Showing posts with label Hurricanes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hurricanes. Show all posts
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
NHL Lockout 2012: Games canceled through November
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
NHL lockout looms closer
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| Carolina Hurricanes dressing room in practice facility - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting |
Without a new agreement signed by that time, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has stated that the owners will lock out the players accordingly.
That is why many players have already taken their equipment and will have to endure not starting training camp as scheduled.
That was supposed to happen by next week.
It's still possible, but highly unlikely that a deal at the final minute will be made to avoid a lockout.
How long this will take is unknown - a few days, weeks, months, or more?
The players, and the fans who have been waiting all summer for the season to begin, may not have one to play or follow due to a lockout.
With the NHL bringing in approximately $3.3 billion dollars last year, an amount that it shared with the players, the owners are saying that they can't afford to do it again under the current structure of the CBA, and need a new agreement in place for business to continue.
Otherwise, the locks keep the players from coming in and the players are on their own - without a rink, dressing room, games to play, and a paycheck.
The players have said that they are willing to work to help make the game better financially and to grow it more, but not willing to make up for financial shortfalls and expenses that they are not in control of in running each team's business.
The middle ground exists and is somewhere to be found, but when that will happen is the key factor to consider.
Tick, tick tick.
Time to get to work on how to get back to work.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Still working for an NHL season as Labor Day approaches
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| Chad LaRose misses at the Jimmy V Golf Classic - Jamie Kellner |
Just as the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) and National Hockey League (NHL) have begun to increase the offer, counter-offer, counter-offer exchanges between one another during current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations, the players are working hard to get ready for the 2012-2013 season.
In Carolina, players in the area like Chad LaRose and Joe Corvo are working out locally while head coach Kirk Muller is looking forward to and hoping to hold his first training camp as a head coach.
All three managed to take time to participate in the recent Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic and mix and mingle with many Hurricanes fans in attendance.
If for some reason, a lockout takes place, a modified approach to prepare for a shortened season is one that Muller and others will have to take.
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| Joe Corvo sporting an aerodynamic cut - Jamie Kellner |
For NHL fans throughout the league, here's hoping that a labor deal is struck at some point through the Labor Day weekend, if not shortly afterward.
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
Semin, Staal apparently make Hurricanes a contender
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| Jordan Staal gets his jersey from Jim Rutherford - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC |
It's amazing what offseason deals can do to change perceptions.
The team held two press conferences on Friday to discuss the recent signing of former Washington Capitals forward, Alexander Semin, and to introduce Jordan Staal to the local media.
Staal was acquired in a trade transacted just before the beginning of the recent NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh.
The young forward was in the area looking for places to live and for the first time since brother Eric, the Hurricanes captain, and he did an 'incognito' drive around during the early summer.
With many signings completed, the team still has some work to do and has been seeking to deal for a 'gritty' and sizeable forward with 'some hands' who can play alongside the team's scoring talent, and be able to deter opposing teams from taking liberties with such players accordingly.
There is much optimism and excitement in Raleigh as season ticket sales are at their highest point in a while according to the team's President and General Manager Jim Rutherford, and he intends to work with the team's corporate partners to help show their enthusiasm for the upcoming season as well.
It continues to be hot summer in Raleigh heading into the month of August - the beginning of 'hurricane' season.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Sunday, July 8, 2012
NHL free agency starts with a spark in Raleigh
With blistering temperatures heating
up the entire Triangle area, the Carolina Hurricanes recently completed their Prospect Camp at Raleigh Center Ice in Raleigh, N.C.
As free agency opened, there was
quite a lot of excitement surrounding the offseason moves that the
Hurricanes were ready to make.
The team struck some deals while making unsuccessful bids on others (see Zach Parise and Ryan Suter).
The trade market is the place
which the Hurricanes are currently browsing and may reap some new
acquisitions in the near future.
Stay tuned.
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Sunday, July 1, 2012
Carolina Hurricanes prospects finish intense week
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| Carolina Hurricanes Prospect Camp - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC |
Francis continued on by noting the 2012 group's positive attitude that it maintained during a daily routine that started at 7 a.m. and didn't finish until 7 p.m. each night for four straight days.
"There's been no complaining, they're still smiling, they're still battling and working hard. "That shows us a lot of character there," Francis said.
Some of what these aspiring NHL players went through physically included running the stairs beginning on the floor of PNC Arena all the way to the roof, completing a five-mile bike test and then running sixteen 100-yard sprints, all before working out on the ice for an hour during the late afternoon.
"They all did really well," Francis stated.
All prospects will now go home and take the information and experience they gathered during the past four days to keep working hard with hopes of eventually earning an opportunity to show what they've got at training camp.
