Stanley Cup

LAVALETTE: Staal, surrounded by struggles, achieved greatness

August 8, 2024 Cory Lavalette

It’s unfair to his legacy that the lasting image of Eric Staal in a Carolina Hurricanes uniform is him sitting alone at the center of the team’s U-shaped locker room after a loss awaiting the […]

Depth key for Hurricanes against Rangers

May 18, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Parity is alive and well in the NHL. Five of the eight first round series went to seven games and two others to six. Only Colorado, which dispatched Nashville in four straight games, […]

Stars, Lightning set for Stanley Cup Final

September 18, 2020 The Associated Press

EDMONTON, Alberta — The leaves are starting to change color around the NHL playoff bubble, and, at most, seven games remain before the Stanley Cup is handed out. On Saturday night, two of the league’s […]

Aho, Reimer lead Hurricanes to sweep of Rangers

August 5, 2020 Cory Lavalette

The New York Rangers looked like a desperate team Tuesday night. As it turned out, they weren’t desperate enough. Five minutes into the third period, Warren Foegele redirected a shot past Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin […]

Andrei Svechnikov’s hat trick gives Hurricanes 2-0 series lead over Rangers

August 3, 2020 Cory Lavalette

A Russian forward has taken control of the Stanley Cup Qualifiers series between the Hurricanes and Rangers. No, it isn’t New York’s Hart Trophy finalist, Artemi Panarin. It is 20-year-old Andrei Svechnikov. Carolina’s second-year winger […]

Cam Ward to retire as a Hurricane

August 28, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Cam Ward, whose heroics in net during the 2006 postseason helped the Carolina Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup and earned him the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, will sign a one-day contract […]