Walt Ruff
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Canes Prospects Battle Back On Second Day of Showcase
Coming alive quickly and appearing to stun Tampa Bay after they'd controlled the start of the contest, Robidas then chimed in on the goal-scoring himself to push Carolina in front. A power play tally, Suzuki earned a second point with a helper, and Vasily Ponomarev registered his third point in two games by creating the rebound for Robidas. Tampa Bay would respond with a goal of their own on the… → Read More
Canes Open Rookie Showcase With Win Over Panthers
Fensore leads the way with multiple points in 4-1 victory → Read More
Canes Sign Aston-Reese To Professional Tryout
Experienced forward comes to North Carolina after spending all of last season with the Maple Leafs → Read More
Need To Know: Canes at the 2023 Southeast Rookie Showcase
Getting you the details ahead of this weekend's event in the Sunshine State → Read More
2023-24 Uniform Schedule Announced
Red sweaters worn from 2017-21 return as an alternate for 13 games → Read More
Ladd Announces Retirement
RALEIGH, NC. - After 17 seasons in the National Hockey League, former Carolina Hurricane Andrew Ladd announced the end of his playing career on Sunday. Originally drafted by the franchise in 2004 with the number four overall selection, the winger went on to play 137 games with the Canes between 2005-08. → Read More
Mailbag #65: Antti Raanta
Favorite moment as a Hurricane so far? How does he keep such a positive outlook at all times? Plus, a future in podcasting? → Read More
Canes Announce Working Agreement With Norfolk Admirals
Team to continue working in partnership with the club that had been their ECHL affiliate from 2021-23 → Read More
Canes' National Television Schedule Announced
Carolina to appear on the national stage 11 times as they try for a fourth consecutive division championship → Read More
Canes Sign Beaulieu To Professional Tryout
Veteran defenseman has played in 471 NHL games over 11 seasons → Read More
Lease Extension Reflects Canes' Growth & Builds Excitement For The Future
"This potential development project is going to be the greatest thing to happen to West Raleigh since North Carolina State decided to build its university there." → Read More
Orlov Signing Proves Canes Have Become "A Destination Place"
Winning, Rod Brind'Amour, Caniacs, and the Raleigh area have all become factors in landing the league's best available free agent. → Read More
Canes 2023 Free Agency Tracker
A live rundown of which players are signing with the Canes, as well as which 2022-23 team members are signing elsewhere. → Read More
Canes Issue Qualifying Offer to Coghlan
Bokk, Mattheos, and Puljujarvi to become unrestricted free agents. → Read More
2023 Canes Free Agency Overview
Who is a restricted free agent? Who is an unrestricted free agent? When can the team start signing players? → Read More
Recap: Canes Take 10 at 2023 Draft
A summary of all that transpired at this year's event in Nashville. → Read More
Draft Week: Carolina's Second Day Hits Over The Years
Aho, Andersen, Kochetkov, and Pesce were all selected on the latter day of the NHL Draft. → Read More
Bradly Nadeau: What We Know About The Canes' First Pick
"He brings it every night. He's got a tremendous work ethic and great skill." → Read More
Need To Know: Canes at the 2023 NHL Draft
Carolina currently owns nine picks at this year's event, with their first coming at #30 overall. → Read More
Draft Week: Recent First Rounds & Notable #30's
Taking a look at who has been selected at the Canes' first slot in this year's event, and what the team has done with their first choice in the past few years. → Read More