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This season the Hurricanes celebrate their 10th anniversary in North Carolina. The team played in Greensboro from 1997 until 1999, when they moved into what is now RBC Center.

September 13 - Camp opens with team photos and physicals
September 14 - First training camp practice
September 16 - Caniac Carnival and Preseason opener vs. Washington (FREE game)
October 3 - Season opener at RBC Center vs. Montreal

2007-2008 Opponents
Southeast Division (Atlanta, Florida, Tampa Bay, Washington) - 4 home, 4 away
Rest of Conference (Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, New Jersey, NY Rangers, NY Islanders, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh) - 2 home, 2 away
Northwest Division (Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Minnesota, Vancouver) - 1 home
Central Division (Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Nashville, St. Louis) - 1 away

Full schedule: http://hurricanes.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamSchedule

Radio: WCMC 99.9 FM is the new flagship station for the Hurricanes and will carry all games; no word yet on whether a $9.99 ticket deal will be worked out like 102.9's $10.29 seats
Television: FSN South is set to carry 55 games, Versus 5 games, and the possibility of a NBC game with flex scheduling

New Look

Like the rest of the league, the Canes will wear the new light weight Reebok Edge jerseys. Unlike many teams in the league, Carolina did not drastically retool the basic look of the uniform.



New Faces


Jeff Hamilton, Center, #51. Signed as a free agent from Chicago. Shifty 30 year old forward who scored 18 goals and 21 assists in 70 games last season (his first full year in the league). Will likely start on the fourth line but will see powerplay time at the point and be the first to jump into the top 9 if anyone gets hurt or underperforms.


Brandon Sutter, Center, #14. While it is unlikely that Sutter will play a game in the NHL this season, he could make the team with a strong performance in camp. Drafted 11th overall in the 2007 draft, he has made a lot of noise this summer leading Canada's domination over Russia at the Super Series.

Home Again


Matt Cullen, Center, #8. Finally Canes management caved. After a full season of wondering what kind of difference a guy like Cullen would have made on a team that never could quite get in tune, Carolina brought back Cullen in a trade, sending Andrew Hutchinson, Joe Barnes, and a third round pick in 2008 to the Rangers. Cullen scored 16 goals and 25 assists for the Rangers last season, and scored 25 goals and 24 assists for the Canes in the 05-06 season. He will wear #8 again thanks to the kindness of Tim Gleason who will wear #42.

Who to Watch


Eric Staal, Center, #12. The newlywed and notorious party animal will look to improve on an 06-07 campaign that saw a 15 goal and 30 point drop-off from his 100 point championship year performance. If Carolina is to return to the playoffs, they cannot expect veterans like Ray Whitney and Rod Brind'Amour to again be the team's top scorers. The health of Erik Cole and Cory Stillman could be a big factor in Staal's numbers, as his best performances in 05-06 came when the three were playing together.


Cam Ward, Goaltender, #30. Perhaps the expectations were a bit unfair for Ward in 06-07, as the Conn Smythe winner played under the shadow of his Stanley Cup performance while facing the rigors of his first season as a starting goaltender. With 60 games under his belt from last season, Ward will have to step up and steal some games as he did during the 05-06 playoffs. He remained in Raleigh during the offseason training, and has reportedly lost 20 pounds.

Durability

Frank Kaberle missed most of last season, and when he returned he never did get to 100%, leaving Carolina without a solid powerplay quarterback. He hasn't started off this season the way he wanted either, having knee surgery a few weeks ago. He will likely be ready for the opener, but his durability will be a big factor on the blueline. Glen Wesley is back for another go, and with a relatively thin defensive core, the 39 year old needs to stay healthy through the season. The biggest question mark of all is Bret Hedican, who pondered retirement throughout the offseason, but is ready to play and will be in the lineup on opening night. This team is very deep up front, but if defensemen start to go down, they will have to look to untested minor leaguers. Cory Stillman and Erik Cole will be the only question marks at forward, as Stillman never fully got going after shoulder surgery last season, and Cole continues to shake off the effects of his 2006 broken neck.

Enough talk, let's play hockey.

