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February 14, 2026

American Hockey League

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Hurricanes fire Cam Abbott, coach of AHL’s Chicago Wolves

December 12, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes fired Chicago Wolves coach Cam Abbott on Friday, naming assistant Spiros Anastas interim coach. While the Wolves are in playoff position with an 11-7-3 record, there were concerns about the direction […]

Article

The man behind the Hurricanes’ masked men

May 5, 2021 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Paul Schonfelder probably knew his playing career was coming to an end when his stint with the Cape Fear FireAntz was followed by stops with teams named the IceHogs and Mudbugs. No matter […]

Article

Black, Checkers attempt to navigate AHL’s return

June 24, 2020 Cory Lavalette

While major sports leagues around the world are trying to find ways to hold games and events in front of limited or even no crowds, minor league sports whose business models are built on ticket […]

Article

Waddell, Staal discuss Hurricanes’ planned return

May 28, 2020 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — A day after NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman unveiled a blueprint for the league’s return to play, Carolina Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell and captain Jordan Staal met with the media in a Zoom […]

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AHL cancels balance of season, playoffs

May 11, 2020 The Associated Press

The Charlotte Checkers will remain the reigning Calder Cup champions for at least one more year — but this isn’t the way they envisioned doing it. The American Hockey League canceled the rest of its […]

Sports

Look Ahead — 2019 Coach of the Year: Checkers’ Vellucci grooms players for NHL, keeps winning games

January 2, 2019 Cory Lavalette

With Mike Krzyzewski and Roy Williams roaming the college basketball sidelines on Tobacco Road, North Carolina is never devoid of coaching star power. While either could be cutting down the nets in Minneapolis in early […]

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