by Matt Karash | Jun 30, 2018 | The Drive Home, The Pipeline
As has become tradition, Saturday’s Carolina Hurricanes Summerfest featured first-round draft pick Andrei Svechnikov signing his entry-level contract in front of the fans. The team announced unofficial attendance of 4,500, and as expected the day and week...
by Matt Karash | Jun 28, 2018 | The Drive Home, The Pipeline
Practices for the Carolina Hurricanes prospect camp kicked off on Wednesday night with a reasonably fast-paced 45-minute practice followed by about 45 minutes of intense power skating training that left the group mostly hands on knees by the end. In case you missed...
by Matt Karash | Apr 7, 2018 | The Drive Home
Thoughts and prayers continue to go out to everyone affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on Friday. I happened upon the news on Twitter when writing my game preview and went to sleep with a pit in my stomach and awoke with the same on Saturday. I just cannot...
by Matt Karash | Apr 5, 2018 | The Drive Home
Thursday’s match up between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Philadelphia figured to be tough sledding for the Hurricanes against an opponent that needed to win at least one and possibly two of its last two games to secure a playoff spot. And that is how the...
by Matt Karash | Apr 2, 2018 | The Drive Home
I am away and caught only the second half of the third period and will not catch up on the DVR until at least after dinner on Wednesday. So it’s time for a crowd-sourced recap of Canes game #80. Who can tell me what happened? Go...
by Matt Karash | Mar 31, 2018 | The Drive Home
On Saturday, beautiful weather and a holiday weekend offered potentially the best opportunity for spring tailgating until the team tries again in 2018-19 for a return to the premium version that includes playoff hockey. With both teams out of the playoff chase closing...