Canes Country: FanShots

Our player of the week comes from The Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins (WOW, that really...

2010-03-09T02:27:04Z

Our player of the week comes from The Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins (WOW, that really hurt to type). 26 yr old Max Talbot was an 8th round draft pick by the Pens during the 2002 entry draft. When he's not filming commercials, he actually plays center for the team and scored the GWG for his team to win the Stanley Cup last year. Although his stats are less than stellar this season(32 GP, 1G, 4A), photo ops ARE!! Some fun Facts about max, he likes to vacay in the Dominican Republic, Cold Play is one of his favorite bands and he is a big fan of football and UFC. OK ladies, enjoy Max!! (and just so you know he's got to be hot in order for me to lift my NO PENS CLAUSE, just this once ;)

2010 NHL Draft

2010-03-09T02:00:51Z

2010 NHL Draft

I'm gonna try to keep track of where the Canes might end up in June's draft. Right now we're 25th, and throwing out all the lottery and tiebreakers, we would pick 5th.

Others have linked this site. 88 points would give the Canes about a 75% chance to sneak into the playoffs, so they would need to go 13-3-1 or 12-2-3 to get close. 13-4 drops to 56%. Enjoy the last month (maybe?) of the season, Caniacs, and keep rooting for the boys. No matter what, we will have hockey in Carolina in 2010-11, and that's a good thing.

Scotty Walker becomes an instant fan favorite in his Capital debut with his toothless grin,...

2010-03-09T00:46:51Z

Scotty Walker becomes an instant fan favorite in his Capital debut with his toothless grin, post-goal celebration.

Highlights of the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday, March...

2010-03-07T22:40:26Z

Hurricanes - Panthers Highlights (3/6/10)Uploaded by gatecitycanes. - Discover the latest sports and extreme videos.

Highlights of the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday, March 6th, 2010.

Highlights of the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, March...

2010-03-05T17:57:30Z

Hurricanes - Senators Highlights (3/4/10)Uploaded by gatecitycanes. - Discover the latest sports and extreme videos.

Highlights of the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, March 4th, 2010.

Here are my photos of the Olympics medals and jerseys displays at tonight's game. Game photos will...

2010-03-05T06:30:40Z

Here are my photos of the Olympics medals and jerseys displays at tonight's game.

Game photos will eventually make their way to this album as well.

Highlights of the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, March 2nd,...

2010-03-04T18:35:25Z

Hurricanes - Maple Leafs Highlights (3/2/10)Uploaded by gatecitycanes. - Discover the latest sports and extreme videos.

Highlights of the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010.

Oskar Osala Great interview from July 2008, from the Caps, when he had just signed his professional...

2010-03-04T18:16:47Z

Oskar Osala Great interview from July 2008, from the Caps, when he had just signed his professional contract. About 6 1/2 minutes At 5:20 is where he talks about how much he admires Erik Cole. Interesting synergy potential.

Olympic Medals on Display at Thursday's Game

2010-03-02T19:14:35Z

Olympic Medals on Display at Thursday's Game

For anyone who hasn't made plans to attend yet, an awesome opportunity to check out the hardware!

Greatest Story Ever Gold

2010-03-02T02:11:48Z

Greatest Story Ever Gold

An anthology of excerpts from the best writing about the best hockey game ever. Enjoy.

(I can see a movie coming out of this game, too.)

Gleason goes from snub to gold game; 'dreamed of this as kids'

2010-02-27T18:53:51Z

Gleason goes from snub to gold game; 'dreamed of this as kids'

Anyone post this one yet?

Albany "Potentially Close" To Getting AHL Team Back

2010-02-26T03:26:32Z

Albany "Potentially Close" To Getting AHL Team Back

When Hurricanes executives Jim Rutherford and Jason Karmanos joined Charlotte Checkers owner Michael Kahn to announce that the Canes AHL affiliate was coming to the state, the news came with cheers from most hockey fans in North Carolina. Not cheering? The people of Albany, N.Y., who were losing not only the players they had grown accustomed to courtesy the relationship with the Hurricanes, but also their AHL franchise.

But according to a report Tuesday from the Albany Times Union, the city could land a replacement for the River Rats by the first week in March.

