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Yesterday’s News Today
- Canes acquire Haula from Vegas for Nic Roy
- BTN: Free Agent Goalies
- Hurricanes and Swamp Rabbits reach agreement for ECHL partnership
Reading Assignments
- For those who head to bed early, the Canes made a trade late last night acquiring Erik Haula from Vegas:
Breaking news: The Golden Knights have traded Erik Haula to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for prospect Nicolas Roy, multiple sources confirm with The Athletic.
— Jesse Granger (@JesseGranger_) June 27, 2019
Full story- https://t.co/QD9ypTqccx #VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/kWNFGdQljS
- The other breaking news from yesterday is that the Canes have reached an agreement with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to become their ECHL affiliate:
Welcome the family, @SwampRabbits!
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) June 26, 2019
More » https://t.co/3b9uW0GNFr pic.twitter.com/9CmnJ4xRAw
Today is a great day for our organization.
— Greenville Swamp Rabbits (@SwampRabbits) June 26, 2019
We are proud to announce that we have entered an affiliation with the Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) for the 2019–20 season. We are #OneCarolina.
https://t.co/86aAAnN7ji#TakeWarning | #HopOn pic.twitter.com/mV8R31iLdy
- Roy Cooper has signed a bill allowing universities to sell alcohol at their stadiums if they so desire. This idea has been floated around for years but Tom Dundon’s desire to host an outdoor game at Carter-Finley Stadium certainly seems to have expedited the process. [N&O]
- Bunch of Jerks night is coming to DBAP. [Durham Bulls]
- Hockey is back at PNC Arena as prospect camp got underway yesterday:
Hockey is back at @PNCArena pic.twitter.com/4x8KEs3cMw
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) June 26, 2019
- It appears Sebastian Aho’s asking price has become public knowledge:
As we reported in Vancouver, belief is the initial ask from Aho's camp was in the $9.5 million range x 5 years. https://t.co/RqCszLo2ea
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 26, 2019
- Roberto Luongo announced his retirement in the most Roberto Luongo way ever:
I’ve decided to take my talents to a South Beach retirement home ✌ pic.twitter.com/BTuZIo8XT8
— Strombone (@strombone1) June 26, 2019
- Luongo also shared an open letter to hockey fans explaining his decision. [Florida Panthers]
- NHL players react to Luongo’s retirement. [NHL]
- Seattle has chosen Palm Springs as the site of its AHL affiliate. [Seattle Times]
- Your guide to free agency - Metro division. [ESPN]
- 31 Thoughts: Could short-term deals break RFA stalemates? [Sportsnet]
- Former Hurricane Tuomo Ruutu has been hired by the Rangers:
Rangers have hired former NHL'er Tuomo Ruutu as a development coach to be based in Europe while Jed Ortmeyer and Tanner Glass will handle those duties here #NYR #HWP
— Greg Markiewicz (@GMTech924) June 25, 2019