Posted by
on 11/17/2008 - 05:25 PM
The NHL is trying to crackdown on unnecessary blows to the head.
The NHL's Senior Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations, Colin Campbell, had the following memo, obtained by TSN, posted in every NHL dressing room on Friday.
"Recently, we have had two (2) supplemental discipline incidents involving direct elbow blows to the head. This is a play that we have been trying to remove from our game for a number of years. In one case there was no injury and in the other incident the elbowed Player received a concus
Posted by
on 11/04/2008 - 04:00 PM
(Sports Network) - The Carolina Hurricanes will try to complete a home-and- home sweep of the Maple Leafs tonight, when they visit Toronto's Air Canada Centre.
Carolina hosted the Maple Leafs on Sunday and posted a 6-4 decision for its second victory in three games. Toronto, meanwhile, had won two straight and four of its previous five games before the setback in Raleigh.
Chad LaRose picked up the game-winning goal in the third period of Sunday's test at the RBC Center.
Eric Staal, Ray Whitney and Tuomo
Posted by
on 11/02/2008 - 11:55 AM
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes are headed in opposite directions offensively going into Sunday's game at the RBC Center, the first of a home-and-home series.
After scoring 11 goals in their first six games, the Maple Leafs (5-3-3) have found the net 20 times in their last five contests to post a 3-1-1 record.
The Hurricanes (5-3-2), meanwhile, remain atop the Southeast Division despite losing three of five following a 3-1-1 start. Carolina has scored only four goals in its past three games and 10 in it
Posted by
on 10/30/2008 - 06:14 AM
General managers will have one extra day to make NHL trades. The league said yesterday it has pushed the trade deadline back to March 4. A high volume of games forced the switch. There are 12 games on the schedule March 3 and only two March 4. The league and NHL Players' Association agreed on the change.
Posted by
billy on 06/04/2008 - 01:31 PM
The Carolina Hurricanes announced Wednesday that the team has agreed to terms with right wing Patrick Eaves on a three-year contract.
Eaves will earn $1.1 million in 2008-09, $1.4 million in 2009-10 and $1.7 million in 2010-11.
"Patrick is an important part of our forward corps going forward," said general manager Jim Rutherford in a statement. "He just turned 24 years old and already has a 20-goal season under his belt. He battled through some injuries this past season, but we are looking forward to having him back an
