All Entries Tagged With: "Carolina Hurricanes"
Canes Season Ticket Holders Can Thank the Flyers
Hurricanes season ticket holders received emails yesterday reminding them to RSVP by Wednesday, (today) for the “Exclusive Full STH Pregame Skate” on Saturday morning. The annual event gives fans the chance to mingle with other season ticket holders while watching the team perform their typical, pregame on-ice practice. The organization also [...]
Quick Hits for Tuesday Morning
The rumor mill is churning and the Hurricanes are involved. The Toronto Sun is reporting that Carolina is trying to dump salary and that the team is supposedly making Frank Kaberle, Patrick Eaves, and Joe Corvo available. The Fourth Period is reporting the same story, but they are quoting the Ottawa [...]
Great Expectations - What is Realistic for the Canes?
Today, there is tremendous unrest within the “force” known as the Caniac Nation. Many fans are clamouring for some type of change regarding coaching or player personnel. While Carolina’s year-to-date performance has certainly been inconsistent as well as downright frustrating at times, has the team actually performed below general expectations [...]
Hard Times at the RBC - Ducks 4 Canes 1
For the moment, the Carolina Hurricanes seem to be a snake-bitten hockey team while competing at the RBC. After playing the Anaheim Ducks to a draw in the opening period last night, they completely dominated them in the second period, outshooting the Ducks 17-3.
They hit the post, they missed pointblank chances, they even had [...]
Ducks at Canes Preview
The Anaheim Ducks, (13-8-3) are in Raleigh to take on the Hurricanes, (12-10-2) tonight in yet another Sunday contest at the RBC. The game marks the 5th straight Sunday the Canes will play at home, with one more to go next week against Washington.
The Hurricanes have lost three of their last four, [...]
Canes Powerplay Needs a Jolt
The Hurricanes have struggled mightily while on the powerplay in recent games and no one seems to have answers on how to fix it. Results in their past seven games could be considered even worse than an exercise in futility as they have scored just one time in the past 30 attempts.
Their ineptitude has [...]
Rock N Roll Train - Canes 3 Flyers 2, OT
The Carolina Hurricanes started out with a better effort this afternoon in Philadelphia, but for the ninth game in a row fell behind 1-0. Regardless, to the team’s credit they kept plugging away until they finally eked out a 3-2 victory with about a minute left in overtime.
Sergei Samsonov shot in the game-winner [...]
Slow Start Hurts Carolina….Again - Flyers 3, Canes 1
For the eighth game in a row, the Carolina Hurricanes allowed the first goal in a contest and had to play from behind. For the third game in a row, they were unable to overcome the deficit and lost the contest.
Last night’s game against the Flyers repeated what’s becoming an all too typical scenario [...]
Flyers at Canes, Gameday Preview
The red-hot Philadelphia Flyers are in town to take on the up and down Carolina Hurricanes. The Flyers have won their last five games and have not lost in regulation in their last seven. (6-0-1). The Canes have lost their last two, but won three consecutive games prior to that.
Which Carolina [...]
Division Woes Continue - Panthers 3, Canes 2
The Carolina Hurricanes are going to have a tough time winning the Southeast Division if they can not win the majority of their division games. Last night’s loss to Florida gives them a 3-5 divisional record. While they are 2-0 against Tampa Bay and have split games so far with Florida, they have [...]
Dwyer Recalled, Canes at Panthers Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes are in Sunrise, Florida tonight to take on the last place Florida Panthers, but don’t expect a cakewalk for the Canes. They could be skating into a hornet’s nest.
Florida’s coach Peter DeBoer and general manager Jacques Martin have both recently called out the team and put them on notice. Big [...]
Turn The Page - Preds 5, Canes 2
The Nashville Predators dismantled the Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC Center on Sunday afternoon by a score of 5-2. After winning three games in a row the Canes were due for a let down, and that is exactly what happened.
The Hurricanes had every opportunity to put this game out of reach in the first [...]
Nashville at Carolina, Gameday Preview
The Hurricanes will be taking on the Predators today in another one of those popular 3PM Sunday afternoon contests. This will be the final game of a four game home stand for Carolina. They now have a record of 11-7-2 and have won three in a row, which is the longest winning streak [...]
