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Which Winter Olympians have ties to North Carolina?

February 21, 2026 Ryan Henkel

The 2026 Winter Olympics commenced earlier this month as athletes from 92 nations arrived in Italy to compete for gold. In total, 2,871 athletes qualified for this year’s games to compete in the 116 different […]

Hurricanes blow another lead, lost 5-3 to Avalanche

January 3, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — For 40 minutes, the Hurricanes got the better of the NHL’s best team. The last 20 minutes, however, were the worst of the Hurricanes. Carolina blew a multigoal lead for the fifth time […]

Hurricanes have ability to bolster team at NHL Draft

June 26, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes entered last year’s NHL Draft hoping to re-sign Jake Guentzel and find a new home for Martin Necas. Neither happened, as Guentzel’s rights were instead traded to Tampa Bay — where […]

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‘Dust settles’ for Hurricanes’ stretch run

March 13, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — All the Carolina Hurricanes can do is move on. The franchise went through one of its most bizarre sagas after making the shocking trade for star winger Mikko Rantanen, who they acquired from […]

Hurricanes ship Rantanen to Stars for Stankoven, picks

March 7, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — One of the first things I mentioned to Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky after he acquired Mikko Rantanen in a blockbuster trade about six weeks ago was that an executive’s tenure with a team […]

LAVALETTE: Rantanen discourse clouds Hurricanes’ deadline plans

March 6, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Mikko Rantanen is the most talked about player in the NHL leading up to Friday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline, but the star winger doesn’t want to talk about. Rantanen refused to speak with […]

As blockbuster trade broke, Hurricanes waited in uncertainty

January 30, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — “I thought I was gone for 13 minutes,” Jesperi Kotkaniemi said, “but I came back.” The Hurricanes center found out about what would become the Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall for Martin Necas […]

Category 5: New, old Hurricanes adjust to changes

January 27, 2025 Cory Lavalette

NEW YORK — After a day off that gave the Hurricanes a moment to catch their breath, the team — and its two new additions — were back on the ice Monday at UBS Arena […]

Hurricanes start new chapter with Rantanen, Hall

January 26, 2025 Cory Lavalette

ELMONT, N.Y. — The Hurricanes saw their four-game winning streak end Saturday on Long Island, losing 3-2 in overtime to the Islanders on a goal by Brock Nelson. But Saturday wasn’t about getting two points […]

Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky Q&A: The blockbuster trade, Necas’ fit and what’s ahead

January 25, 2025 Cory Lavalette

ELMONT, N.Y. — Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky pulled the trigger on one of the biggest trades of the 21st century Friday night, acquiring Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall for Martin Necas, Jack Drury and draft […]