Canes Country Jan 11, 2021
Pesce, Hurricanes ready for long-awaited reunion
Kaydee Gawlik Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce will make his return to the lineup for the first time since Feb. 2020 when the team opens its season this week. The aftermath of the Hurricanes’ 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Feb. 22, 2020 was most notable for the loss of both of the team’s goalies. After all, losing both NHL-caliber players at such a vital position is tough to overcome. But the loss of the netminders overshadowed an arguably equally-significant subtraction that night, defenseman Brett Pesce. One of the Canes’ best blue liners suffered a...
Canes Country Jan 6, 2021
Storm Advisory 1/6/21: NHL News, Daily Links, and Roundup
Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Icon Sportswire via Brett Pesce is happy to be back on the ice, a North Carolina hockey team opts out, adapting to the new NHL safety protocols and getting to know the new Central. This Week’s News Svechnikov looks to continue growth in year three COVID protocols to provide unique challenge for bubble-less NHL teams Hurricanes AHL affiliate Chicago Wolves set to play in shortened 2020-21 season Hurricanes dive in to confront unique challenges of short training camp Five questions facing the Hurricanes in the 2021 season Hurricanes Top 25 Under...
Canes Country Jan 5, 2021
Svechnikov looks to continue growth in year three
Andrei Svechnikov and Brett Pesce battle for the puck during Training Camp Day Two at Wake Competition Center, Jan. 4, 2021. | Kaydee Gawlik Andrei Svechnikov made a huge leap from year one to year two of his career last season. And he’s far from done improving. Andrei Svechnikov has packed quite a bit into the first two years of his NHL career. Since being picked second in the 2018 draft, Svechnikov followed a solid rookie season with a breakout sophomore year in which he became the first NHL player to successfully score a lacrosse-style goal (and did it again). He...
