Storm Advisory 3/24/21: NHL News, Daily Links and Roundup

This Week’s News

• Canes interested in allowing higher capacity for fans following new Executive Order
• Early success for Chicago Wolves driven by youth movement

Reading Assignments

• Congrats to Steven Lorentz on his first ever NHL trading card!

• The Hurricanes and Dougie Hamilton have agreed to table contract discussions until after the season is over. [NHL]
• The Hurricanes may have finally found their goalie in Alex Nedeljkovic — after waiving him in January. [The Athletic $]
• Reports have been floating around for weeks that the NHL Draft Lottery process was going to be tweaked. Now it’s official. [NHL]
• An interesting note pointed out in this week’s 31 Thoughts regarding Alex Nedeljkovic’s contract status. [Sportsnet]
• Hurricanes legend Patrick Marleau is open to a trade this season in hopes of winning a Stanley Cup. [NHL]
• Not every NHL player has a plan after they retire, but Joe Pavelski knows exactly what he wants to do. [ESPN]
• 4 first-round picks for Jack Eichel? That’s the current rumored asking price. [Yahoo]
• The NHL hopes to extend its reach to a broader Hispanic audience. [NYT]
• It’s almost March Madness time! No not that sport where that toss a ball in to a hoop, we’re talking frozen biscuits. The Men’s NCAA ice hockey tournament selections have been announced and one head coach in North Carolina will be paying close attention. [NCAA]