Saku Maenalanen

Hurricanes blow past Kings, but three injured

February 27, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — With NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman in town, many wanted to look ahead a couple years to a possible outdoor game in Raleigh. The Hurricanes quickly reminded everyone about all the good things that […]

Category 5: Notes from the Carolina Hurricanes, Feb. 15

February 15, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes wrapped up their season-long five-game road trip with a 4-1 record, keeping pace in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Carolina now has three straight at home with a chance to keep […]

Hurricanes fall flat in 4-1 loss to Senators

January 19, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes welcomed their newest player, Nino Niederreiter, Friday night against the Ottawa Senators, and if first impressions are a thing, coach Rod Brind’Amour didn’t think his team made much of one in […]

Category 5: Notes from the Carolina Hurricanes, Jan. 18

January 18, 2019 Cory Lavalette

I thought I would try something new and decided on this new notes package, Category 5. In it, you will find a handful of notes, quotes, numbers and facts on the Carolina Hurricanes. I’ll try […]

Aho’s hat trick gives Hurricanes 7th win in 8 games

January 13, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes demoralizing loss in Tampa Bay on Thursday — which ended a five-game winning streak — could have been a turning point in Carolina’s season. Instead, it was just a blip on […]

McKegg leads Hurricanes to third straight win in debut

January 5, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes have been looking for more goals all season, and they got some in their two previous games against the spiraling Flyers. Friday’s home matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets figured […]

Hurricanes still relying on rookie contributions

December 19, 2018 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Coming into the 2018-19 season, the Carolina Hurricanes made it clear their young players would need to pitch in if the team was to break its nine-year playoff drought. “We need everyone to […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hurricanes sign Saku Maenalanen

May 17, 2018 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes’ two leading scorers last season, Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen, just finished playing for Finland at the IIHF World Championships in Denmark. When they return to North America, they will […]