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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Carolina Hurricanes camp preceeded by trades

Ice at PNC Arena is ready for start of Carolina Hurricanes training camp - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC
 
With the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and the ratification of a new 10-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) by both the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players' Association on Saturday, the league and its players are back in business.

The Carolina Hurricanes step onto the ice at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. at 1 p.m. 

Hurricanes trade Boucher, Alt for Pither

 Earlier in the day, the team dealt goaltender Brian Boucher and defensive prospect Mark Alt to the Philadelphia Flyers for  center Luke Pither.

According to the team's press release, Pither will be assigned to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Pither, 23, has totaled 25 points (11g, 14a) and 18 penalty minutes in 35 games with Trenton and Wheeling of the ECHL this season. 

The Burketon, Ont., native signed as a free agent with the Flyers on March 4, 2010, after totaling 250 points (104g, 146a) in 307 games during a five-year Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career with Kingston, Guelph, Belleville and Barrie. 

In two seasons with Adirondack of the American Hockey League (AHL), Pither (6’0”, 186 lbs.) has notched 30 points (11g, 19a) in 106 games. 

Carolina signs Ellis to one-year deal at $650 K

An hour before camp was to begin on the ice, the team announced that it had come to terms with goaltender Dan Ellis, a veteran goaltender who had been playing with the team's American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.
  
“Dan is an experienced netminder who has had good years in the NHL, and played well for Charlotte this season,” said Hurricanes President and General Manager Jim Rutherford.

“We feel it is important to have a veteran goalie to partner with Cam during the compressed season.”


Ellis, 32, is 8-7-2 with a 2.46 goals-against average and .922 save percentage in 18 games this season with the Hurricanes’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. 

The Saskatoon, Sask., native is 72-57-15 with a 2.68 goals-against average and 12 shutouts in 165 career NHL games with Dallas, Nashville, Tampa Bay and Anaheim. 

Originally selected by Dallas in the second round, 60th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, Ellis has appeared in seven career Stanley Cup playoff games, going 2-5 with a 2.87 goals-against average and .928 save percentage. 

Hurricanes trade Stewart and picks to L.A. for Westgarth

Not quite finished, just 11 minutes later the Hurricanes announced another trade.

Carolina acquired forward Kevin Westgarth from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Anthony Stewart, its 2013 fourth-round draft pick and a sixth-round selection in the 2014 draft to the Kings.


“We were looking for a character, team guy who can play a gritty role for our team,” said Rutherford. 

“Kevin is a good addition to fill that spot.”



Westgarth, 28, is entering his seventh professional season. In 2011-12, he played 25 games with Los Angeles, notching one goal, earning one assist (2 points) and accumulating 39 penalty minutes. 

In 90 career NHL regular-season games with the Kings, the Amhurstberg, Ont., native has earned five points (1g, 4a) while totaling 153 penalty minutes. 

Westgarth appeared in all six of the Kings’ 2011 postseason games, recording two assists, 14 penalty minutes and a plus-2 rating.



Westgarth (6’4”, 234 lbs.) originally signed with Los Angeles as a free agent on March 16, 2007, after four seasons at Princeton University. 

In addition to his NHL experience, he has totaled 22 goals, 28 assists (50 points) and 580 penalty minutes in 224 American Hockey League (AHL) games with Manchester.

More to come as training camp gets underway soon.
 
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Sunday, January 6, 2013

NHL lockout ends - tentative agreement reached

The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players' Assoctiation (NHLPA) finally came to terms on a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in a hotel in New York, N.Y., during the early morning hours on Sunday.

According to announcements made by both sides, the agreement was reached at 4:40 a.m. and announced to media at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday morning and would still need to be voted upon by the respective NHL Board of Governors and membership of the NHLPA.

Call it a formality at this point after team management, players, fans and everyone related to the business that is NHL hockey endured a 113-day lockout imposed by NHL owners after the previous CBA expired on Sept. 15, before getting to this point.

For the non-believers, seeing NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director standing side-by-side to make the announcement is proof that the reality of an NHL season being played this year is true.


 NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman & NHLPA Executive Director Donal Fehr - NHL.com

"Don Fehr and I are here to tell you that we have reached an agreement on the framework of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the details of which need to be put to paper," Bettman said.

"We have to dot a lot of I's and cross a lot of T's. There is still a lot of work to be done, but the basic framework has been agreed upon. We have to go through a ratification process and the Board of Governors has to approve it from the League side and, obviously, the players have to approve it as well."

As all the details are released and sorted out, players will now prepare to begin a short training camp period - up to a week at most - before jumping right into competing for the Stanley Cup during what will be an intense 48-50-game season.

Drop the puck - NHL hockey is back!

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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

NHL starts 2013 the way it ended 2012

Though the day, month, and year has changed, everything surrounding the NHL has remained the same - it ended 2012 in a lockout, and it has begun 2013 with no change in its status.

Both the league and the NHLPA are still trying to put together a new CBA while the players have endured 108 days of not practicing, playing games, and subsequently not getting paid.

No one can tell for sure if the last three days of phone calls, communications, and meetings related to a recent offer made by the NHL to the Union last Thursday will help push everything over the edge.

On Monday, the NHLPA offered a counterproposal to the league and delivered it with players in attendance as has been their operating procedure throughout this process.

With that, the NHL has taken its time to review the Union's submission on Tuesday which is still ongoing.

Does this signal the beginning of the end of the lockout?

Maybe or maybe not.

Spin the wheel and make your bets.

 Comments from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman - NHL.com

 

 Comments from NHLPA's Executive Director Donald Fehr - NHL.com

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Saturday, December 8, 2012

NHL Lockout 2012: Prep the ice, drop the puck already

Carolina Hurricanes' Jay Harrison supervises puck pick-up - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

What a difference a day or two makes.

Just as the excitement of positive developments in Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) talks early in the week gave many fuzzy and warm feelings of watching NHL hockey in the near future, the reality of both the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) engaging in some serious fisticuffs hit everyone head on.


The high level of hope reached between Tuesday and Wednesday came crashing down hard and fast over the next two days.

Both sides have reached a point that might have wiped the slate clean and to start over - at least that's what the NHL says.

However, too much has been discussed and to much energy has been invested to throw it all away.

The players are ready to play and the fans are ready to watch.

Owners - get the keys out and remove the padlocks!

The time has come to resurface the ice, or install it if it's still not in, and drop the puck.

It's not too late!

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

NHL, NHLPA working for the weekend



Eric & Jordan Staal - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC
The National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey LeaguePlayers’ Association (NHLPA) have put in some long hours in the board room while trying to negotiate a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) this week in New York, N.Y., particularly on Tuesday and Wednesday.

If you could put music to the montage of images showing owners and players going in and out of meeting rooms and lingering in hallways with cell/smart phones attached to their ears, Loverboy’s ‘Workin’ for the Weekend’ would be the suitable selection.

The simple lyrics of the song effects an emotion that many people reluctantly admit makes them crank the volume up to 10 while driving home on a Friday afternoon.

The song creates energy and excitement, and gets many people focused on achieving something – relaxing, partying, even playing hockey

Not only is the song representative of an iconic Canadian hard rock/pop band’s rise to glory during the early to mid-80’s, it seems that it also represents a time of great excitement in the NHL that showcased the Gretzky era in full effect.

They were exciting times indeed.

With the misery that CBA negotiations have laid upon many following them to date possibly ending, and with the thought of a season being salvaged through the positive results of these current meetings, everyone will need the spark to reignite them.

How great would it be to release that energy heading into the weekend knowing that the NHL hockey season will start soon after?

What better way would there be to get ready for that new season, than with Loverboy blaring from all points in North America and beyond?
Everyone's watchin' to see what you will do
Everyone's lookin' at you, oh
Everyone's wonderin' will you come out tonight
Everyone's tryin' to get it right, get it right

A cheesy thought yes, but it is a much better option to consider than to continue to read about endless and unproductive labor negotiations that are about as exciting as watching an ice rink thaw.

Just imagine the thought of this deal getting done, and allowing the players to finally‘work for the weekend with everyone watchin’ to see what they will do.’

It's only Wednesday, but crank it up!


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