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Before we begin today’s Storm Advisory, a member of the North Carolina hockey family needs our help. On Monday April 20, Carolina Thunderbirds player Michael Bunn was admitted to Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro after suffering a hypoxic injury to the brain.
The team has put out t-shirts for sale to help with his recovery. More information about Bunn’s condition can be found here, and you can follow this link to purchase a t-shirt.
We continue to pull for Michael off the ice, just like we would on it.
— * - Carolina Thunderbirds (@carolinatbirds) April 29, 2020
Here is the link to his CaringBridge page: https://t.co/N0Ovv8e0SV#FlockStrong #Prayfor11 pic.twitter.com/ime2olcFx5
This Week’s News
- Report: Hurricanes likely to move AHL affiliation
- Hurricanes-Checkers split a blow to Carolina hockey
- Systems Analyst Classics: The Long Game
- Our Top Five Games: Part Two
Reading Assignments
- Brock McGinn’s original Thor Surge brought home the title as best Surge to date:
CHAMPION!!
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 1, 2020
Brock's first "Thor" Surge breezed through the competition en route to being voted the best Storm Surge in #Canes history pic.twitter.com/JO3naM1bzy
A message from the champ pic.twitter.com/Rs4jQuGpwf
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 1, 2020
- A further look into why the Hurricanes are seeking to switch their AHL affiliation. [Inside AHL]
- Vincent Trochek took some time to answer questions on reddit. [Hurricanes]
- Color your own Stormy! Show us your creativity on Twitter @ CanesCountry
Time to make some happy accidents!
— NHL (@NHL) May 1, 2020
Be creative, have fun and color in @NHLStormy.
Share your work in the thread ⬇️. #HockeyAtHome pic.twitter.com/4mP9HGnIZx
- Sebastian Aho is teaming up with Warrior:
- Hurricanes prospect David Cotton has won the Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award:
The ACC presents an award to a Boston College male and female student-athlete, celebrating high levels of achievement in the classroom, in the community, and in competition.
— BC Eagles (@BCEagles) April 30, 2020
Let’s meet this year’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award winner:#GoldenEagles2020 #WeAreBC pic.twitter.com/ZiyfrnSTOQ
- The NHL is pleased with talks about season restart scenarios. [NHL]
- 31 Thoughts: Best-case scenario for resumption of NHL season. [Sportsnet]
- How a playoff hockey game feels in an empty arena from first-hand experience. [The Athletic $]
- The 2020-2021 NHL season could start as late as December. [ESPN]
- The Islanders and Seattle’s new arenas both are still on track for the 2021-2022 season. [ESPN]
- Speaking Seattle, they are getting close to announcing a team name. [KIRO 7]
- NHL facilities could reopen on May 24th as the league eyes a 24-team playoff system. [CBS Sports]
- Could TV deals be impacting the rest of the regular season for the NHL?
must be completed.
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) May 1, 2020
Failure to do so comes with a severe penalty: the deals roll over to next season at no cost to Fox. So, those teams would face no regional TV revenue, which would in turn hurt hockey-related revenue (HRR) for the whole league.