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This Week’s News
- Looking back at Eddie Lack’s career
- Hurricanes mounted a huge comeback in our NHL 20 simulation
- Systems Analyst Classics: 2006 SCF Game One
- What a Weird World We Now Live In
Reading Assignments
- The Hurricanes announced their plans for their full-time staff members. [Hurricanes]
- Brady Skjei chats with Train’s Pat Monahan. [Hurricanes]
- Tripp Tracy is joined by Jordan Martinook, Jake Gardiner, and Brock McGinn on Zoom as they discuss everything from what it takes to be a ‘Guys Guy’ to what advice Marty gave David Ayres during intermission. [Hurricanes]
- Speaking of Tripp, things weren’t always smooth sailing for him and John Forslund. [ABC 11]
- The Athletic wants your opinion on the Hurricanes. Head over there and let them know your strongly quarantined opinions. [The Athletic $]
- Derek Sheppard has been named the Man of the Year for the Checkers:
Congrats to Derek Sheppard for being named Checkers Man of the Year!
— Charlotte Checkers (@CheckersHockey) April 6, 2020
He is now one of 31 finalists for the AHL's Yanick Dupre Memorial Award.
More: https://t.co/cnr1Hyj1f6 pic.twitter.com/CbgzfvS718
- Take a look inside the NHL’s Coronavirus response and how they handled things differently from the NBA. [SI]
- Our friends at On The Forecheck are handing out 2019-20 NHL Awards. [OTF]
- The NHL’s coronavirus pause: How the playoffs could work, new positive tests and more. [ESPN]
- Could North Dakota be an NHL location if the 2019-20 season resumes? [Sportsnet]
- An update on the former Hurricanes and Flames coach:
Nothing confirmed but there are reports in Russia media that ex Calgary coach Bill Peters might be getting a job with Yekaterinburg in the KHL. That's where Pavel Datsyuk's been playing and he may have recommended the ex Wings assistant coach.
— Jim Matheson (@NHLbyMatty) April 3, 2020
- Gary Bettman say the NHL needs more information before it can make decisions on the 2019-20 season. [Sporting News]
- Seattle is close to picking a team name and the NHL weighs draft-hosting options. [The Athletic $]
- Detroit Red Wings’ Alex Biega is a major promoter of life after hockey for NHL players. [The Detroit News]
- Lastly, we leave you with every NHL logo in the form of dominoes: