Hurricanes Chasing Milestones in 2020-21 Season
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…
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Aho, Staal Score Twice as the Hurricanes Double up the Jets 6-3
WINNIPEG — Sebastian Aho and Jordan Staal each scored a pair of goals as the Carolina Hurricanes extended their point streak to six games with a 6-3 victory over the…
Jordan Staal the Right Choice for Hurricanes Captain
The Carolina Hurricanes named Jordan Staal their captain for the 2019-20 season. Jordan Martinook & Jaccob Slavin will serve as alternates. Last season’s captain Justin Williams is taking a hiatus…
Hurricanes Pick Jordan Staal as Captain
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Staal has been picked as the captain of the Carolina Hurricanes.
The team announced Staal’s selection Sunday before its exhibition game against Washington, adding that forward Jordan Martinook and defenceman Jaccob Slavin will be…
Hurricanes Have Game Rust to Knock Off
The Carolina Hurricanes played their next-to-last preseason game Friday night against the visiting Nashville Predators. In a game they lost in overtime, 2-1, there were high points and points that…
3 Hurricanes Captain Candidates If Williams Retires
It was an enchanting run for the Carolina Hurricanes last season when captain Justin Williams and new head coach Rod Brind’Amour led a group of underdog youngsters to the Eastern…
Penguins’ 13 Seasons of Playoff Memories: Round One
The Pittsburgh Penguins hold the longest active streak for consecutive playoff appearances in the NHL with 13 seasons under their belt. However, the fate of that streak hung in the…
Will Hurricanes’ Staal Slide in Seamlessly?
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
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
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
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
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…