john forslund Stories - Canes Country
Broadcasters Take Center Stage
Hurricanes broadcasters, John Forslund and Chuck Kaiton will both be front and center reporting for local news sources again this year. Kaiton is the Hockey Hall of Fame voice of the Canes and can be found doing radio play-by-play on 99.9 FM, "The Fan". But rival, "850 The Buzz" has also enlisted...
Matt Murley "Pulls a Radulov" - Now AWOL in Russia
During the offseason, the Carolina Hurricanes signed forward Matt Murley to a two-way, one year contract. Murley was originally drafted in the second round in 1999 by Pittsburgh, had 21 goals with 62 points for San Antonio last year, and is an RPI graduate. Fans from Albany were looking forward...
McCarthyism- Kevin "Cato" McCarthy Speaks
Late last week, the Hurricanes held a special function for "VIP's" and during the festivities, John Forslund interviewed Hurricanes Associate Head Coach, Kevin McCarthy. Fortunately, Kate Shefte of the Independent Weekly was there to take notes and write an article about the affair. McCarthy...
Under Pressure - Laviolette Stress Free?
Hurricanes beat writer Chip Alexander recently wrote an interesting story for the News and Observer's Sunday edition. It seems that Jim Rutherford has finally given coach Peter Laviolette a public vote of confidence, something that hasn't happened since the end of last season. "I don't want to...
Q&A with John Forslund - Part Two
Continued from Part One which can be found here. Q. FSN has agreed to cover 65 games this year. Luke DeCock recently wrote an article claiming that there were "holes" in the coverage. How do you feel about the deal? Do you think the franchise will ever be in the position to have all 82 games...
Q&A with John Forslund - Part One
We receive emails everyday from a variety of sources, but last week I found one in the inbox which was a bit of a surprise. John Forslund sent an email, complimenting us on having a great blog site. Now there is something that you don't see everyday! Of course, I replied and thanked John for...
"Fun Fest" Highlights
I went over to the RBC last night to check out how the Carolina Hurricanes first "Fun Fest" was going. I'm not very good at guessing the number of heads in a crowd, but if I had to make a guess I would say that there were probably a few hundred people in attendance. While the crowd looked a bit...
Tumbling Dice - Signing Free Agents is a Gamble
Tomorrow will be the beginning of a new era for several free agents who will receive a contract which will set them up for life. Many teams and their fans will be hoping that a key signing or two will be enough to put them into the top echelon of the NHL. Sometimes it works out that way, but...
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