by Matt Karash | Aug 3, 2017 | Daily Cup of Joe
Today’s Daily Cup of Joe continues down the path of evaluating and ranking the Hurricanes prospects. Thus far, part 1 featured the five goalie prospects, part 2 assessed the 15 defensemen in the Hurricanes organization and part 3A had the forwards ranked #1-5....
by Matt Karash | May 11, 2017 | On The Beat
In working through the forward part of the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2016-17 report cards, there are a handful of players who saw some ice time at the NHL level but not really enough to be graded. This final ‘report card’ entry for the forwards will offer...
by Matt Karash | Mar 8, 2017 | On The Beat
With Brock McGinn and Phil Di Giuseppe both sidelined by injuries, the Hurricanes played with 7 defensemen and only 11 forwards on Tuesday night in Colorado. To get back to 12 forwards, the team called up Valentin Zykov from Charlotte on Wednesday, and he is expected...
by Jordan Futrell | Nov 14, 2016 | Checking In
This new mini-series will offer first impressions on Hurricanes prospects who are new to the Charlotte Checkers (or had limited AHL runs at the end of previous seasons). Valentin Zykov Pre-arrival Valentin Zykov is projected to possibly be a high-scoring forward in...