The NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City wrapped up this week with the Carolina Hurricanes finishing off an undefeated tournament with a win over the Detroit Red Wings 6-4 to win the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup. Carolina trailed just once during the tournament in their first contest against the New York Rangers that was eventually [...]
Hockey is back! The World Cup is dominating hockey headlines and the annual rookie tournaments which usually have no competition this time of year are an afterthought. There are some prospects playing in the World Cup and Hayden Soboleski looked at that in his Prospects Ramblings on Sunday. There are Rookie Tournaments across North America [...]
By: Kevin LeBlanc Tying a bow on 2015-16: Carolina has built up their prospect pipeline in the last few seasons by focusing on building around talented players with size. Since Ron Francis took over the reigns from longtime general manager Jim Rutherford, the Hurricanes have not drafted a player under 6’0” tall. A [...]
Draft Breakdown The Carolina Hurricanes were armed with nine picks at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and in turn, had many different directions they could move in. Lets take a closer look at the nine players that joined Carolina’s prospect ranks this season. Jake Bean – D – Calgary Hitmen – First Round, 13th [...]
A couple of Blue Jackets debuts; AHL and NHL, the CHL playoffs have begun and a few teams have swept the first round and a few are all tied up… […]