9/13/2007 2:53:35 PM

FIRST TEH WINZ

9/13/2007 2:56:30 PM

Interesting 10th anniversary promo, as LuckezCharm said in the Offseason thread

Quote :

"To commemorate the Hurricane’s 10th anniversary, we have been asked to produce this limited edition wine, which will be available for sale in grocery stores, the Duplin Winery retail room, and online at DuplinWinery.com. T E N is a Sweet Red wine that will be the perfect complement to any tailgate celebration! T E N will be served at all the home games during the 2007-2008 season. In addition, a portion of the proceeds from each bottle of T E N goes to the Kids ‘N Community Foundation. The Kids 'N Community Foundation awards monetary grants to area educational and children's organizations. Enjoy T E N while you cheer on the ‘Canes! You’ll like our wine on ice as well as your hockey! TEN will be unveiled prior to the season opener on the 16th of September! Buy yours today and be among the first to receive this very special limited wine!"

http://www.duplinwinery.com/OurWines/Wines/Ten/tabid/5134/Default.aspx

Wine with tailgating? Huh, go figure...

9/13/2007 5:22:47 PM

What's the deal with the coin again?

9/13/2007 5:23:51 PM

i got a good feeling

9/13/2007 5:28:56 PM

Quote :

"Please don't embed anything on Page 1 of this thread, because then we'll have to deal with it loading on the reply page all season long."

haha im not going to make that mistake again but...


WOOT!

[Edited on September 13, 2007 at 6:12 PM. Reason : ]

9/13/2007 6:12:15 PM

found this on carolinahurricanes.com a couple days ago. looks like they are having six college nights this year.

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/tickets/college.htm

9/13/2007 11:31:30 PM

Carolina has a fun hockey team.

9/14/2007 5:19:13 AM

Would it be wise to show up early for the preseason opener to get the tickets when they hand em out? Or does it typically not matter?

9/14/2007 3:17:34 PM

http://wral.com/sports/hurricanes/story/1816312/

Staal, Whitney named alternates on the road, Wesley Stillman at home

9/14/2007 6:34:09 PM

I have no idea how many free tickets there will be, but STHs already have their tickets, so I'd get there reasonably early to make sure you get one, then use the extra time to check out the festivities and tailgate.

9/14/2007 8:33:56 PM

Went down to the RBC Center for a few minutes this morning to see the Group B practice (Sutter and Cullen both out there). It was just good to see some hockey again.

9/14/2007 11:08:53 PM

9/15/2007 12:41:46 AM

get excited mother fuckers

9/15/2007 3:25:30 AM

i missed last season, but ill def. be at ALOT of games this year.

9/15/2007 8:54:40 AM

^^ i've been excited since april

some minor changes in the rbc this year...
$9.99 tickets
red bull is being sold now
beer in plastic bottles

thats all i can remember for now, nothing too important anyway


GO CANES!! WOOO

9/15/2007 9:31:05 AM

yay red bull

9/15/2007 11:22:39 AM

looking at the webcam, did we get new lights behind the goal?

[Edited on September 15, 2007 at 3:09 PM. Reason : ]

9/15/2007 3:09:18 PM

Oh yeah I almost forgot to mention that. The goal judge is gone from behind the net. They will be upstairs now.

9/15/2007 3:12:02 PM

uhhhh

how does that work?

[Edited on September 15, 2007 at 3:12 PM. Reason : i liked the guy behind 111's goal]

9/15/2007 3:12:37 PM

the cameras in the goal kinda make them pointless

9/15/2007 7:59:58 PM

i am about to cream my pants just knowing hockey is about to be on tv again

9/16/2007 1:30:23 AM

Guess I'd better get some sleep hockey tomorrow!!!11!11

Sutter will play tomorrow, and in terms of the regular guys, Staal, Stillman, and Cole will be together, and Williams, Gleason, and Commodore will also be playing.

9/16/2007 2:02:17 AM

Dressing for Sunday's game:

Bowman-Aucoin-Williams
Bayda-Staal-Cole
Blanchard-Sutter-Dwyer
Stillman-Letowski-Reed

Babin-Brookbank
Carson-Gleason
Commodore-Seidenberg

Grahame
Leighton

9/16/2007 3:46:28 AM

apparently staal ftw

9/16/2007 4:37:01 PM

Canes win 4-3, four points for Staal and a nice 30 minutes from Leighton.

