RALEIGH — For 3½ years, Julien Gauthier worked toward becoming an NHL player. The 6-foot-4, 227-pound power forward increased his production year over year, becoming one of the AHL’s best goal scorers, winning a Calder […]
RALEIGH — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour couldn’t help but wonder how his young team would respond to playing for the first time in eight days following the All-Star break and the team’s bye week. […]
Outside of Sebastian Aho’s trip to San Jose for the NHL All-Star Weekend, the Carolina Hurricanes took some time off the ice before returning Thursday for practice in preparation for tonight’s home game against the […]
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 […]
RALEIGH — For more than 56 minutes, Hurricanes goalie Curtis McElhinney looked like he would be putting a cherry on top of his recent ascension to No. 1 goalie. But with Carolina holding on with […]
RALEIGH — In what has already been a week of new beginnings, the Carolina Hurricanes were part of another one Friday when winger Valentin Zykov was claimed off waivers by Edmonton. Zykov — who led […]
RALEIGH — Nearly two months ago, on Oct. 1, the Toronto Maple Leafs decided to go younger and cheaper with their backup goaltending spot, opting to keep 25-year-old Garrett Sparks over 35-year-old Curtis McElhinney. In […]
RALEIGH — If the theme of Carolina Hurricanes’ training camp and first week of the NHL season was “it’s OK to make mistakes,” the handbook for second, less successful week that exposed the team’s special […]
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes — notoriously slow starters in recent seasons — started the 2018-19 campaign with a 3-0-1 record after Tuesday’s night’s 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. The new coaching staff — […]
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes finished the preseason with their best record since relocating to North Carolina, wrapping up the exhibition campaign with a 5-4 overtime loss Sunday against Nashville. But as the team learned […]
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