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Alex Ohari

Carolina Hurricanes writer. 27 years old. Ottawa, Canada. Prospect geek, hockey nerd.

3 Hurricanes Prospects to Keep a Close Eye on in the 2025-26 Season

Alex Ohari | August 7, 2025

Over the past few years, the Carolina Hurricanes have assembled a prospect group that ranks amongst the largest and most talented in the NHL. Every year in the draft, they continuously trade…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Hurricanes Prospects, Season Previews

Revisiting the Hurricanes’ 2018 Draft Class

Alex Ohari | July 18, 2025

With the quiet days of the NHL’s offseason now in full swing, over the next few weeks I will be looking back at previous draft classes from the Carolina Hurricanes…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Hockey History, Hurricanes History, NHL Entry Draft

Hurricanes Have Multiple Options to Solve 2C Issue

Alex Ohari | July 8, 2025

The first week of the offseason has been incredibly rewarding for the Carolina Hurricanes and their fans, as the team has added a coveted free agent winger in Nikolaj Ehlers…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Editor's Choice

Carolina Hurricanes’ 2025 RFAs: Who Stays & Who Goes?

Alex Ohari | June 26, 2025

The Carolina Hurricanes are heading into a pivotal offseason in their Stanley Cup window with a grand total of zero restricted free agents (RFAs) on their main roster. While they…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Free Agents

3 Hurricanes’ Late-Round Draft Targets That Could Become Steals

Alex Ohari | June 19, 2025

As the 2025 NHL Draft fast approaches, you can’t help but wonder what late-round gems the Carolina Hurricanes may find. Over the past several years, they’ve found players like Jackson…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, NHL Entry Draft

3 Hurricanes Draft Targets With Their First-Round Pick

Alex Ohari | June 13, 2025

With the Carolina Hurricanes’ offseason now fully in effect, over the next few months leading up to the 2025-26 NHL season, I will be covering the 2025 NHL Draft, free…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, NHL Entry Draft

Hurricanes Need to Move on From Burns & Orlov

Alex Ohari | May 30, 2025

The Carolina Hurricanes have long been lauded for their ability to build from the back-end out, consistently identifying capable defensemen to plug into their roster and find success. Over the…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Editor's Choice

Hurricanes’ Goaltending Pipeline on Verge of a Reset

Alex Ohari | May 21, 2025

Although the Carolina Hurricanes are currently in the heat of a postseason run, it’s never a bad time to keep an eye on the future. Much of the team’s current…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Hurricanes Goaltending, Hurricanes Prospects

3 Positional Battles the Hurricanes Need to Win Versus the Panthers

Alex Ohari | May 20, 2025

For the second time in just three seasons, we will be treated to a battle between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Florida Panthers in the NHL’s Eastern Conference Final, beginning…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes

Hurricanes’ Svechnikov Finding His Best Form in These Playoffs

Alex Ohari | May 12, 2025

When the Carolina Hurricanes drafted Andrei Svechnikov second overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, the consensus was that the team had just drafted their next superstar. The comparison was Marian…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes

3 Takeaways From the Hurricanes’ 5-4 Shootout Loss to the Capitals

Alex Ohari | April 11, 2025

The stage was set for this to be a spirited battle, as the long-standing rivalry between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals was renewed in the Canes’ 5-1 thrashing of…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes

Hurricanes Prospect Report: Nikishin, Mercuri & More

Alex Ohari | April 4, 2025

Welcome to the eighth instalment of the revived “Future Canes” prospect series. In this column, we take a look at Carolina Hurricanes prospects who are standing out and enjoying success, whether they’re…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Editor's Choice, Hurricanes Prospects
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