Posts About "Sebastian Aho"
Hurricanes Chasing Milestones in 2020-21 Season
December 11th, 2020 The 2020-21 hockey season is nearly set after much bickering between the NHL and the Players Association. The new season is expected to begin on Jan. 13, 2021, and will be played in a condensed, 56-game schedule. https://twitter.com/wyshynski/status/1336358018053791744 As everyone gets ready for the new year and new hockey,...
Hurricanes Need to Answer These 3 Questions Heading into 2020-21
December 1st, 2020 The Carolina Hurricanes have blossomed into one of the best teams in the NHL over the last two seasons, making back-to-back playoff appearances for the first time since the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons. Despite this success, the Hurricanes haven't returned to the Stanley Cup Final, falling short to the Boston Bruins in the playoffs both...
Islanders Should Be Thankful for These Recent Draft Picks
November 24th, 2020 Although NHL scouts work extensively year-round to find the top talent in each draft, there is no guarantee that any player will be successful. Every year, there are lottery picks that don't quite live up to the hype, as well as some late-round steals that put their team ahead of the pack. The New York Islanders have had plenty of...
Ron Francis' 5 Best & Worst Moves as Hurricanes General Manager
November 22nd, 2020 The Seattle Kraken has Ron Francis signed and prepared to lead their franchise as its first-ever general manager. The Hockey League Hall of Famer was an NHL legend before transitioning from player to a front office executive. Francis, the fifth all-time points leader in the NHL with 1,798 in 1,731 games played, became the...
Islanders' Sebastian Aho Will Need to Step Up Next Season
October 23rd, 2020 Sebastian Aho is a budding star who scored 38 goals last season, ranked 6th in the NHL. In his four-year NHL career, the 25-year-old Finn has established himself as one of the top centers in the league and one of the best players on a promising Carolina Hurricanes team. In just four NHL seasons, Aho has already become one of the top...
The Grind Line: Draft Redos From the Past 5 Years
September 14th, 2020 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week, Devin Little and Ian McNaughton are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off on Red Wings...
Hurricanes Seek Revenge Against Slumping Bruins
August 11th, 2020 Revenge will be fresh on the minds of the Carolina Hurricanes as they prepare for a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference Final against the Boston Bruins. The Hurricanes were on a tear, having just swept the New York Islanders, but they ran out of gas against a juggernaut Bruins team and wound up the victims of a four-game sweep...
Aho Dominates & Goaltending Shines as Hurricanes Sweep Rangers
August 5th, 2020 Watching Sebastian Aho play throughout the Carolina Hurricanes series against the New York Rangers, you might forget the NHL took a four-month break. Call it mid-season form, or chalk it up to the added intensity that comes with playoff hockey, but Aho's dominance in the Hurricanes' three-game sweep of the Rangers was some of the best...
Top 5 Players in Rangers-Hurricanes Series
July 24th, 2020 The New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes are set to face-off in the Qualifying Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in a best-of-five series scheduled for Aug. 1. Without a doubt, it will be one of the most interesting series to follow in the early stages of the playoffs. With that being said, let's take a look at the best players to...
5 Greatest Rookie Seasons in Whalers/Hurricanes History
July 9th, 2020 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...
3 Bold Predictions for the NHL Playoffs
May 28th, 2020 If you have not been living under a rock, you will have heard or read or seen that the NHL announced its return to play format. 24 teams will resume play if and when the league receives the green light. Now, as Commissioner Gary Bettman aptly observed during the announcement conference, every fan can find something to complain about....
Svechnikov, Aho Rally Hurricanes Over Coyotes
February 7th, 2020 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho each scored two goals and had one assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night. Jaccob Slavin also scored and Trevor van Riemsdyk had two assists f...
Maple Leafs, Hurricanes Fighting For Their Playoff Lives
January 19th, 2020 The end of January is coming into sight. With that comes the fun part of the season for fans. With the NHL's Trade Deadline only 36 days away, teams start the process of seeing what they might do come Feb 24. For some teams, it's easy to know what they're going to do. The Red Wings will sell. The Senators will sell. The three...
