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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!
Check out my first NHL® trading card from @UpperDeckSports. Show me if you’ve found my Young Guns® card in 2020-21 Upper Deck Series Two! It's out in stores now! Find out more about Series Two on https://t.co/MsYKBXAlyb. #YoungGuns #HockeyCards pic.twitter.com/EDZRBiix01
— Steve Lorentz (@slorentz96) March 23, 2021
- 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]