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
2012 NHL Entry Draft - Day 2 - Still at the table in Raleigh
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| Phillip Di Giuseppe - Carolina Hurricanes 1st pick (38th overall) - Justin K. Aller, Getty Images |
For up-to-date details go to: 2012 NHL Entry Draft - nhl.com
Highlights during the second though seventh rounds on Saturday for Carolina Hurricanes fans:
Round 2 - #38 - Phillip Di Giusseppe (LW) , #47 Brock McGinn (LW)
Round 3 - #69 - Daniel Altshuller (G)
Round 4 - #99 - Erik Karlsson (C/LW), #115 Trevor Carrick (D), #120 Jaccob Slavin (D)
Round 5 - #129 - Brendan Woods (LW)
Round 6 - #159 - Collin Olson (G)
Round 7 - #189 - Brendan Collier (LW)
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| Phillip Di Giuseppe shakes hands with Hurricanes scout Robert Kron - Bruce Bennett, Getty Images |
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| Daniel Altshuller - 3rd pick (69th overall) - Jamie Sabau, Getty Images |
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| Erik Karlsson - Carolina Hurricanes - 4th pick (99th overall) - Bruce Bennett, Getty Images |
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| Trevor Carrick - 5th pick (115th overall) - Bruce Bennett, Getty Images |
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The calm before the Storm
The whirlwind of activity and excitement that the NHL season provides in every city ended just over a month ago in Raleigh, N.C.
The Carolina Hurricanes put forth a valiant effort to make the playoffs when many predicted that they wouldn't even come close.
Kudos to coach Kirk Muller and 'the boys' to pick it up and play out and ride out the season to the delight of sellouts and near-sellouts at home - in the newly dubbed PNC Arena.
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| Carolina Hurricanes jerseys as part of NC Sports Hall of Fame induction announcement - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting, LLC |
Energy was high again, but it was forecast to die back down by early April - which it did.
As the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are heading into the Conference championship rounds, the awarding of the Stanley Cup will soon follow and so will the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and the league's recognition and awards ceremony.
Just after that, Prospect Camp will follow and not far behind that, Training Camp and the start of the 2012-2013 season.
Or will it? CBA talks will determine how that timeline flows.
Regardless, it is a calm time of the year to enjoy some sun, take care of the yard, golf, run, walk and/or watch the Carolina Hurricanes' 10-Year Anniversary DVD over and over (for Hurricanes fans only) until all the aforementioned dates and events eventually arrive.
That's when the gusts will create energy that will feed more talk, news and activity coming from and swirling around your favorite NHL team.
That doesn't mean that the energy is not there and work is not getting done right now, but when the time comes, be ready for 'the storm' to pick it back up quickly.
If you're not ready for it, the energy will 'rock you' like it always does in August and September - 'like a hurricane'.
Then it will be time to hold on and hope that the ship you are riding on completes it journey and advances farther than it has recently.
For now, enjoy the calm, but prep your 'Storm' kits accordingly.
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
In-Game Notes: Carolina Hurricanes vs Montreal Canadiens
Staal and Hurricanes finish at home with 2-1 SO win over Canadiens
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in a
shootout at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. on Thursday night.It was captain
Eric Staal’s winning goal that not only gave the Hurricanes a win at...
In-Game Notes:
The Carolina Hurricanes host the Montreal Canadiens for the final home game at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. on Thursday night.
The Hurricanes are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games while Les Habitants come in at 3-3-4 and on the end of a back-to-back set after beating the Tampa Bay Lighning 5-2 on Wednesday night.
Cam Ward starts again for Carolina following a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
Both teams are playing for pride tonight and should put together an emotional and energetic game.
Puck drop in five minutes.
1st period:
- Hurricanes win the faceoff and Eric Staal and Chad LaRose get a quick shot on Canadiens goaltender Peter Budaj
- PK Subban takes a penalty and Hurricanes get an early PP opportunity
- Carolina moving the puck well and getting shots on goal during the extra-man set-up - still 0-0 with 16:26 to play
- Montreal''s Gabriel Dumont sends Tim Brent into the photographers bench and is greeted by Hurricanes' Derek Joslin who didn't take kindly to his teammate getting dumped
- Joslin heads to the penalty box and the Habs will have their first PP of the game
- Play is going back and forth as both teams make changes
- A lot of PP opportunities already as both teams are keeping the puck moving but can't generate much offense yet
- Hurricanes swarming around Budaj on the PP but can't beat the Habs goalie yet
- Skinner and Ruutu getting good chances that Budaj turns away
- Even with the PP chances Montreal outshooting Carolina 6-5 - still 0-0 score with 6:51 to play
- Canadiens continue to find ways to get shots on Ward who has to stay sharp as Montreal now has 10 shots against
- Hurricanes seemed to be getting pushed off the puck easily during the latter part of the period
- Still scoreless with less than a minute to play
Interesting notes:
Carolina is 5-6-3 in previous 14 games when neither team scores in the opening period
Montreal is 5-6-2 in previous 13 games when neither team scores in the opening period.
A wash more or less.
