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Blue Jackets Fire Dean Evason, Hire Rick Bowness As New Head Coach

A big shake-up for the last-place Blue Jackets.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 12

Blue Jackets Captain Boone Jenner To Miss Most Of Season

Columbus Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner to miss significant part of season due to shoulder surgery. Team faces challenges as they kick off the season ag...

Top News · Oct 11, 2024

Blue Jackets open camp amid lingering grief over death of Johnny Gaudreau

The Columbus Blue Jackets opened training camp still weighed down by the grief of losing star forward Johnny Gaudreau three weeks ago

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2024

Why Hurricanes forward Michael Bunting continues to push himself to be a better player

Michael Bunting wasn’t your average NHL rookie in 2021-22 with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2023

Luke DeCock: Hurricanes, Hornets, Panthers the biggest winners as sports betting becomes legal

Not everyone’s going to be a winner whenever the lottery commission gets around to implementing legalized sports gambling at some point in the next year. There will certainly be people for whom the easy access to fast-twitch endorphins will pave the way to financial ruin. Then again, the same thing…

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2023

Petr Mrazek brings to Blackhawks a history of excelling when doubted

Expectations are very low for Mrazek as the tanking Hawks’ new starting goalie, but his 2018 success story with the Hurricanes might be repeatable.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2022

Carolina Hurricanes fans have a lot to learn about ‘New Guy’ on defense, Brent Burns

In the course of a 30-minute interview Wednesday, Brent Burns talked about his Texas ranch, blowing up the transmission in his truck, eating axis deer meat, avoiding push-up contests with Rod Brind’Amour and why he grows his beard so long.

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022

Hurricanes trade for defenseman Brent Burns, forward Max Pacioretty

RALEIGH, N.C. — On the day when NHL free agency began, the Carolina Hurricanes added players and filled needs with some eye-opening trades.

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022

Hurricanes trade for Sharks defenseman Brent Burns

RALEIGH, N.C. — While NHL free agency began Wednesday, the Carolina Hurricanes used a big trade to fill one of its biggest voids.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022

Luke DeCock: Hurricanes’ offseason priority? Find more ‘finish’ to finish the job they started.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The noise of the playoffs is long gone, replaced at PNC Arena by the sound of ice being pulled up and the clock ticking … ticking … ticking.

Tribune News Service · Jun 3, 2022