Carolina Hurricanes News

It's something that is going to be discussed a good amount after Eric Staal 's injury at the World Championships; how important is the tournament that teams will send players there with the risk of a major injury? The Carolina Hurricanes were lucky enough that Staal did not need injury, but what if he did and would miss a part of the season? Staal ... (more)

Canada's Eric Staal, shown here after a knne-on-knee collision with Sweden's Alex Edler on Thursday, was diagnosed with a third-degree MCL sprain.

Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal has been diagnosed with a third-degree sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee, the team announced Saturday.

The Carolina Hurricanes announced Saturday that center Eric Staal suffered a third-degree MCL sprain in his right knee at the World Hockey Championships this past week and will not require surgery.

Jiri Tlusty had an amazing and unexpected 2012-13 season, scoring 23 goals, good for fifth in the league, and creating one of the best lines in the NHL with Alexander Semin and Eric Staal , but the question now is, will that play transition into next season? Tlusty originally started to play well towards the end of the 2011-12 season and ended up ... (more)

Canada's Eric Staal lies injured on the ice during their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship quarter-final match against Sweden at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 16, 2013.

For many seasons, the Carolina Hurricanes have been a perennial playoff contender thanks to solid goaltending and a wealth of offensive talent.

The Carolina Hurricanes were one of the larger disappointments anywhere in the league in 2013.

We're into the second round, and with that, a new round of the Canes Country Playoff Super Schedule.

The Carolina Hurricanes' unrestricted free agents this season feature some long-tenured Canes players, season additions from this year and a young defenseman.

Eight teams have gone home. Eight are left. Make your picks now for who will move on to the conference finals.

Jeff Skinner wasn't on the ice much, but made a huge impact in Canada's 2-1 win over the Czech Republic at the IIHF World Championship on Sunday.

The Carolina Hurricanes have six restricted free agents that could make an impact on their roster next season or in the future.

The Carolina Hurricanes were a team that wasn't short on disappointment in 2013.

Jeff Skinner scored on an end-to-end rush in the third period Sunday as Canada beat the Czech Republic 2-1 at the world hockey championship to clinch a spot in the quarter-finals. The Carolina Hurricanes forward collected the puck in his own zone before weaving through the Czech defence and burying a wraparound behind goalie Ondrej Pavelec at 6:55 ... (more)

Officials from the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation announced new celebrity commitments this week for the 2013 tournament on May 16-19. Actors Greg Ellis and Ryan Merriman, as well as Carolina Hurricanes hockey coach Kirk Muller, will join the lineup for the first time.

At the 2013 trade deadline, the Carolina Hurricanes did something they had to do.

The Carolina Hurricanes did not have a good 2013 season. There are holes that need to be filled, albeit smaller ones, but the Canes are entering the summer with about $7.6 million in cap space, so what is GM Jim Rutherford 's plan? Despite having a bad season, the Hurricanes do not have a lot of cap space because $31 million is tied up in the Staal ... (more)

Those were some tremendous losses and on another team, any one of those players going down might have been enough to sink their chances of making the playoffs.

Canada's Jordan Staal, right, celebrates with teammate Steven Stamkos after he scored the third goal against Sweden during second period preliminary round action Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the world hockey championship in Stockholm, Sweden.