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Whoa. Pretty much the entire Lokomotive team in Russia’s KHL pro hockey league died in a plane crash. This is a terrible tragedy that claimed at least 43 lives, including several former NHL players. One name of note is one Josef Vasicek, a former Carolina Hurricane. Share This: Powered by Bookmarkify™ I know I will never forget the Carolina Hurricanes 2006 Stanley Cup run, it was such a great time to be in the triangle. The young, up and coming Eric Staal, Erik Cole coming back from a broken neck to play in the finals, Cam Ward standing on his head in the nets, Game 7 [...] As we anxiously await JR’s decision to continue the fire sale or possibly go for the post-season action, I thought I’d post the latest news I’ve seen so far coming across the transom. [...] Help me out here. What is it with women from New Jersey and their proclivity to show the middle finger when their team is losing? We’ve all seen this screenshot from Game 7 of the quarterfinals last year when Staal scores the game winner with seconds remaining to get the Hurricanes past the Devils into [...] Both WRAL and SportsNet.ca are reporting this news item this morning: Brind’Amour out, Staal in as Canes captain Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has named Eric Staal as the new team captain for the Hurricanes. Staal is the fifth captain since the [...] If you’re like me, you’re trying to save every penny possible in this ridiculously sucky economy. We’re trying to get more value for every buck we spend and I can tell you, there are a lot of Food Lion brand labels in the gotoeleven pantry (if you can find the Food Lion brand hot salsa, [...] I do love my Hurricanes. I loved them when I went to every post-season game in 2006, and I love them today as they dwell in the basement. I continue to wear my red and black proudly. So, imagine my joy as I dug through my NHL news RSS feeds and found this little ditty [...] The Carolina Hurricanes have had three of their players named to national hockey teams for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. As expected, defenseman Joni Pitkanen and forward Tuomo Ruutu were named to Finland’s squad, and forward Eric Staal was named to Team Canada despite his injury-hampered season. Surprisingly, forward Jussi Jokinen was not named to [...] … the Triangle’s snowstorm that wasn’t, or the Carolina Hurricanes? Triangle residents who were hoping to share in the bounty of snow heaped upon the rest of the state (and Virginia, DC, Maryland, and points northward) were sorely disappointed. Likewise, Canes fans who were hoping the team would build on last season’s trip to the [...] |
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