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The Return of "Canes Country Points"

Last year we ran a set of contests in which readers could guess if certain Canes would shoot, score, or get a penalty first for selected games.  Some lucky folk won tickets to games and other prizes for guessing correctly and for earning the most points.    I hesitated to do this again this year because it is very time consuming to tabulate the totals after each game and to keep an ongoing tally of point totals.  

But thanks to the efforts of our friends over at Pension Plan Puppets, there is a new, easy way to keep track of this.  A programmer has created a site, "Pick SPG" (shot, penalty, goal).  We can now sign up over there, make our picks, and the program will keep track of the results and totals.  You can also compare your totals with those of fans from other teams who are participating.     

It's a pretty cool idea and we are very pleased that we were invited to participate.

Canes Country will be providing prizes again, (yet to be determined), so if you would like to give it a shot this year, head on over to SPG, create a user name, (hopefully the same one you use here at Canes Country, so we can tell who you are), and make your selections.  When you sign up, make sure you select the Hurricanes as your team so you get to pick from the correct roster.

Any questions?  Just let us know. 

We will announce the prize structure, how often we will distribute the prizes, and what the prizes will be within the next couple of weeks.  Good Luck!

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hmm

What if I’m not in Carolina?
I live in Vancouver, Canada
Thanks!

by Showstoppa on Oct 3, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions  

everyone is welcome. We can ship prizes.

GM of CanesCountry.com

by Bob Wage on Oct 4, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

I sucked at this last year. Let’s see if I can’t do a little better this year.

Satan is just a coping mechanism for monotheists.

by wilmnoca on Oct 3, 2009 6:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Sounds fun! Count me in…

by caniac4ever on Oct 3, 2009 6:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow, that’s a fancy setup they’ve got going on there…
YAY! I’m excited that CCpoints are back!

by Andrea's evil twin on Oct 6, 2009 8:42 AM EDT reply actions  

Hey, Bubba, (or anyone else) do you know if there is any way to pick ‘none’ for anything?
Like, no penalties in the 1st?

by Andrea's evil twin on Oct 6, 2009 8:44 AM EDT reply actions  

No, there is not a selection for that.

this is from their FAQ

“If a penalty or goal does not happen in any given period, no points are awarded to anyone.”

GM of CanesCountry.com

by Bob Wage on Oct 6, 2009 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions  

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# Pos. DOB W H
Bryan Allen 5 D 8/21/1980 226 6-5
Brian Boucher 33 G 1/2/1977 200 6-2
Tim Brent 37 C 3/10/1984 188 6-0
Patrick Dwyer 39 RW 6/22/1983 175 5-11
Justin Faulk 28 D 3/20/1992 205 6-0
Tim Gleason 6 D 1/29/1983 217 6-0
Jay Harrison 44 D 11/3/1982 211 6-4
Jussi Jokinen 36 LW 4/1/1983 198 5-11
Derek Joslin 27 D 3/17/1987 210 6-1
Chad LaRose 59 LW 3/27/1982 181 5-10
Jamie McBain 4 D 2/25/1988 200 6-2
Andreas Nodl 14 RW 2/28/1987 196 6-1
Justin Peters 60 G 8/30/1986 205 6-1
Joni Pitkanen 25 D 9/19/1983 210 6-3
Tuomo Ruutu 15 LW 2/16/1983 200 6-0
Jerome Samson 71 RW 9/4/1987 195 6-0
Jeff Skinner 53 RW 5/16/1992 193 5-11
Jaroslav Spacek 8 D 2/11/1974 210 6-0
Eric Staal 12 C 10/29/1984 205 6-4
Anthony Stewart 13 C 1/5/1985 230 6-3
Brandon Sutter 16 C 2/14/1989 183 6-3
Jiri Tlusty 19 C 3/16/1988 209 6-0
Cam Ward 30 G 2/29/1984 185 6-1

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