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UPDATE: Hurricanes center Vincent Trocheck will host an “Ask Me Anything” segment on Reddit Monday.
This Week’s News
- The Canes Country Staff is relieving their top five Hurricanes games of all-time, enjoy part one here
- Systems Analyst Classics: June 19th, 2006
Reading Assignments
- The Canes wrapped up revisiting the 2006 Finals this week. Here is some of the best content from their social media team:
✅✅✅✅ pic.twitter.com/4nIla94yoI
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 24, 2020
What a celly pic.twitter.com/lcdA4mPHkY
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 24, 2020
Iconic pic.twitter.com/PVuRqov8nj
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 24, 2020
Is it too late for a Stanley Cup victory parade speech from a legend, @Canes?#CanesClassics pic.twitter.com/CD2qvzka6y
— FOX Sports Carolinas (@CanesOnFSCR) April 24, 2020
- There also appears to much more on the way in terms of these classic games:
Hope you enjoyed the week of Canes Classics on @CanesOnFSCR. Be on the lookout for more next week. Plans are underway to get Justin Williams and Eric Staal to weigh in on games from '06 and '09. Stay well
— John Forslund (@JohnForslund) April 24, 2020
- Everyone remembers April 24th, 2019 when it comes to Canes history. But did you know something else very memorable happened for the Hurricanes on April 24, 1999? [Hurricanes]
- The Athletic interviewed a few former Hurricanes for an in-depth look at the 2006 run. [The Athletic $]
- Former Hurricane Nic Roy has signed a new contract with Vegas:
Some good news for ya today
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) April 22, 2020
We've signed Nicolas Roy to a two-year contract extension worth an AAV of $750k!! ✍️ #VegasBornhttps://t.co/1SirqBYUsD
- Speaking of new deals, Columbus locked up two goaltenders this week including a hefty raise for one of them:
Elvis Merzlikins’ deal with #CBJ will pay him $3 million in 2020-21 and $5 million 2021-22. AAV of $4M.
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) April 23, 2020
He’ll be an unrestricted free agent when this deal expires. Would have been a restricted free agent with arbitration rights this summer.
#CBJ Joonas Korpisalo signed a two-year deal one week ago at an AAV of $2.8 million.
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) April 23, 2020
- Las Vegas could be a fit for the NHL if it resumes this summer. [LV Review-Journal]
- The best ‘new’ lines in the NHL this season. [Yahoo Sports]
- NHL players from each team will be competing in the Gaming Challenge Presented by Honda. [Esports Observer]
- You may not know NHL Seattle’s Alexandra Mandrycky, but those who know hockey do. [The Athletic $]
- Pierre Lebrun takes us inside the NHL’s centralized sites process and the latest on a June draft. He also mentions that Raleigh may not be a candidate to be a host site due to the lack of a quality practice facility. [The Athletic $]
- Lastly, a very interesting quote from Bill Daly regarding the NHL’s return to play:
One of the key questions to any potential return to play for the NHL is, what happens if a player or staff member tests positive part way through. Would it shut down the entire operation all over again?
— Ryan Rishaug (@TSNRyanRishaug) April 25, 2020
Bill Daly had this to say. pic.twitter.com/1fhOGYMJDN