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| Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal - Scott Cunningham, Getty Images |
The
National Hockey League dropped the puck on its 95th season with games played in Boston, Toronto, and Vancouver on Thursday night which the league's
Dave Lozo blogged live.
Get in the game
As the players hit the ice, the rosters of
Fantasy Hockey managers everywhere were activated.
True veterans of this unique and engaging way to follow the sport and the league had their rosters ready and updated while rookies to the league still have a lot to learn - i.e. activate players who are scheduled to play on a given night because that will be helpful in accumulating points.
Not mentioning names here.
Friday night spotlight
Friday night brings another set of league games to kick off the season for teams and their fans including the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C.
Caniacs have been anticipating the season's start as much as the team has and have provided supportive turnouts at
Prospect Camp and throughout sessions of the team's recent training camp, including the annual
Red-White Scrimmage.
The Hurricanes face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the RBC Center on Friday with the
intention of redeeming themselves against the Eastern Conference foe that denied them a playoff spot last April and to get a positive start to the 2011-2012 season in front of their fans.
X's & O's
The new feature titled
X's & O's will continue on Friday night as the team's
plays will be posted via
Twitter and drawn up to help fans understand what the team's new game plan is intended to do.
Follow on Twitter @pksport
to get picture posts of play set-ups used in games on the #CanesWhiteboard throughout the season.
Sample of #CanesWhiteboard showing snapshots of the Hurricanes power play set-up from the Sept. 30 preseason game vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (5 images in sequence):
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| #1 - Puck starts low |
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| #2 - Cycle to side wing |
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| #3 - Move puck to point as D shifts over |
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| #4 - D returns pass to wing in high slot for shot |
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| #5 - Three options for shots/passes from top wing, center D, or opposite D |
Recent Raleigh Sports Examiner news:
After
practice on Thursday, Carolina Hurricanes head coach Paul Maurice
stated that the memory of last season’s final game loss to the Tampa Bay
Lightning was still on the minds of many in the locker room in one...
As
the Carolina Hurricanes enter the RBC Center on Thursday, it can be
said that this season’s training camp was different in structure and
focus from years past.According to head coach Paul Maurice, the intent
of preparation...
After
taking a water break and not skating on Sunday following back-to-back
games against Columbus and Nashville over the weekend, the Carolina
Hurricanes are in the home stretch of training camp.In preparation for
their season-opening game...
Despite
hearing of the news of his sister's passing after a long battle with
breast cancer a day earlier, Kenny Perry scored a two-under 70 to win
the 2011 SAS Championship title at Prestonwood Country Club in...
Playing
to a crowd of just over 8,000 fans at the RBC Center on Friday, the
Carolina Hurricanes showed glimpses of where they have been, where they
are, and where they want to go with a 3-2 loss...
