Hurricanes sign prospect Karlsson to three-year ELC

May 27, 2014 Peter Koutroumpis

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes signed left winger Erik Karlsson to a three-year, entry-level contract as announced by the club on Tuesday. Karlsson will be paid $550,000 at the National Hockey League (NHL) level […]

Muller gets up quickly, becomes assistant with Blues

May 14, 2014 Peter Koutroumpis

RALEIGH, N.C. – It seems that former Carolina Hurricanes head coach Kirk Muller looked back to his playing days to realize that to play in the game you have to stay in the game. Barely […]

The Carolina Hurricanes did improve under Muller, but not enough

May 8, 2014 Peter Koutroumpis

Peter Koutroumpis – editor@trianglesportsnet.com RALEIGH, N.C. – Ron Francis’ recent firing of head coach Kirk Muller indicated that the Carolina Hurricanes were starting over again. The team’s new executive vice president and general manager described […]

Hurricanes fire Muller, begin search for new coach

May 6, 2014 Peter Koutroumpis

RALEIGH, N.C. – Ron Francis, Carolina Hurricanes executive vice president and general manager, made his first major personnel move since he assumed his new position last week. It was a typical move from the early […]

Karmanos keeps Hurricanes management changes in the family

April 29, 2014 Peter Koutroumpis

Peter Koutroumpis – editor@trianglesportsnet.com RALEIGH, N.C. – Carolina Hurricanes majority owner and NHL governor Peter Karmanos doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to talking about the philosophy he follows in operating the franchise. He […]

Francis named Hurricanes GM, Rutherford assumes advisory role

April 28, 2014 Peter Koutroumpis

Peter Koutroumpis – editor@trianglesportsnet.com RALEIGH, N.C. – Carolina Hurricanes president Jim Rutherford had been thinking of moving on from handling the general manager duties for the past few years, and began to talk more seriously […]

Carolina Hurricanes reimaging to continue with anticipated front office changes

April 28, 2014 Peter Koutroumpis

Peter Koutroumpis – editor@trianglesportsnet.com RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes have scheduled a news conference to be held at PNC Arena at Noon on Monday to announce updates regarding the team’s hockey operations. As the […]

Muller continues coaching Carolina Hurricanes according to plan

April 17, 2014 Peter Koutroumpis

RALEIGH, N.C. – Kirk Muller went about his daily business as the head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes and said as much when the team held his end-of-season media availability at PNC Arena on Wednesday. […]