Posts About "Bryan Bickell"
Bickell Says It's Time for Family
April 15th, 2017 Bryan Bickell's locker is empty. His story is now a memory in the room where he forged new Carolina Hurricanes relationships at the beginning of the season. These relationships were not lengthy, his playing cut short early in the season by a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). But, they are relationships that sustained him nonetheless...
Hockey Craic: Farewell To The Joe; Red; The Quiet Man And Bick
April 12th, 2017 What Is Hockey Craic? In order to explain what Hockey Craic and this column will be about, I need to tell you what the Irish term Craic means. Here is the definition you'll get if you Google Craic: "Craic" (/kræk/ KRAK) or "crack" is a term for news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation, particularly prominent...
Canes' Bickell Leaves Lasting Legacy in Career's Final Chapter
April 10th, 2017 The NHL's regular season is full of special moments, but perhaps the most meaningful one came on the final day of play. It began when Carolina Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters tapped Bryan Bickell as the first shooter in the first round of a shootout against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. It would be the last shot of Bickell's...
Bickell Aiming for February Return, Crosby Eyeing 1,000 & More News
February 7th, 2017 Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Bryan Bickell is aiming to return to the lineup during the team's home stand from Feb. 17 to 26, according to NHL.com's Tom Gulitti. Bickell, 30, has not played in a game since Oct. 30 and the Hurricanes announced on Nov. 11 that he'd been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Since that time, Bickell...
Marchand Set for Hearing, Malkin's Injury & More News
January 25th, 2017 Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand is set for a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Thursday. https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/824361666297085952 The questionable play occurred during the first period of the Bruins' 4-3 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. As the Red Wings entered the...
Teravainen Skeptics Serenely Silent
December 29th, 2016 Teuvo Teravainen arrived in Raleigh to a mixture of hype and skepticism. Some thought the June 2016 trade that brought Teravainen and Bryan Bickell to the Carolina Hurricanes from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft and a third-round pick in the 2017 draft was GM Ron Francis at his...
Hats Off to Skinner...Oops!
October 29th, 2016 Home! A capacity crowd welcomed Jeff Skinner and the Carolina Hurricanes to Raleigh's PNC Arena Friday night for their home-opener versus the New York Rangers. The pregame festivities and excitement built into a crescendo of enthusiasm in anticipation of hockey finally being back, and hopes that the 'Canes would put together a winning...
Recent Roster Moves Spice Up 'NHL 16'
June 21st, 2016 Although there haven’t exactly been a flurry of transactions in the NHL over the past week, there have been enough to spice up the gameplay of anyone who plays 'NHL 16'. From the Carolina Hurricanes pickups of Bryan Bickell and Teuvo Teravainen to the Maple Leafs acquisition of Frederik Andersen, several teams are already beginning to...
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 the 'Canes. On Wednesday, the team announced the acquisition of...
Is Ron Francis a Crook?
June 17th, 2016 The Carolina Hurricanes made themselves better this week after General Manager Ron Francis made yet another shrewd move on the trade market. Francis and the Hurricanes acquired Teuvo Teravainen and Bryan Bickell from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a 2016 2nd round pick, that previously belonged to the New York Rangers, and a...
Cap Crunch Bites Blackhawks
June 16th, 2016 The Chicago Blackhawks have had their fair share of salary cap-related moves in the years that they have been on the winning side of the equation. While they had a disappointing first round exit this year, they were not exempt from the same fate this season. Bryan Bickell carried an albatross of a contract with $4 Million and one year...
Is the Bryan Bickell Deal a Blueprint for Trading Dustin Brown?
June 16th, 2016 If you're a Kings fan, you've probably resigned yourself to the notion that long-time power forward Dustin Brown is untradeable. And to that end, you may be right. Brown's Painful Measurables Consider the headwinds general manager Dean Lombardi faces in trying to move Brown and his absurd contract: -$5.875 million cap hit -Signed...
Fallout of Trading Bryan Bickell and Teuvo Teravainen
June 15th, 2016 The Chicago Blackhawks have finally unloaded the contract of Bryan Bickell after signing him to a four year, $16,000,000 deal prior to the 2013-14 season. The Carolina Hurricanes are a team that is looking to reach the salary cap floor, and the acquisition of Bickell seemed like a no-brainer for them. The caveat to the deal, however,...
