Posts About "Cam Ward"
The Most Important Hurricanes of All Time
December 5th, 2019 Twenty one years ago, the Hartford Whalers franchise packed their bags and shipped out to an unproven hockey market in Raleigh, North Carolina to become the Hurricanes. Since then, the Hurricanes and the city of Raleigh have proven that hockey can not only work in the Old North State, but it can thrive under the right...
Hurricanes' Ward Returns, Retires...Now the Rafters
August 31st, 2019 On Wednesday, former Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward returned to the team. It was not to challenge Petr Mrázek for the starting job between the pipes, but rather to hang his skates up a final time in Raleigh's PNC Arena. After a 14-year career of peaks and valleys, Ward retired as he should, as a Hurricane. Cam Ward,...
Cam Ward Signs 1-Day Contract, Retires with Hurricanes
August 28th, 2019 RALEIGH, N.C. — Goalie Cam Ward has signed a one-day contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and is retiring as a member of the team he helped lead to a Stanley Cup. General manager Don Waddell announced the signing and retirement Wednesday, calling Ward...
Hurricanes Top 3 Goalies of All-Time
August 15th, 2019 The Carolina Hurricanes have had a great number of goaltenders in their history, dating back to their time as the Hartford Whalers. Even though they’ve been in the NHL since 1979-80, only five goalies for the organization have crossed the 200-game plateau. Within those five, is where we find the top-three netminders to ever play for...
5 Greatest Rookie Seasons in Whalers/Hurricanes History
August 8th, 2019 Rookies are often thrust into the spotlight as hockey minds try to predict a young player's potential for growth. Watching a star grow into their own is one of the more exciting parts of hockey, especially when they show flashes of brilliance in their first NHL season. These are the five rookies who did it best for the Hartford...
Predicting PTOs: 59 Potential Tryouts
August 1st, 2019 Now that the calendar has flipped to August, the PTOs are going to start coming fast and furious. There have already been a couple announced — Michal Neuvirth in Toronto and Chris Stewart in Philadelphia — but with training camps just over a month away, most of the players still without contracts are contemplating professional...
The Blackhawks That Got Away: Looking Back
July 11th, 2019 The Chicago Blackhawks are seeing their fair share of transition in this 2019 offseason. But it’s really no different for every team in the league. Most squads see changes from season to season. It’s the nature of the beast as salary cap constraints must be met, or general managers and coaches attempt to make their teams better....
3 Ways Blackhawks Return to Playoffs in 2020
May 30th, 2019 After three Stanley Cups since 2010, Chicago fans were disappointed, but probably understood when the Blackhawks missed the playoffs last season. Not every campaign can be a successful one, after all. Now that the Blackhawks have missed them again though, it’s obvious: Hell has frozen over and something must be done to thwart the...
NHL News & Notes: Kreider, Maple Leafs & More
March 14th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, Chris Kreider has been fined, a pair of Toronto Maple Leafs forwards missed practice and Cam Ward is healthy and returning to the Chicago Blackhawks. Related: NHL News & Notes: Price, Wheeler & More Chris Kreider Fined A day after being ejected for an elbow to the head of Vancouver Canucks'...
Chicago Blackhawks: One and Won Makes Three
October 15th, 2018 The Chicago Blackhawks have played in five games so far in this young season, and all five contests have gone to overtime. Yes, you are correct if you’re thinking that’s an NHL record. But I’m pretty sure the Hawks don’t care about that. What they do care about is winning. The team came charging out of the gate in their first...
Chicago Blackhawks off to a Good Start
October 9th, 2018 The Chicago Blackhawks 2018-19 season is finally underway, and the team started off with a bang. They provided quite an entertaining first trio of games, taking all three tilts to overtime. The Hawks came out victorious in two of the three contests, earning five out of a possible six points. All in all, that’s not a bad way to start...
Blackhawks Roundtable: Goalies, Defense & Marian Hossa
August 7th, 2018 Welcome to our second monthly installment of The Hockey Writers Chicago Blackhawks roundtable! In our first roundtable, we discussed line combinations, the state of management, and our opinion on bringing back Marcus Kruger. Today Meghan Dillon, Greg Boysen, and Gail Kauchak give their view on three more questions regarding the...
Blackhawks Stumble Into Free Agency
July 11th, 2018 The Chicago Blackhawks headed into July 1 with plenty of holes to fill and, for the first time in a long while, salary cap space to work with. However, their trio of new additions has left much to be desired for a fan base who wanted a big splash. The Blackhawks added to key areas of need but did not become a better team in the...
