Author: Kat Whetstone

Frederik Andersen Signs Extension with the Carolina Hurricanes
- Kat Whetstone
- May 3, 2025
RALEIGH, North Carolina: In a week of extensions for the Carolina Hurricanes, goaltender Frederik Andersen is the latest to sign a deal.
Andersen, 35, signed a one-year, $2.75 million extension on May 3.
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Taylor Hall Signs Extension with the Carolina Hurricanes
- Kat Whetstone
- April 30, 2025
RALEIGH, North Carolina: Former first-overall pick and sudden star in Carolina, Taylor Hall, has signed a three-year, 9.5 million extension with the Hurricanes.
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NHL Playoff Preview: Carolina Hurricanes v. New Jersey Devils
- Kat Whetstone
- April 20, 2025
The Carolina Hurricanes are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the seventh consecutive year. The second-ranked team in the Metropolitan Division will play the third-ranked New Jersey Devils. With a shootout loss to the Washington Capitals on Thursday, the Hurricanes have home ice advantage, with Games 1 and 2 being held at Lenovo Center in Raleigh.
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Alexander Nikishin Signs with the Carolina Hurricanes
- Kat Whetstone
- April 12, 2025
RALEIGH, North Carolina: The words Carolina Hurricanes fans have waited nearly five years for became official yesterday morning. “Alexander Nikishin is a Carolina Hurricane.” Nikishin, 23, was drafted by the Hurricanes in 2020 at sixty-ninth overall. Since then, the defenseman has been one of the most desired prospects. From 2019 to 2022, Nikishin played for […]
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Carolina Hurricanes Impress Past Trade Deadline
- Kat Whetstone
- March 31, 2025
RALEIGH, North Carolina: The trade deadline has passed, and the Carolina Hurricanes have taken the best of it. Now fifth overall in NHL standings, the Canes are 8-2-0 since the deadline.
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NHL Game Recap: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Utah Hockey Club
- Kat Whetstone
- February 9, 2025
RALEIGH, North Carolina: The Carolina Hurricanes came through on their final game before the Four Nations break with a 7-3 win over the Utah Hockey Club at home. It was Utah’s first game in Raleigh after the franchise shuttered from Arizona last season. The matinee was Carolina’s first game at home since February 1, and […]
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Carolina Hurricanes Making Bold Additions
- Kat Whetstone
- January 27, 2025
After weeks of speculation, the Carolina Hurricanes have completed one of the NHL’s biggest trades of recent. Trade rumors have surrounded the Hurricanes for quite some time, particularly on whether or not the organization would trade for Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller. Instead, the organization stunned in a three-team trade with the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks — gaining a top goal-scorer in the process.
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Carolina Hurricanes Alumni Game Recap
- Kat Whetstone
- January 14, 2025
RALEIGH, North Carolina: January 13, 2025, marked milestones for hockey in the state of North Carolina. The Carolina Hurricanes Alumni Game isn’t just a reunion of former Canes, playing hockey once again under the same barn. It isn’t just a celebration of the 2006 Stanley Cup win. It is a celebration of the past and the future all at once. The alumni team took on the North Carolina State University Icepack, playing in their first game in an NHL arena this year.
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NHL GAME RECAP: Carolina Hurricanes vs. St. Louis Blues 11/17/2024
- Kat Whetstone
- November 18, 2024
RALEIGH, North Carolina: After a 4-0 shutout win against Brady Tkachuk and the Ottawa Senators, the Carolina Hurricanes hoped to finish a weekend back-to-back on a high. This time, it was with a more personal aspect.
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Carolina Hurricanes Injury Updates
- Kat Whetstone
- November 17, 2024
Like many other NHL teams, the Carolina Hurricanes have been hit hard by injuries, despite their 12-4-0 record to start the 2024-2025 season. In the past several days, three of the organization’s star players have either missed games due to a variety of injuries and return times.
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