9/16/2007 6:14:49 PM

Hell of a third period today after a sloppy first two (to be expected this early in camp I suppose). The official word on the $9.99 upper endzone seats is that the deal is available only at the box office on the day of the game. Any other time and they are $20.

Oh, and thanks RBC Center for the spinning goal lights. I've always wanted them

[Edited on September 16, 2007 at 6:55 PM. Reason : .]

9/16/2007 6:50:50 PM

durr

9/16/2007 7:09:18 PM

Spinning goal lights are good, but the delay caused by the goal judges being upstairs is not.

Also, the new faceoff rule that caused a hand pass faceoff to be held in the center circle is weird and unneccesary.

9/16/2007 7:09:40 PM

any particular reason ward didn't dress? or was it just unnecessary


oh and it was cool getting to meet him, brind'amour, hedican, and adams at the autograph session

9/16/2007 7:46:00 PM

spinning goal lights?

sweet

i was mad i couldn't make it today

9/16/2007 7:46:36 PM

Leighton looked feisty and seemed to put on a good show today.

He picked up 3rd star

9/16/2007 8:21:43 PM

So let me get this straigh, the goal judges are upstairs now? They might as well not even have them

9/17/2007 12:14:52 PM

Quote :

"any particular reason ward didn't dress? or was it just unnecessary "

The same reason Brind'Amour, Whitney, Wesley, and a dozen other regular players didn't dress: their jobs are safe. As far as Michael Leighton is concerned, that seat on the end of the bench is up for grabs, and they gave him a chance to show it.

BTW, here's a video of Leighton fighting Ward: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKsmTU5V-GI

9/17/2007 1:40:09 PM

did they block the webcam from me or is it stuck on Sep 11th at 7:50pm?

[Edited on September 17, 2007 at 10:43 PM. Reason : ]

9/17/2007 10:42:59 PM

VS HD to be added October 15th in NC.

not in fucking time for the first canes game (on there) but they should put it on 291

[Edited on September 19, 2007 at 7:42 PM. Reason : ]

9/19/2007 7:42:51 PM

sexy

9/19/2007 9:20:01 PM

tickets purchased for the 10/22 game against the canucks

9/20/2007 5:47:23 PM

we got ours for the penguins game on 10/5

9/20/2007 5:49:24 PM

I'll be Minnesota bound that day. Blue Jackets at Wild on October 6th.

9/20/2007 8:23:28 PM

I do not approve of 99.9 so far. My radio in my bedroom couldn't even pick up the station because the signal is so weak.

Borer with a goal and an assist tonight. Whitney and Walker score as well. Cam with 18 stops for the shutout.

9/21/2007 11:14:24 PM

Quote :

"VS HD to be added October 15th in NC. not in fucking time for the first canes game (on there) but they should put it on 291"

i hate you guys. now between this and wolfpack sports...

GO CANES!! (from the dirty dirty!)

9/22/2007 12:09:09 AM

3 3 10:42 SH NSH 38 V.FIDDLER(1) 19 J.ARNOTT(1)

doh.

9/22/2007 10:32:07 PM

Will there be $9.99 tickets on sale for the season opener?

9/24/2007 11:54:52 PM

I'd have to imagine those will be sold out. Guess it could be worth going up there when the box office opens that day.

9/25/2007 12:36:58 AM

I went ahead and paid for the $20 tickets to the season opener through ticketmaster, plus their 40% upcharge.

9/25/2007 9:16:11 AM

FYI, NHL.tv has a free preview until October 9th. This means you should be able to watch opening night on there, and the preseason games. The game against Washington is on right now, but it appears to be the jumbotron feed. No audio and there was just a message about watching out for flying pucks.

9/25/2007 7:48:24 PM

sweet

there isn't much better than watching canadian hockey broadcasts

[Edited on September 25, 2007 at 7:57 PM. Reason : thats better]

9/25/2007 7:57:13 PM

going to my first canes game friday

got free tix, woo!

9/25/2007 7:58:50 PM

you gotta finish that scotty walker

9/25/2007 9:04:36 PM