by Matt Karash | Aug 14, 2015 | Memory Lane
Bret Hedican arrived in a 2002 deadline trade with the Florida Panthers. At the time, it seemed like the biggest part of the deal was unloading Sandis Ozolinsh and the remaining three years at $5M per year. Hedican stepped quickly into the Canes top 4 playing with...
by Matt Karash | Aug 14, 2015 | Memory Lane
At 6-3 and 228 pounds, Kevin Westgarth represented a formidable opponent for NHL fisticuffs, but he was another of the usual non-stereotypical NHL enforcers. On the ice, he was a trained in the art of pugilism. Off the ice, he was an Ivy League graduate who used the...
by Matt Karash | Aug 14, 2015 | Memory Lane
Dubbed the “The Bull,” Jesse Boulerice held down the position of enforcer from the Carolina Hurricanes from 2002-03 to 2005-06. During some tough seasons in the win-loss column for the team, Boulerice provided some alternate entertainment and served as protection when...
by Matt Karash | Aug 14, 2015 | Memory Lane
Darren Langdon’s pedigree as a hockey pugilist came from collecting a league record 429 penalty minutes in 1992-93 with the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL (record has since been eclipsed). Even better, he managed to do it in only 54 games. He also collected another 40 PIM...
by Matt Karash | Aug 14, 2015 | Memory Lane
As one of the players who made the move from Hartford to North Carolina, old school NHL enforcer Stu Grimson stopped in about long enough to have a cup of sweet tea and sample but not make a personal choice on Eastern versus Western barbecue sauce. In the Canes...
by Matt Karash | Aug 14, 2015 | Memory Lane
Statistically, Peter Laviolette is #2 in Carolina Hurricanes history as a head coach. He ranks second in seasons coached with five (including partials in 2003-04 and 2008-09) and second in all-time wins with 167. His all-time total rankings are largely a factor of the...
