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Player Awards: What’s in a Name?

Sally M. Brown — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:41:19 +0000

Today marks the 13th anniversary of the death of Hurricane’s player Steve Chiasson. Chiasson died in a single vehicle accident after leaving a team party on May 3rd, 1999. The accident was a tragedy no matter how you slice it but knowing maybe it could have been avoided had Chiasson not gotten behind the wheel after drinking makes it harder to swallow.

Jay Harrison. This season's recipient of the Josef Vasicek award (Photo: Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE

I don’t really remember Steve on the ice, but I do remember hearing on the news that he had been killed. I do however think of him every year as the players on the team select the winner of the Steve Chiasson Award which according to the official Hurricanes’ website, “goes annually to the player that best exemplifies determination and dedication while proving to be an inspiration to his teammates through his performance and approach to the game.” This year’s winner was captain Eric Staal and Tim Gleason received the honor last year. Rod Brind’Amour won the award five times.

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This Is Not Goodbye: Hurricanes Exit Interview Wrap Up 2011-12

caniaccaz — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:10:11 +0000

The Carolina Hurricanes players, coaches and management held the dreaded exit interviews to end the 2011-12 season today in Raleigh. The biggest question of the day was not … [visit site to read more]

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Canes Win in Final Home Game (Canes-2, Habs-1 SO)

Dan MacLachlan — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:33:04 +0000

Eric Staal (12) scores the game winner in the shootout against the Montreal Canadiens (Photo: James Guillory-US PRESSWIRE)

The Hurricanes won in a shootout. No, that’s not a really late April Fool’s joke. Cam Ward stopped all three Canadien shooters and Eric Staal won the game in the final frame of the shootout. Ward had 30 saves to capture his 30th win of the season. Montreal started off strong and played a good road first period, outshooting the Canes 11-6. Both teams took several penalties in the first period, with 5 whistles being blown during the first frame. Carolina and Montreal looked sloppy and it took some time for both teams to get their feet underneath them. … [visit site to read more]

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