Staal Breaks Out as Canes Top ‘Yotes, 5-2
Wayne Gretzky had a concern. Some fans had a feeling. Team-mates were confident. They all just knew that when Eric Staal got out of his slump, he would do it in a big way.
The franchise player is officially out of his scoring slump as he notched his fifth career hat trick last night [...]
Canes Country Points - Phoenix at Carolina
Here’s another chance to win points toward the free tickets. (If you are new and have not heard about this before, check out this link).
Guess the first Cane to score in Friday night’s game against the Coyotes. Once again there can be multiple winners, so choose any player you want, even if [...]
Laviolette Given a Vote of Confidence
Most fans thought, (and a couple of sportswriters as well), that head coach Peter Laviolette might have been on the brink of being fired last week, back when the Hurricanes were in the midst of a three game losing streak.
Nothing could have been further from the truth, according to general manager, Jim Rutherford.
“With what our [...]
Canes Country Partners with Legends Autographs
We are pleased to announce another sponsor for the site- Legends Autographs, from Clayton, North Carolina. Legends specializes in exactly what their title indicates, autographs from a variety of different sports celebrities, of course including the Carolina Hurricanes.
Not only do they sell autographs and memorabilia, they also hold several autograph sessions a year, or [...]
Corvo on “Canes Corner” Tonight
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joe Corvo, once dubbed “Uh-Oh” Corvo by the (highly attentive) Ottawa media, is having a very solid year so far for the Hurricanes. The blueliner, who has three goals and four assists in 19 games this season, will be the guest on Mike Maniscalco’s “Canes Corner” tonight at 7PM.
The show [...]
The Better Life - Hurricanes 2, Canadiens 1
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 2 to 1 last night, as they played one of their best games of the season. The Canes opened up the contest with 18 shots in the first period and closed the door with 20 more shots in the third.
The game totals were [...]
Habs at Canes - Gameday Preview
The Montreal Canadiens are visiting Raleigh and will take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at the RBC. Both teams are coming off shootout victories in their most previous games. The Canes won 3-2 over Tampa Bay, and the Habs took the Blues by the exact same score.
Strangely enough the last time the [...]
Canes Country Points - Montreal at Carolina
It’s time again for readers to take another shot at earning points toward free tickets. Tonight Montreal is in town to take on Carolina, but instead of guessing about the final score like we have done in the past, we will try something different for this game.
Guess which Carolina player will score first in [...]
Canes Prevail Over Lightning in Shootout, 3-2
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday to break a three game losing streak, two of which were at home. It was also the team’s first shootout win of the season. The Canes lost their only other shootout game this year in Montreal, a team [...]
Lightning at Hurricanes - Gameday Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning are in town and will be squaring off against the Hurricanes with a brand new coach. On Friday, Barry Melrose was relieved of his duties just 16 games into the season and assistant coach, Rich Tocchet was put in charge.
(Melrose has had some interesting quotes since his dismissal, one [...]
Carolina Blues - Thrashers 3, Canes 2
The Carolina Hurricanes traveled to Atlanta desperate for a win. While they played with a bit more urgency than their two previous losses and certainly tried to pull out all the stops near the end of the game, they still came out on the short end of the stick to the Thrashers.
Poor discipline, selfish [...]
Canes at Thrashers - Pregame Hype
The Carolina Hurricanes are in Atlanta to take on the Thrashers tonight in another Southeast Division showdown. The Thrashers are winners of four straight games while the Canes have lost their last two. Atlanta has not played since their 5-2 thrashing of Carolina on Sunday.
The Hurricanes are coming off a tough practice yesterday [...]
Emotional Rescue - Caps 5, Canes 1
The Carolina Hurricanes showed no emotion last night while being humiliated on their home ice by the Washington Capitals. They showed no emotion afterwards in the dressingroom. There was no emotion from head coach Peter Laviolette in the post-game press conference. Everything was “matter-of-fact” and low key.
Perhaps a little emotion is needed? [...]
Caps at Canes, Gameday Preview
The Washington Capitals visit the Carolina Hurricanes tonight for round two of the six round heavyweight bout between division rivals. Last week, the Caps stole two points from Carolina as one of the leading scorers in the NHL, Alexander Semin, lit the lamp twice in the final three minutes to give his club [...]
