The alternates will rotate, though, since the NHL prohibits more than two alternate captains on a dress roster unless the captain himself is not playing.

8/25/2005 10:03:25 PM

bttt, got my tickets in the mail today

9/13/2005 3:40:58 PM

Cory Stillman was passing like a madman today. Good times.

9/13/2005 3:46:16 PM

Tonight, 7 PM, Canes vs. Capitals in the RBC

Due to a back strain suffered in practice by Martin Gerber, CAM WARD WILL START IN GOAL!

Also, every NHL preseason game WILL feature a shootout at the end, even if the game is not tied at the end of regulation/OT.

9/16/2005 11:12:36 AM

Quote :

"With officials looking to make a statement around the league and set the tone for the season, there could be dozens of power plays tonight, wearing a path to the penalty box. Forwards, though, love the thought of an untrammeled path to the net."

fortunately the powerplay can't get any worse than it was in 03-04

9/16/2005 11:17:05 AM

You're damn right it can't, with Tverdovsky in the back.

9/16/2005 11:19:17 AM

So is the shootout going to count for anything if it's not tied? Or just a way to show us how it's going to look. I'm not a big fan shootouts to begin with, but I don't think i'd enjoy one just for shits and giggles

9/16/2005 11:24:30 AM

There will be a shootout, whether the game is tied 2-2 at the end of OT or ends 7-3 at the end of regulation.

As I posted on a goalie board:

Quote :

"I'm still on the fence about shootouts. Is it a gimmick? Yes. Does it cheapen the unique joy of a penalty shot? Yes. Does it suck some satisfaction out of what would otherwise be a hard-fought tie? Surely. Will it be exciting? You bet your ass it will be."

9/16/2005 11:37:50 AM

whats the point of having a shootout after a game if its already decided?

9/16/2005 12:48:54 PM

Quote :

"Fans, don't leave early - all exhibition games will conclude with both teams participating in a shootout, regardless of the game's score. This will allow players, coaches and officials alike the chance to familiarize themselves with the new NHL tie-breaker."

Only occuring during the pre-season, folks (as said above)...we'll only see it during the regular season if the game is tied after OT.

9/16/2005 12:55:56 PM

ah okay

9/16/2005 1:19:59 PM

I'm probly goin' to the free pre-season game on Sunday...they don't start handing out tix 'til 1pm, right? Or is it earlier?

Never been a hockey fan, but I wanna check it out and see if I like it live.

9/16/2005 1:41:58 PM

Tickets start at 10 AM, I am told. However, since parking is free, you can snag the tickets, leave, and then come for the game at 3.

Hockey is by far the most entertaining sport to watch in person.

9/16/2005 1:59:57 PM

Quote :

"Ovechkin, the Capitals' No. 1 draft pick from 2004, will not accompany the team this weekend for preseason games in Carolina and Buffalo."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/15/AR2005091502079.html

9/16/2005 4:25:58 PM

I swear, if he wears that damned mirrored visor when the season starts, he's going to have a concussion by the end of the first weekend.

9/16/2005 4:30:57 PM

he's def wearin a visor, the NHL is probably one more serious injury away from requiring them

[Edited on September 16, 2005 at 4:44 PM. Reason : s]

9/16/2005 4:39:49 PM

Just a little over 2 hrs

9/16/2005 4:44:09 PM

Yes, but at the WJCs/WCs he was wearing a *mirrored* visor that is spear-worthy. There's a dude in one of the Cary/Garner leagues that wears one, and I feel like tripping him every time he skates by.

9/16/2005 4:52:15 PM

wtf? i've never seen that b4, how gay

9/16/2005 4:53:35 PM

maybe he'll tone it down to a fleury-esque tinted one.

9/16/2005 4:53:49 PM

i'm out to get some wings and brews, i'll be in the fairgrounds lot if anyone wants to join

Let's Go 'Canes!

9/16/2005 5:19:03 PM

holy shit, was that really the 'canes?

9/16/2005 10:00:45 PM

Yeah, and only 2/3rd of them, too. No Whitney, no Adams, no Cole, etc.

Cam Ward was sure as hell there, though.

TRAPEZOID!

9/16/2005 10:11:20 PM

Jesus christ the PA announcer SUCKS. The introductions made me depressed.

9/16/2005 10:17:12 PM

^ Truth. Also, what's up with the inconsistency everywhere? "Carolina goal," "Hurricanes goal," "Carolina power play goal," etc. Sounds like they need to re-audition.

Also, what's up with him only reading the names half the time?

9/16/2005 10:21:12 PM

TRAPEZOID!

9/16/2005 11:15:51 PM

^^^^Anyone know what's up with Cole? I've been out of the loop for a while, but I hadn't heard any injuries concerning him...

9/16/2005 11:20:59 PM

Nothing's up, he just didn't dress. Neither did Gerber, Adams, Whitney, A. Ward, Kaberle, Brendl, etc.

