Cory spoke with Jeff Daniels, head coach of the Charlotte Checkers last week before they headed up to Connecticut for the season opening 3-game weekend. Click on the headline to read what Daniels is looking for this season. Click on comments to jump into the conversation.
The Hockey News posted on their site a list of the top-10 Calder Trophy candidates for rookie of the year, and Carolina forward Zach Boychuk comes in at No. 10.
While the article may be off a bit — Boychuk's chances of playing his way on to the roster this preseason dropped dramatically with this week's signing of center Stephane Yelle — it's been a long time since a Canes prospect has been considered to be in the running for the award.
(thanks to hockeymomof2 for the heads up)
