Archive for October, 2006

The defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes are making history — just not the kind they were hoping for.
The Hurricanes enter road games in Atlanta Friday and Pittsburgh Saturday with the dubious honor of being the only defending champion in NHL history to lose its first four games (one loss was in a shootout).
The last […]

A week into the season, there are bound to be a few surprises like Kyle Wellwood and David Vyborny tied for the NHL lead with six points. Or how about Alexander Semin of the Capitals leading the NHL with four goals, including a hat trick, in two games?
Or how about Marc-Andre Fleury posting a .970 […]

Quick, which team skated off with Lord Stanley’s Cup back in June. Tick . . . Tick . . . Tick . . . Time’s up.
If you said the Carolina Hurricanes, after a thrilling seven-game series with Edmonton, the eighth seed out of the Western Conference, then you’re well aware the NHL is […]