by Brandon Stanley | Feb 21, 2019 | The Drive Home
Last weekend in Winston-Salem, the top eight teams in the Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League did battle looking to hoist the Admiral Cup as conference champions. The NC State Icepack, the top seed with a 22-0-0 record (9-0 in conference play), were looking to cap...
by Matt Karash | Feb 19, 2019 | The Drive Home
Hockey can be a strange game. On Friday and Saturday both, the Hurricanes more or less did two things right. They started on time and opportunistically scored two early goals in each game before the opponent dialed up to game speed. And the Canes received stellar...
by Matt Karash | Feb 16, 2019 | The Drive Home
With a Pittsburgh Penguins loss earlier in the day, the Carolina Hurricanes stepped onto the ice needing only a win to move into playoff position. Following a formula that was nearly identical to Friday’s win, the Hurricanes did just that with a 3-0 lead over...
by Matt Karash | Feb 15, 2019 | The Drive Home
Coming off of a successful 4-1 road trip, the Hurricanes jumped back into action at home on Friday night against the Edmonton Oilers. The game started with a bang. The Oilers struggled mightily to get started and sort things out defensively early, and the Hurricanes...
by Matt Karash | Feb 12, 2019 | The Drive Home
Through two periods, the Hurricanes seemed to be on their way to another lackluster outing against a team in last place in its division. And when the Senators scored first late in the first period, the game eerily reminded me of the loss to New Jersey. The Hurricanes...
by Matt Karash | Feb 11, 2019 | The Drive Home
The Hurricanes seemed to start okay, and early Micheal Ferland fight maybe helped make sure everyone was dialed in. But whatever early energy the Hurricanes may have had was sapped by ongoing special teams struggles. First, the Hurricanes failed to really even muster...
