Mike Reilly

Category 5: Hurricanes open season hosting Devils

October 9, 2025 Cory Lavalette

The Hurricanes open the 2025-26 season Thursday at home against the visiting Devils, a rematch of last year’s first round playoff match that Carolina won in five games. 1. The Hurricanes enter the season healthy […]

Hurricanes dates to watch in 2025-26

October 9, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Every new NHL season brings renewed hope — long-suffering fan bases wonder if their team will finally return to the playoffs, middling franchises expect their young stars and hot-shot prospect to elevate them […]

Category 5: Hurricanes open training camp

September 18, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — There’s nothing quite like the sound of 20-ish pairs of skates cutting into the ice at the same time, ice shavings spraying into the boards as players finish off a sprint across the […]

Hurricanes sign Jackson Blake to 8-year extension

July 25, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes have locked up another of their young forwards. The Hurricanes announced Thursday night they signed right wing Jackson Blake to an eight-year, $45 million contract extension starting in 2026-27. “Jackson […]

Hurricanes trade for Miller, extend Stankoven

July 1, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — With the free-agent market thin and winger Nikolaj Ehlers weighing his options, the Hurricanes looked to the trade market and took care of some in-house business on the first day of NHL free […]

Moving on: Hurricanes close out Islanders with Game 5 win

May 1, 2024 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — For as many times as Frederik Andersen bailed out the Hurricanes in their first round series against the Islanders, his teammates were due to return the favor. After Andersen toe-picked and fell to […]

Hurricanes’ rally comes up short in loss to Islanders

December 23, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes entered the holiday break with a loss, losing 5-4 to the visiting Islanders on Saturday at PNC Arena. Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho, Jaccob Slavin and Stefan Noesen scored for Carolina, and […]

Category 5: Hurricanes try to close out Bruins in Game 6

May 12, 2022 Cory Lavalette

BOSTON — The first five games of the first round playoff series between the Bruins and Hurricanes have been won by the home team. But Thursday’s game in Boston will have a different feel: The […]