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Jets… We’re Not in Atlanta Anymore

Filed: 19th Jul 11 12:00 pm by

When the Atlanta Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg earlier this year, nobody knew what to expect. Now NHL fans have a better idea of the kind of hockey the Jets will be playing up north. Certainly now that the team moved to Canada, it will have a larger fan base and more revenue than it did [...]

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Sutter Summer

Filed: 15th Jul 11 12:42 am by

Thanks to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Sutter family has been in the news feed a lot this off-season. The Hurricanes made their final anticipated move of the off-season when they re-signed alternate captain Brandon Sutter to a three year deal. By signing Sutter, the Hurricanes can pop some champagne to celebrate one of their most [...]

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RFA Defensemen Return and Mini Season Ticket Plans

Filed: 11th Jul 11 4:35 pm by

The Carolina Hurricanes ink defenseman Derek Joslin to a two-year contract. The contract is a one way deal worth $1.4 million so Joslin will be spending next season with as a full time blue liner in the NHL. Joslin split last season in San Jose and Carolina but he showed his colors in the RBC [...]

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New Hurricanes Usage of Twitter

Filed: 8th Jul 11 9:00 am by

Hockey appears to be the next sport in line to take on Twitter. Hopefully this league wont fall victims of the high-tech program. Football and basketball players in the pro leagues and college have already jumped on the new social media wave as a way to connect with their friends, family and fans. Sometimes, tweets [...]

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Unlikely Free Agency Winner

Filed: 6th Jul 11 1:42 am by

With such a weak NHL free agent market compared to previous years, there wasn’t a whole lot of ways to make drastic improvements unless teams got creative (Semyon Varlamov trade or swapping Dany Heatley for Martin Havlat, for example). The Carolina Hurricanes stayed within their means and brought back key players from the 2010-2o11 season [...]

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Active First Day of Free Agency

Filed: 2nd Jul 11 2:30 pm by

The Carolina Hurricanes have covered a lot of ground on Thursday and Friday in preparation for a busy off-season. The roller coaster negotiation period is over. Before free agency officially opened on Friday, the Hurricanes reached an agreement to sign Finish player Jussi Jokinen to a three year contract. Jokinen will make $3 million a [...]

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Free Agency Takes a Rapid Turn

Filed: 29th Jun 11 4:52 pm by
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The Carolina Hurricanes re-signed three players before Friday’s free agency officially opens, but there are still doubts about two forwards. Just a few weeks ago, the Hurricanes told the media that defenseman Joni Pitkanen and left wing Jussi Jokinen would most likely test the free agent market to see which teams are interested in them. [...]

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Free Agent Market Update

Filed: 28th Jun 11 4:57 pm by
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The draft just finished a few days ago and the Carolina Hurricanes have already shifted their attention to free agency. General Manager Jim Rutherford has made gigantic strides in signing the team’s unrestricted free agents. The deadline to sign unrestricted free agents is Friday, July 1 when other teams can reach out to negotiate contracts. [...]

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Hurricanes Draft: Second and Third Rounds

Filed: 27th Jun 11 3:47 pm by
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After selecting defenseman Ryan Murphy in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, the Hurricanes added two more highly-touted prospects to their system. With the 42nd overall pick, the Carolina Hurricanes selected Victor Rask from Sweden. Rask, a two way center for Leksand, scored five goals and six assists in 37 games. While [...]

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Hurricanes Draft: First Round

Filed: 25th Jun 11 12:17 pm by
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The Carolina Hurricanes drafted defenseman Ryan Murphy from the OHL Kitchener Rangers with the 12th overall pick. Even during the NHL draft, prospects still find time to pull out their smart phones to update their Twitter. “Can’t wait to get to Carolina and to meet all the crazy caniac fans,” Murphy tweeted. “Easily the best [...]

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