A funny thing happened on the way to the 2021 NHL Draft. In a year that many warned would lead to spotty scouting and uncertainty, the top draft pundits and prognosticators mostly agreed on which […]
The official reveal won’t come until 8 p.m., but there won’t be much left to unveil when ESPN hosts the Seattle Kraken’s expansion draft picks Wednesday night. Word of which players have been selected by […]
SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will use the Charlotte Checkers as their American Hockey League affiliate for the first season of the newest NHL franchise. The Kraken reached an agreement with the Florida Panthers to […]
Thirty. That’s how many penalties Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin has in 460 career NHL games over his six seasons. That includes no penalties in 31 postseason games and just one in the 60 games […]
RALEIGH — Rod Brind’Amour might not be anywhere near the NHL’s highest-paid coach, but that’s clearly not everything to someone who has made “being a Hurricane” a cornerstone of his life. “Finances and money, that’s […]
The Carolina Hurricanes reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third consecutive season this year, the first time the team has done that since relocating to North Carolina. The accomplishment, of course, isn’t much of […]
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes have one trophy on their minds as the postseason approaches. That doesn’t mean there isn’t time to honor the best of the regular season both on and off the ice. […]
RALEIGH — Dougie Hamilton scored a breakaway goal in overtime on a pass by Hurricanes goalie Alex Nedeljkovic to give Carolina a 2-1 win over Columbus on Saturday at PNC Arena. Teuvo Teravainen scored the […]
Jesper Fast’s goal with 29 seconds remaining lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 win Thursday over the Blackhawks in Chicago. Warren Foegele scored twice on his 25th birthday and Vincent Trocheck had a goal. […]
SEATTLE — The NHL’s newest team finally has its name: the Seattle Kraken. The expansion franchise unveiled its nickname Thursday, ending 19 months of speculation about whether the team might lean traditional or go eccentric […]
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