Will Hurricanes’ Staal Slide in Seamlessly? Mark Shiver | February 21, 2019 Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal has missed the last 26 games due to a concussion. He was placed on injured reserve on Jan. 4. Surprisingly the team has not missed…
Brind’Amour Sets Tone With Captain Selection Tyler Leli | September 17, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes named Justin Williams team captain over the weekend. My colleague, Mark Shiver, astutely noted that this ended a dual-captaincy model between Justin Faulk and Jordan Staal which…
Williams Is the Hurricanes New Captain Mark Shiver | September 16, 2018 In what is a move that many expected last season, and viewed by many as a given this season, the Carolina Hurricanes and head coach Rod Brind’Amour have named Justin…
Jordan Staal: Hurricanes’ Stealth Leader Mark Shiver | July 19, 2018 Jordan Staal can best be described as the Carolina Hurricanes’ stealth leader. He’s not normally found in the headlines and he is not who first comes to mind when thinking…
Staal & Faulk on Hurricanes’ Two-Headed Captaincy Mark Shiver | April 14, 2018 During the Carolina Hurricanes end of season media availability with the players last week, I had the opportunity to address the team’s two-headed captaincy directly with the two players who comprise…
Hurricanes “If-Only” Season Concludes Mark Shiver | April 9, 2018 The Tampa Bay Lightning paid their final visit of the season to Raleigh, NC Saturday evening. Their destination was the PNC Arena, home of the Carolina Hurricanes where 15,402 fans…
Hurricanes Respond to Francis’ Belief in Them Mark Shiver | March 3, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes have responded to the belief their executive vice president and general manager, Ron Francis, has placed in them. Friday night they welcomed the New Jersey Devils to…
Will Canes Coach Peters’ Fury Be Short-Lived? Mark Shiver | February 6, 2018 Carolina Hurricanes head coach, Bill Peters is not happy. In fact, he was furious with his team after their brutal lack of effort on Friday night against the Detroit Red Wings and…
Hurricanes Brutal Lack of Effort Mark Shiver | February 5, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes made a brutal leap into mediocrity that started this past Friday night. They were in a place in hockey that is extremely critical at this point in…
Fantasy Fix: Hamilton On Fire, Namestnikov Cooling Off Joel Griffith | January 22, 2018 Each Monday, we’ll take a look at the past week in fantasy hockey. Specifically, we’ll dive into which players are heating up, which players are cooling down, players to target…
Co-Captains for the ‘Canes? Mark Shiver | October 7, 2017 The Carolina Hurricanes named co-captains Thursday, Jordan Staal and Justin Faulk. Jeff Skinner was named an alternate. Generally received by most as a positive announcement, it does bring some questioning…
Hurricanes’ Peters Seat Warm, Not Hot…Yet Mark Shiver | September 5, 2017 I absolutely love Carolina Hurricanes head coach, Bill Peters. He is an old-school hockey guy, with a resume of success wherever he has coached. Most of the time Peters comes…