[Edited on September 16, 2005 at 11:24 PM. Reason : d]

9/16/2005 11:24:13 PM

people, you need to come see some hockey this year. the team looks sharp and students can get in for 7 bucks!!! that's nothing. the crowd tonight was loud, but there were many, many empty seats. official attendance was 12k, but it was nowhere near that. so come on out and support the team, you wont be disappointed

9/16/2005 11:29:56 PM

OK CARLTON BANKS PISSED ME OFF. AND BMWblonde DID TOO. ITS GEL-IH-NUH NOT JA-LEE-NAS.

but yay for fundamentally sound hockey!

9/17/2005 11:30:36 AM

lol ya, she butchered that pretty bad.

9/17/2005 12:20:03 PM

^^^Students cannot get in for $7.

Some guys in front of me last night wanted to use the student ID discount on the upper level tickets that formerly cost $12. Well, 102.9 now has all the $12 priced at $10.29 as a promotional deal sort of thing. The student discount cannot be used on those seats. The cheapest seats the $5 student discount can be used on are the $21 seats and the cheapest seats the $20 discount can be used on are the $52 seats. Student discounts are good the day of the game only.

I would have much rather them left the tickets at $12 and given the student discount, or at least let students buy tickets in the $10.29 sections for $7.

9/17/2005 2:00:37 PM

The $12 sections won't be $10.29 every night.

9/17/2005 5:19:01 PM

Yes, they will-

"The Y102.9 FM $10.29 ticket - More than 1700 seats available for every regular season game".

The box office has huge signs up behind the tellers stating that all $12 tickets are now $10.29.

http://www.carolinahurricanes.com/custom/rad61DD6.asp

They state that eight upper level sections every game are now $10.29 - and there are exactly eight upper goal zone ($12) sections.

9/17/2005 5:39:43 PM

Everyone that had access to a microphone inside the arena needs to get fired. the PA guy sucked, that black guy was so fuckin gay and that blonde deserves an axe for fuckin up Gelinas' name.

9/17/2005 10:20:28 PM

^^ Word. Last I heard, it wasn't all games (it was a certain night of the week or something, I don't remember). I never go to the box office, so I haven't seen the signs.

9/17/2005 10:56:16 PM

Before they came up with this one, there is a Harris Teeter deal that only works Monday through Thursday or something like that...they seem to be very disorganized this year. All I needed to know Friday AM was when tickets for November games went on sale (because one minute longer without my Canes-Rangers tickets in my hand was killing me). The website totally didn't have any info. I called once and the guy said, 6 PM today and hung up on me. A friend also called and was told they went on sale on line on Saturday and then at the box office the next time the box office was scheduled to open. I called again to get it cleared up and they told me I could by them on Friday night provided I bought a ticket for Friday night's game (which did in fact work). When I asked her when they would go on sale without buying a ticket for a preseason game, the lady went into a schpiel about how they were just doing the hurricane relief thing (which I thought was pretty cool so didn't mind going and buying the ticket)...but it was as if she didn't know the answer at all.

But now I have my Canes-Rangers tickets in hand and am a happy happy girl.

9/17/2005 11:55:40 PM

WTF we looked weak Staal and Cole were crazy good. Gerber, not impressing me yet.

9/18/2005 6:00:36 PM

Quote :

"Some guys in front of me last night wanted to use the student ID discount on the upper level tickets that formerly cost $12. Well, 102.9 now has all the $12 priced at $10.29 as a promotional deal sort of thing. The student discount cannot be used on those seats. The cheapest seats the $5 student discount can be used on are the $21 seats and the cheapest seats the $20 discount can be used on are the $52 seats. Student discounts are good the day of the game only. I would have much rather them left the tickets at $12 and given the student discount, or at least let students buy tickets in the $10.29 sections for $7."

The reason they changed the College Rush promotion is because of a small-yet-vocal group of STHs that whined and pissed and cried that their tickets (for which they payd $texas) were being "devalued" by having a bunch of college students be able to walk up and plonk down $20 to sit next to them. Incredibly stupid and juvenile, IMO--but what can you do?

9/18/2005 8:12:34 PM

How whiny!

It doesn't matter if you have season ticket holders paying $texas, having a half-empty lower bowl looks really bad and just gives steam to the movement to yank the teams out of the South.

9/18/2005 10:52:12 PM

Bostin, lol

9/19/2005 7:38:27 PM

^ That was funny

9/19/2005 8:40:49 PM

'Canes up 4-3 on Atlanta through 2. 'Canes goals scored by Vasicek, Justin Williams, Commodore, and Zigomanis. Also, Hutchinson has assisted on all 4 goals for the 'Canes

9/21/2005 8:48:23 PM

HUTCH GOT 5, I guess you could say he came through in the "hutch"

9/21/2005 10:48:40 PM

is that box score right? did they really outshoot em 38-13? if so, thats pretty awesome, but seems like it shouldnt have been so close

9/21/2005 10:58:07 PM

pretty good game tonight, ive never seen the rbc center so empty...how many of u guys were there?

9/22/2005 12:58:27 AM

i didnt make it, but attendence was between 6 and 7 thousand

9/22/2005 1:03:06 AM

I was thurr.

9/22/2005 1:04:10 AM

I was there. It was pretty empty.

9/22/2005 1:56:52 AM

Lots of big season premieres on TV last night so wasn't expecting much.

On a brighter note, Sidney Crosby was welcomed to the NHL last night...

9/22/2005 1:29:47 PM