Bob Belber, the general manager of the Times Union Center, told the TImes Union that the arena has been in talks with a current AHL team — reportedly the Portland (Maine) Pirates — and that a deal could be in place by the first week in March, if all the details can be ironed out. One minor but noteworthy item still on the table: whether or not the River Rats name would live on.

The Pirates are the affiliate for the Sabres, and given the proximity of Albany to Buffalo — about four and a half hours, weather permitting — the teams would benefit from a similar relationship that the Hurricanes and Checkers will have next season.

Canadian McDonalds trying to pass Caniacs cheering as their own fans!!!

2010-02-24T19:09:14Z

Canadian McDonalds trying to pass Caniacs cheering as their own fans!!!

Go to that link, on the bottom right click "McDonalds Olympic Games Advertising"

Then play the Ad named "Anticipation"

Look familiar? Thats because the screaming fans wearing red are actually Caniacs.

Really Canada?

Ovechkin

2010-02-20T02:31:21Z

Ovechkin

Love him or hate him, G8 is arguably the best hockey player in the world. this article does a great job of comparing him to Sid the Kid . Who's your favorite? I guess it depends on the kind of hockey you like.

Changes at 99.9 The Fan - Better Signal Coming

2010-02-19T16:27:27Z

Changes at 99.9 The Fan - Better Signal Coming

On Wednesday, Capital Broadcasting Company, owner of 99.9 The Fan and 620 The Buzz, announced a major change to two of their local sports talk shows.

"The Insiders", otherwise known as Mike Maniscalco and Mark Thomas, left their 3-7 p.m. time slot on The Fan and will be moving to the 6-9 a.m. time slot on 620 The Buzz starting on Monday.

Adam Gold and Joe Ovies moved from their morning show on 620 The Buzz and have taken over from 3-7 on The Fan.

The station's program director and operations manager, Dave Shore, said that the change was made to create a positive step for potential growth for both shows.

I asked Shore if the change would affect Maniscalco hosting The Stormfront and The Aftermath, the pregame and postgame shows for the Carolina Hurricanes.

"We feel we provide some of the best hockey coverage in the NHL and we are committed to continuing that. Mike Maniscalco is a huge part of that success and we will not be changing anything regarding The Stormfront or the Aftermath. Mike will still be hosting those shows."

Maniscalco told me that he looked forward to the new challenge and released this statement:

"I'm happy to continue hosting with Mark Thomas and Capitol Broadcasting, and look forward to being part of the only local morning sports talk show in Raleigh."

I also asked Shore if he could confirm a rumor heard that 99.9 The Fan would be changing it's antennae location and increasing it's signal strength.

"Due to FCC regulations I can not release very much information, but I can confirm that we are taking steps to increase our signal strength. Soon fans who travel outside the general area will be very pleased with their reception".

Word has it that the new antennae location would be in Southwest Wake County and the signal strength would be significantly better. The change should take affect in a couple of months.

Casey Borer's Road to Recovery

2010-02-19T15:16:02Z

Casey Borer's Road to Recovery

I figured most of y'all had seen this at the Hurricanes' site, but thought there may be a few of us that don't venture over there every day (especially during the Olympic break).

An amazing read and an amazing guy. Also check out the link to the first part of the story if you haven't already done so.

Bitter Much? Fleet Street Hacks Take Olympic Gold For Whining

2010-02-17T14:44:26Z

Bitter Much? Fleet Street Hacks Take Olympic Gold For Whining

This is not really related to hockey, but since we're all following the Olympics during the break, I thought I'd post it. The only thing funnier than the British bitching about Canada's Olympics is Canada bitching about the British bitching about Canada's Olympics. =)

Canadas Friendly Welcome....funny as hell! NSFW!

2010-02-17T04:21:58Z

Canadas Friendly Welcome....funny as hell! NSFW!

If yall dont read downgoesbrown, well you should. Hes absolutely freakin hilarious.

Highlights of the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, February...

2010-02-14T04:19:58Z

Hurricanes - Devils Highlights (2/13/10)Uploaded by gatecitycanes. - Discover the latest sports and extreme videos.

Highlights of the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, February 13th, 2010.

Tim Gleason on NHL Live Friday. February 12th, 2010.

2010-02-13T01:48:32Z

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Tim Gleason on NHL Live Friday. February 12th, 2010.