2nd period:
- Period starts with Hurricanes trying to break into the Montreal zone but LaRose takes a hooking penalty and will be shorthanded after not even a full minute of play in the period
- Max Pacioretty lets a shot go that beats Ward but hits the crossbar as Montreal continues on the PP
- Ruutu with a steal and a chance to score on Budaj but can't convert it
- At the other end, Blake Geoffrion scores on a wraparound at 4:32 to put Montreal ahead 1-0
- Montreal continues to dominate puck possession and outshooting Carolina 14-8 - leading 1-0 with 13:02 to play
- Tim Brent dumps Aaron Palushaj into the photographer's booth - Palushaj serves Montreal penalty for too many men on the ice - Hurricanes on the PP again
- LaRose jams his rebound into the net to tie the game 1-1 at 10:02
- Carolina worked the puck around until LaRose had the chance to put it away while sitting on the crease in front of Budaj
- LaRose leading a lot of the Hurricanes offensive chances along with linemates Jiri Tlusty and Eric Staal
- Hurricanes' closing the gap as they have outshot the Canadiens over the last four minutes
- Budaj continues to stone the Hurricanes and is sharp on a wraparound slider from Staal - 1-1 with 6:10 remaining
- Brent dumps Dumont as payback from first period hit
- Palushaj tries to start something between the benches and is called for roughing - Hurricanes on PP again
- As the Hurricanes are on the PP, Skinner takes a stick to the face - no penalty
- Justin Faulk takes a shot from the point that is blocked and breaks a stick and Montreal's Tomas Plekanec gets a breakaway on Ward who makes the sprawling pad save - still 1-1 with 2:40 to play
- Line of Ruutu, Skinner, Jokinen continuing to create chances to score on Budaj but can't finish it
- Play entering final minute as Staal's line pressure the Habs defense
- Ruttu and Skinner have the last chance to put the Hurricanes ahead but the puck doesn't make it through the crowd in front of the net
Interesting note - Hurricanes got back on the board and outshoot Montreal 13-8 for the period
3rd Period:
- First four minutes of play highlighting Carolina Pressure in the Montreal zone but the Canadiens are countering - easily enough into the neutral zone - score still tied 1-1 with 15:21 to play
- Skinner, Ruutu, and Jokinen continue to great some great scoring opportunities
- Staal, Tlusty, LaRose get a great chance as Tlusty's shot is stopped by Budaj who gets a pad on it
- Subban tosses Dwyer and the Hurricanes are on the PP with 12:15 to play
- Hurricanes moving the puck well on the PP and get some great looks as McBain gets a shot that is blocked before it gets to Budaj
- As the Canadiens penalty ends, Subban upends Jaroslav Spacek and Carolina is on the PP again - still 1-1 with under 10 minutes to play
- LaRose helps to break up a shorthanded break by the Canadiens - taking a beating this period after getting hit earlier
- Skinner gets dumped while setting a play up behind the Montreal net - lands on the back of the net hard with a wince
- As play regenerates in the neutral zone Brandon Sutter feathers a pass to Brent who rattles on of Budaj's mask - still 1-1- with 6:34 to play
- Canadiens get some of their own opportunities to take the lead but Ward is sharp in his net as Andrei Markov can't get the puck past him
- Pat Dwyer puts a shot on Budaj at the other end as both teams trade shots as the period enters the final five minutes of play
- Skinner hovering around the net like a vulture and gets a shot on that Budaj makes a pad save on- tied 1-1 with 3:02 to play
- Spacek called for holding and Montreal gets a great opportunity this late in the period
- Staal picks up a loose puck at the blue line and heads up ice with the breakaway and is hauled down
- Both teams playing 4-on-4 with 2;36 to play
- Just as play transitions to the neutral zone LaRose is called for tripping - Hurricanes on the PK
- A lot of open ice with Montreal holding the 4-on-3 advantage
- Carolin killing first part of the penalty well enough
- All 17,836 on hand cheering "Let's go 'Canes" as play is in final minute of play
- Hurricanes' Tim Gleason penalized for tripping with 27.6 seconds remaining and Montreal has the 4-on-3 advantage again
- Sutter sets up LaRose with a great pass and puts him alone with Budaj - the Montreal keeper wins that battle again
- Time runs out and we're going to overtime
- Montreal maintaining good puck control on the PP but Sutter tips it down ice as Staal comes in to help on the PK
- Ward makes two big save on Plekanec and Staal tries to dangle it along the Canadiens blue line
- Hurricanes holding off numerous advances by the Canadiens during overtime as time winds down
- Ward makes a big save with less than a second to play - going to shootout next
- After first rounds of shooters - 0-0
- After two rounds of shooters - 0-0
- Former Hurricane Erik Cole rings it off the iron as Eric Staal comes up to finish it
- And he does it - Staal and the Hurricanes win their final home game of the season in a SO
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