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December 11, 2025

Aleksi Saarela

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Get to know the Central: Hurricanes have new division in ’21

January 6, 2021 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes opened their abbreviated training camp for the 2020‑21 season this week without a lot of questions about how the opening night lineup will look. Coach Rod Brind’Amour will need to […]

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‘I just wanted an opportunity’: Gauthier faces Hurricanes days after team traded him

February 21, 2020 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — For 3½ years, Julien Gauthier worked toward becoming an NHL player. The 6-foot-4, 227-pound power forward increased his production year over year, becoming one of the AHL’s best goal scorers, winning a Calder […]

Sports

Are the Hurricanes better?

July 31, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The doldrums of the NHL offseason are officially here. Most (looking at you, Justin Williams) of the available free agents are signed, rosters are coming into focus, and there are fewer and fewer […]

Sports

Hurricanes will match Montreal’s offer sheet to Aho

July 3, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — One would think the start of summer would mean downtime for everyone involved in the NHL. Nope. No chance. Since spring officially ended, the Hurricanes have made four trades involving NHL players, selected […]

Sports

Hurricanes trade de Haan, Saarela to Blackhawks

June 24, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes have swung their second trade in three days. After using its available cap space to get a first-round pick from Toronto to take on the final year of Patrick Marleau’s contract […]

Sports

Offseason decisions will come sooner for Hurricanes

May 29, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The offseason will be much shorter than the Carolina Hurricanes have become accustomed to this summer, thanks to their run to the Eastern Conference Final. There’s also less work to be done than […]

Sports

Capitals smother Hurricanes, take series lead

April 21, 2019 Cory Lavalette

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Hurricanes power play had opportunities Saturday night to get Carolina back into Game 5 of the team’s first-round playoff series. The Washington Capitals had everything else. Carolina’s power play went 0-for-5 while […]

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Hurricanes looking for centers in camp

September 19, 2018 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — After four days of drills, systems and skating — lots of it — the Carolina Hurricanes are finally playing hockey again. The team opened its preseason schedule Tuesday night with a 4-1 win […]

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Hurricanes name Williams captain, announce Rask injury as camp opens

September 13, 2018 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — After a summer of watching film, mixing and matching potential line combinations and putting in place a plan to return the Carolina Hurricanes to relevance, new coach Rod Brind’Amour finally got his team […]

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Aho’s future key to Hurricanes’ offseason

April 18, 2018 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — There are plenty of changes coming to the Carolina Hurricanes this offseason: the team needs to hire a new general manager, perhaps a new coach, and has promised to make changes to its […]

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