Hurricanes Transactions
Is Ron Francis Done Dealing?
July 31st, 2017 It's nearly August and Ron Francis may be through dealing. Francis, executive vice president and general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, has had quite the offseason. Last week, he locked up the last restricted free-agent on the team, Phil Di Giuseppe. Last on the...
Hurricanes Excellently Extend Slavin
July 14th, 2017 In an environment where management sometimes receives criticism for not being willing to spend money to improve, the Carolina Hurricanes did an excellent job extending the contract of defenseman Jaccob Slavin on Wednesday. According to the Hurricanes' press release, the...
Hurricanes Get Kruger from Vegas for Draft Pick
July 5th, 2017 The Carolina Hurricanes announced today they have added forward, Marcus Kruger to their roster. The trade with the Vegas Golden Knights sends a fifth-round selection in the 2018 NHL Draft to the Golden Knights. Hurricanes Executive Vice President and General Manager,...
Scoring Forward Eludes Hurricanes
June 26th, 2017 The dust has settled from the NHL Expansion Draft and the 2017 Entry Draft. As the various moves become clear, the Carolina Hurricanes remain without a proven, veteran scoring forward acquisition that would hint at the last few days being a success. Quick 'Canes...
Hurricanes Re-Sign Derek Ryan
June 26th, 2017 After posting career numbers in the NHL last season, Derek Ryan will be back with the Carolina Hurricanes. Monday he signed a one-way, one-year contract worth a reported $1.425 million. Ryan has spent parts of two seasons with the Hurricanes. In 2015-16, he appeared in...
Hurricanes' Francis Dealing with Golden Knights
June 23rd, 2017 Ron Francis, the general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, is wheeling and dealing. In 24 hours he took what was a rather uneventful NHL Expansion Draft and turned it into fresh excitement for 'Canes fans, picking up defenseman, Trevor van Riemsdyk. As the NHL Entry Draft...
Teravainen Will Be Tested With Carolina
September 19th, 2016 Teuvo Teravainen said he didn’t think the Blackhawks were going to trade him. Why should he think any different? He had a 10-point campaign during the Blackhawks’ 2014-15 Stanley Cup run with four goals and six assists and was the 18th overall selection in 2012. He...
Hurricanes Sign Raffi Torres to PTO
August 30th, 2016 The Carolina Hurricanes made an unexpected splash on Monday night. The team has signed unrestricted free agent Raffi Tores to a professional tryout contract, according to former TSN analyst Aaron Ward. CAROLINA HURRICANES have extended a PTO offer to UFA Raffi...
Rask Worth the Risk
July 19th, 2016 Recently, the Carolina Hurricanes and General Manager Ron Francis signed forward Victor Rask to a six-year, $24 million dollar extension. The young Swede is just entering his third season with the 'Canes but has already proven himself to be worth the investment from the...
Hurricanes Re-Sign Ryan Murphy for Two Years
July 14th, 2016 The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Ryan Murphy to a two-year contract, according to the team. #Canes agree to terms with Ryan Murphy on a two-year contract. Details: https://t.co/B87SwDlcJepic.twitter.com/xSE1vXVQxZ — Carolina...
Hurricanes Sign Matt Tennyson
July 7th, 2016 The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Matt Tennyson to a one-year, two-way contract, according to the team. Tennyson had spent the first five seasons of his professional hockey career with the San Jose Sharks organization. The deal will pay Tennyson $675,000 in...
Rebuilding Through the Draft: Two Rebuilds. Two Philosophies.
June 28th, 2016 Rebuilding through the Draft is a trend we’re seeing a lot of these days and this strategy is being used not just by the Toronto Maple Leafs, but the Carolina Hurricanes as well. Taking a look back to the beginning of the Leafs’ rebuild, you’ll see that they are...
Ron Francis Is Dealing
June 19th, 2016 Ron Francis, Executive VP and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, is dealing and moving forward. Actually moving forwards. Francis has been very active in the days before the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, most recently adding two forwards from the Chicago Blackhawks to...
