As they say, it’s better to be lucky than good — or in this case, really bad. It was luck that landed the Carolina Hurricanes the second overall pick, and it was common sense that […]
RALEIGH — The expansion Vegas Golden Knights proved this season that a team can not only compete but thrive with a team-first mentality. That doesn’t change the fact that the NHL is a league of […]
RALEIGH — At last Wednesday’s press conference that announced the hiring of new coach Rod Brind’Amour, Tom Dundon — the Hurricanes’ new owner — cited several reasons for wanting Brind’Amour as his first coaching hire. […]
RALEIGH — Rod Brind’Amour bled orange for 690 regular season and playoff games with the Philadelphia Flyers, so being traded to the Carolina Hurricanes on Jan. 23, 2000, was a crushing blow. Nearly 18½ years […]
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes have their next head coach and general manager — and both come from within the walls of PNC Arena. Rod Brind’Amour, who captained the team to the 2006 Stanley Cup and […]
RALEIGH — Not having a general manager hasn’t kept the Carolina Hurricanes from reshaping their front office — or making trades. In a rare deal made during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Hurricanes traded center […]
RALEIGH — On June 1, 2006, the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres met for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final with a date for the Stanley Cup against the Edmonton Oilers awaiting the winner. That […]
RALEIGH — The Hurricanes’ front office is starting to come into focus. A day after the team fully severed ties with Ron Francis, Carolina hired longtime NHL executive Rick Dudley as senior vice president of […]
Less than eight weeks after he was stripped of his title as general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, Ron Francis is no longer a part of the team’s front office. In a Monday press release, […]
RALEIGH — Carolina Hurricanes coach Bill Peters was fond of saying, “We like our group.” Apparently, he didn’t like it that much. Peters activated the out clause in his contract, voiding the final year of […]
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