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After years of building an amazing culture under Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour, it all paid off for the Carolina Hurricanes […]
According to Pierre LeBrun of “The Athletic”, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin has requested a change of scenery and that seems to be the issue with re-signing him. The Russian has not backed off that request. Training camp starts next week and Nikishin, who is a restricted free agent, has still yet to be signed. […]
After a summer's worth of rumors surrounding the Carolina Hurricanes ' restricted free agent Alexander Nikishin about how they would find room to sign him, or whether he'd be traded, we finally have confirmation that he has officially requested a trade from the Stanley Cup champs. Per @PierreVLeBrun , Alex Nikishin "requested a change of scenery" after the last season 🤯 He is still an unsigned RFA. pic.twitter.com/N1szDbblzE — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) September 14, 2026 Insider Pierre LeBrun...
Coming off a championship run doesn’t leave much time to dwell on success, at least not for Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour. Appearing Monday on The Fan Hockey Show, Brind’Amour addressed the unique challenges of entering a new NHL season as the defending champions with a largely unchanged roster. “If you have a good team, you don’t want to be losing guys,” Brind’Amour told hosts Matt Marchese and Mike Futa. “So that’s always kind of on the retool.” The team is still dealing wit...
Nikishin posted 33 points in 81 games in his rookie season with the Hurricanes.
Three players the Florida Panthers could lose on waivers if they put them on it. The Carolina Hurricanes have some internal options if they trade Alexander Nikishin.
Three players the Florida Panthers could lose on waivers if they put them on it. The Carolina Hurricanes have some internal options if they trade Alexander Nikishin.
Columbus Blue Jackets winger Kirill Marchenko and Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin have been the subjects of off-season trade speculation. However, it remains to be seen if they will be moved before the season begins.
The 2026-27 NHL season is on the cusp and with that we’re bringing back the daily links! The suits around the league are filing paperwork again and there’s actually some news in the NHL. Without further adieu, let’s catch up on some of the latest news and current events around the league. Lightning News: With the 2026 Prospect Showcase first day in the books, the 2026-27 season has officially begun. The Predators and Hurricanes met yesterday and the Lightning play this afternoon at 2...
Sunday afternoon, the Carolina Hurricanes kicked off the annual Prospect Showcase – this time hosted in their own practice facility, […]
Pierre-Olivier Joseph’s contract with the Carolina Hurricanes raised some eyebrows within the fanbase. Many of those questions stem from the looming uncertainty around restricted free agent (RFA) defenseman Alexander Nikishin.…
Update: If you want to catch the live stream of the Prospects Showcase, here’s the one for Canes/Predators: Original post in below Have you been missing hockey since the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup three months ago? Yes, it’s been almost three months since the Hurricanes skated off the ice in Las Vegas with Lord […]
The Carolina Hurricanes get ready for the 2026-27 season with a problem on their hands. Carolina has a restricted free agent in defenseman Alexander Nikishin. The Hurricanes haven’t been able to re-sign the defenseman, and it appears at least one other NHL team is interested in signing him. That team is the Nashville Predators, per […] The post NHL rumors: Hurricanes RFA Alex Nikishin linked to Western Conference team appeared first on ClutchPoints .
As we head into the last weekend without hockey, the 2026-27 season is right around the corner. The Carolina Hurricanes seek to defend their first Stanley Cup title in 20…
As we know, the NHL has mandated that every team has to have an Emergency Back-Up Goaltender, EBUG, available this season. We've already seen fun stories about Peter Thome getting his shot and the return of the first NHL EBUG to win a game , but there was an EBUG sighting on another team long before David Ayles stepped onto the ice for the Hurricanes. Pictured to the left is that EBUG, and his name is Joe Franke who was pressed into action on December 14, 2002 as the Fort Wayne Komets and Elmi...
As the start of training camps inch closer, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin remains an unsigned RFA, without a contract. His name has featured in trade rumors throughout the summer, but no deal involving him has been reached. Yesterday on the 32 Thoughts podcast, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman named another team that has had interest in acquiring Nikishin: the Nashville Predators. Friedman put it as “Nashville was kicking around there” and pointed to their recent decision to e...
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Throughout most of the offseason, the Carolina Hurricanes had some news here and there, but not frequently. However, that has changed over the last couple of weeks. Now it feels…
The Stanley Cup champions have added some more depth on their blueline heading into next season. The Carolina Hurricanes announced they've brought back defenceman Mike Reilly on a one-year deal worth $850,000 at the NHL level, and $450,000 at the AHL level. The contract is a two-way deal, and Reilly will be in tough to crack the NHL roster opening night. Mikey is back 👊 The #Canes signed defenseman Mike Reilly to a one-year, two-way contract. Details » https://t.co/OKAEMoeu3h pic.twitter.com/i...
Florida Panthers forwards Matthew and Brady Tkachuk kicked off the Miami Hurricanes’ 2026 home slate at Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Brady Tkachuk, who joined Matthew with the Panthers after a trade from Ottawa in June, got things going by cranking the pregame hurricane siren. Miami beat Florida A&M University 77-7. The Panthers report to training camp on Sept. 16 with the first day of workouts for the 2026-27 NHL season the following day in Fort Lauderdale. Video Courtesy Fl...
Thursday, the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they had re-signed defenseman Mike Reilly to a one-year, two-way contract worth $850k at […]
Reilly performed well in a depth role with the 2025-26 Stanley Cup champions, and now he’s set to return to the Hurricanes.
The Connor Hellebuyck situation continues to drag out, with only a week before training camps open. The top goaltender in the world wants to be moved, and the Winnipeg Jets are looking to get an ample return. A number of potential destinations and interested teams have been floated, with the most frequent ones being the Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, and Utah Mammoth. But NHL.com senior writer Dan Rosen , appearing on his regular NHL Network segment on SiriusXM, had a surprising pi...
Last Season After making the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024-25, the New Jersey Devils got off to a hot start to the 2025-26 campaign before a combination of injuries, poor goaltending and inconsistent defensive play doomed them to a finish on the outside of the playoff picture. On Nov. 29, New Jersey owned a record of 16-8-1 and sat one point ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes for first place in the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes went on to take over the division and cruise to the Stanley C...