All-Star Campaign Started for Wallin
The NHL All-Star nominations have been announced and several familiar names are on the ballot. Representing the Hurricanes are team leaders Ray Whitney, Rod Brind’Amour, and last year’s All-Star MVP, Eric Staal.
Recently, I was informed that some fans are looking for even more possible representation from the Canes.
One of the pleasant surprises this year [...]
Canes Country Ticket Giveaway
Would anyone like free tickets to a Hurricanes game?
If you are lucky, you could win a pair right here at Canes County. We have decided to have a contest and this is how it will work.
From time to time we will be giving readers a chance to earn “Canes Country Points“. [...]
Sullen Sunday - Thrashers 5, Canes 2
The Carolina Hurricanes played a regular season hockey game against the Atlanta Thrashers Sunday afternoon. Apparently, it was not a very important game. It certainly wasn’t important enough for either team to have it televised for their fans.
One might think that the NHL would realize that “big league” games need to be televised by [...]
Heartbreak at the Verizon - Caps 3, Canes 2
The Carolina Hurricanes lost a tough one to the Washington Capitals Thursday night as Alexander Semin scored the game-winner with just 10.9 seconds on the clock. The Canes built leads of 1-0, and 2-1, only to watch the game, as well as the important points, slip away.
Scott Walker opened the scoring just three minutes into [...]
Canes at Caps, Preview
The Hurricanes are in the nation’s capital to take on the Capitals tonight in a game between hungry rivals. Carolina is currently in first place in the Southeast Division sporting 16 points while Washington is tied for second with 12.
Neither team is entirely happy with the way they have been playing of late. [...]
Guest Feature - Are the Canes Good or Bad?
((Here is another guest article from the “C-Leaguer” and once again he brings up a good question. Are you happy or unhappy with the team’s play so far? On one hand, the Canes have earned a good number of points and they are in first place in their division. They have [...]
Wallin Lifts Canes over Leafs in OT, 5-4
The Carolina Hurricanes jumped out to a big lead in the first period, but then held on for dear life to force overtime as they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the extra period, 5-4. It was another Jekyl and Hyde performance for the team as they looked like world beaters in the [...]
LaCouture Goes, Helminen and Dwyer Stay….For Now
Dan LaCouture was placed on waivers this afternoon as Scott Walker was activated from the injured reserve. LaCouture will report to Albany if he isn’t claimed by another team. Walker could be cleared to play in Toronto tomorrow night.
Most folk probably assumed that Pat Dwyer would be the player returned to Albany when [...]
Canes Outscore Leafs, 6-4
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs by a score of 6-4 last night in a wild, rollercoaster ride at the RBC.
The game didn’t quite start out the way that fans had envisioned. The Canes came out flat and Toronto was still sky high after their come from behind victory the previous night [...]
Leafs at Canes, Preamble
The Toronto Maple Leafs will meet the Carolina Hurricanes today at 5PM at the RBC. The game is the second of a set of back-to-backs for each team, and the third in four days for the Canes. The Canes are sporting a record of 5-3-2 while the Leafs are 5-3-3.
Last night the Maple [...]
Canes Let One Slip to the Oilers, 3-1
The Hurricanes took a lead in the first period, but could not take advantage of numerous powerplays and ended up losing the game on a goal by Ethan Moreau with about a minute and a half left in the contest. Moreau added an empty netter with 35 seconds left to add insult to injury.
Ray [...]
Living in the Past - Oilers at Canes Preview
The Edmonton Oilers are in Raleigh to take on the Hurricanes and many fans will be thinking a bit about the past because of this matchup.
Some folk might be reminiscing about the game played on June 19th, 2006, but others will be focused on the return of number 26, Erik Cole.
Why so much hoopla [...]
Defense Shines as Canes Blank Blues, 1-0
The Carolina Hurricanes shut out the St. Louis Blues last night 1-0, as the team played their best defensive game of the year. Cam Ward was also very solid in goal for the Canes and earned his first shut-out of the season.
After allowing a franchise record 60 shots on goal Saturday night [...]
