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Looking ahead to the 2021 NHL expansion draft
RALEIGH — With the news last Tuesday that the NHL would be adding a franchise in Seattle to start play in 2021-22, so too will come the second expansion draft in just four years. Last […]
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Hurricanes wilt against high-powered Leafs
RALEIGH — The Toronto Maple Leafs may not have looked like surefire Stanley Cup contenders Tuesday, but the Carolina Hurricanes continue to look like a team that can’t get over the hump and enter the […]
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Hurricanes preach patience with special teams
RALEIGH — If the theme of Carolina Hurricanes’ training camp and first week of the NHL season was “it’s OK to make mistakes,” the handbook for second, less successful week that exposed the team’s special […]
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Hurricanes look different at start of 2018-19 season
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes — notoriously slow starters in recent seasons — started the 2018-19 campaign with a 3-0-1 record after Tuesday’s night’s 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. The new coaching staff — […]
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Hurricanes win wild 8-5 decision over Rangers
RALEIGH — Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour has said he would allow his young players to make — and learn from — their mistakes. There were plenty of mistakes Sunday from two young teams, but Carolina […]
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NHL Preview: Hurricanes eye return to the postseason
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes finished the preseason with their best record since relocating to North Carolina, wrapping up the exhibition campaign with a 5-4 overtime loss Sunday against Nashville. But as the team learned […]
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Hurricanes end preseason with OT loss, injury to Darling
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes’ near-perfect preseason ended with a concerning thud Sunday. It wasn’t the competitive and exciting 5-4 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators at PNC Arena that made the cringe-worthy noise, but […]
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Playoffs the focus for new Hurricanes defenseman de Haan
RALEIGH — Other than road trips to Raleigh as a member of the New York Islanders, Calvin de Haan is understandably not yet familiar with the place he’ll call home for the next four seasons. […]
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Canes continue facelift with signing of defenseman de Haan
RALIEGH — The Carolina Hurricanes made their young defense even better Tuesday night — and more crowded. The team announced it signed free agent defenseman Calvin de Haan to a four-year, $18.2 million contract, adding […]