reported late yesterday that Michael Leighton will indeed be offered a one-way contract with the Canes for next season. This news isn’t shocking considering the goalie’s outstanding performance in Albany last season. He also performed well in training camp and during a brief stint during a call up with [...]
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 [...]
Minute by Minute - Quick Hit News
The news is changing every minute, so let’s try to get caught up and review a few headlines…..
Good Luck Sami!
It was announced yesterday that ex-Whalers, Canes, and Flyers, Sami Kapanen was retiring from the NHL. Sami will be playing for his own team in Finland next year.
It was a joy to watch Kapanen [...]
Trading Huet Comes Back to Bite Gainey
Do you get the feeling that perhaps Montreal General Manager Bob Gainey traded away his team’s best chance at winning the Stanley Cup for a measly 2nd round draft pick? That is what probably happened when he decided to trade away ex-Canadiens goalie Cristobal Huet to Washington for a 2nd round pick.
One can [...]
Lay Your Hands On Me - Next Season Karmanos to be More Involved
In a recent report written by beat writer Luke DeCock, the sometimes “absentee” owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Mr. Peter Karmanos has promised to be more active in the running of his NHL franchise this coming year. Karmanos is reportedly taking a lesser role at Compuware, his number one business interest and will [...]
Leighton and Rats in Game 7 Tonight
The Albany River Rats and the Philadelphia Phantoms finish their best of 7 series tonight in Philadelphia with the series all tied up at 3 games apiece.
Rats goalie Michael Leighton has been nothing short of spectacular in this showdown. Not only does he have 2 shutouts against the Phantoms so far in this playoffs, [...]
More on Rutherford
Let me start out by repeating that I am not in favor of losing or firing Jim Rutherford. I just think that since he is the man at the top, and since the Canes haven’t made the playoffs in 4 out of the past 5 years, he should be called out first.
In this recent [...]
Take it on the Run
It’s playoff time and everyone needs to make their picks! You can take my choices anyway you want to though because I offer no guarantees. With the parity in the league, these playoffs could and should be the closest and most exciting ever. Don’t look for a Stanley [...]
Southeast to Get Better
News briefs……
Tampa Bay will get the number one pick in this summer’s draft while Atlanta drafts in the 3rd position. The Hurricanes stayed at 14th.
It looks like Cam Ward and Eric Staal will play for team Canada in the world championships next month. Other Carolina players might participate as well. I’ll keep [...]
