http://www3.thestar.com/static/PDF/080530_nhl_tickets_revenue.pdf

According to this, Carolina was 19th in 2006 and 22nd in 2007 in ticket revenue, averaging $700,000 per game. That seems acceptable to me I guess.

5/30/2008 5:00:29 PM

saw this on HF, Pittsburgh has joined the ranks of Florida atop my hockey hate list

http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=6ELgYP6srrM

I get directed to hong kong youtube whenever I go there for some reason

6/2/2008 5:12:56 PM

oh this makes me angry

GO WINGS GO

6/2/2008 5:59:18 PM

oh lookie here:

Quote :

"Cam Ward and the Special Olympics of North Carolina held a press conference in the Hurricanes' locker room today as Ward handed over a giant novelty check representing the $12,540 he raised through his "Cam's Champs" program. (More than half, almost $7,000, came directly out of Ward's pocket.) Interestingly, the locker room looks pretty much like it did when the season ended in April, with one exception: Bret Hedican's nameplate is gone from above his locker. The others all remain."

6/2/2008 6:05:48 PM

hedican's theme song can be "island in the sun"

a) he's moving to california
b) the backing vocals during the verses are "hip hip"

6/2/2008 6:10:30 PM

thegoodlife3 will be wearing a redwings jersey tonight because of ^^^^

6/2/2008 6:54:15 PM

So, I have to say that this whole song ordeal is kind of iffy for us. I did a little research, and decided to take it to a higher power to see what happens. It is all in this email I sent to Mr. DeCock.


Heres the deal. My buds and I worship the 'Lets Go Canes' song, we always thought it was so goofy and original. However, today I saw a youtube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ELgYP6srrM,

that made me shudder. After a bit of research, I found out that this song, "Lets Go Pens", was written by Roger Wood, a Pittsburgh man who wrote a very similar song for the Steelers during their Super Bowl run. This website:

http://homepage.mac.com/imagineam/steelersfightsong/thesmash.htm

claims that the 'Lets Go Pens' song was written this year for the current team, and it also charges 5 bucks for a download. Here is an article about Wood where he talks about writing his football song:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_418452.html .

This is definitely the same song, so something doesn't jive. I tried emailing CanesVision, but could not use the online email form from the RBC Center, and also could not locate an email address for Pete Soto, who I feel would have an answer for this. I just wanted to know where our song came from, and who ripped off who, because it would be terrible if this guy is charging up 5 bucks per download of a song he had no creative hand in. Maybe, just maybe the hockey news in Raleigh is slow enough right now that this could be investigated...

Thanks, sorry if this is a waste of your time but it definitely struck a chord with me

[Edited on June 2, 2008 at 9:29 PM. Reason : ]

6/2/2008 9:28:10 PM

i have his email..

i think it is petes@caneshockey.com

[Edited on June 2, 2008 at 10:14 PM. Reason : ]

6/2/2008 10:12:58 PM

From Mr. Soto:

Gentlemen,

Here's the deal with Let's Go Canes. When I came to the team in 1999 the
song was already part of the organization. It contained lyrics with specific
players such as Keith Pirmeau. I was told at the time that the people who
created the song for us where indeed from Pittsburgh.

I do not believe that the Let's Go Pens song was created at the time but
have heard it in the time since 1999. It's a similar situation that I had in
Miami when I worked with the Dolphins - their touchdown song is a tradition
and the Houston Oilers had the exact same TD song with Houston Oilers
replacing the Miami Dolphins.

So to wit, what came first? The Canes or the Pens? From my understanding we
came first and we have also made it more of our team signature than the
Pens. I re-wrote the lyrics in 1999 to fit our new dynamics with the new
building and no Primeau-donna.

Hope that answers your question.

Pete

6/3/2008 12:11:25 PM

Pretty cool that they actually responded

6/3/2008 2:13:36 PM

One thing I have noticed about hockey sports guys, they usually respond to you. I have emailed Scott Cullen at TSN a few times and gotten responses every time in less than a day. If you have a good question, they will usually get back to you.

6/3/2008 2:36:24 PM

Pete Soto is great about answering emails, i've bothered him with a few arena questions before

6/3/2008 2:37:29 PM

Found my picture of DAVE GOVE in Norfolk right after he got traded

6/3/2008 7:54:25 PM

Eaves signed to a 3 year deal. 1.1, 1.4, 1.7 respectively

6/4/2008 10:44:55 AM

Good deal. If he blossoms and reaches his potential then this is a steal.

6/4/2008 11:15:53 AM

I'm in favor. I wonder what kind of deal Ruutu will get.

6/4/2008 12:31:14 PM

I'm ready for some more classic Chuck Kaiton.

[Chuck Kaiton]

it's whipped around the point to joe corvo, down to staal in the crease, back out to matt cullen, he shoots and SCORES, oh he scores. Marian Gaborik has stolen the puck and scored the wild lead 1-0 on a shorthanded tally at 7:12 of the 1st period.

[/Chuck Kaiton]

6/4/2008 1:02:50 PM

more like

Aucoincirclsthewagonldhksfajksdf, scottywalkerdownlowaoqerjksdfahlsdfjk;asdf,THAMTHONOVdksljflsdf;jasd;,HESCORES!!!!!!!!!!

[Edited on June 4, 2008 at 1:56 PM. Reason : asdf]

6/4/2008 1:56:25 PM

hahahahahaha prb FTW!

[Edited on June 4, 2008 at 3:56 PM. Reason : Chuck sounds like has fucking marbles in his mouth..... I mean the man fucking gobbles but he rocks ]

6/4/2008 3:55:36 PM

in his defense, hockey is probably the hardest sport to do on the radio because of its pace. a sport like baseball, the announcer has plenty of time to set the scene and paint a picture for the listener. which is why baseball on the radio can be well-done and a treat. listening to a hockey game doesn't have those advantages. no matter how good a hockey radio announcer is, you still have no idea what the hell is going on with no visuals to go by.

6/4/2008 4:24:19 PM

A Chuck with the letter K broadcast is art

6/4/2008 4:29:20 PM

^it's Chuck and the Letter K. c'mon now.

6/4/2008 6:53:24 PM

Eaves should be a steal, especially in the lineup we have. Ruutu needs to sign quickly. We desperately need some D, though.

6/4/2008 6:55:44 PM

Quote :

"Anton Babchuk (Carolina Hurricanes) is currently evaluating his options, one of which is to return to North America and accept an offer from the Carolina Hurricanes. Another option for Anton is to remain in Russia and re-sign with HC Avangard (Omsk), which has given him a qualifying offer to remain with the club. While Babchuk did not completely fulfill the expectations placed on him this past season in the Super League (Russia 1), he did deliver a strong season, thus making his return to the NHL likely, though it may not be with the Hurricanes if they trade his rights ."

6/5/2008 7:15:15 AM

Quote :

"RALEIGH, NC—Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Glen Wesley will hold a news conference today at 1:30 p.m. to announce his intentions for the 2008-09 NHL season. The news conference will be held in the Media Room on the Arena level of the RBC Center and will begin at 1:30 p.m. Hurricanes President and General Manager Jim Rutherford will also be present and available for comment."

6/5/2008 9:13:55 AM

We will miss you Glen

he just doesn't seem like the type of guy to have a press conference to announce he is coming back.

6/5/2008 9:42:30 AM

youtube time


[Edited on June 5, 2008 at 10:32 AM. Reason : ]

6/5/2008 10:30:20 AM

It's time for Wesley to retire and allow the team to move forward. This should free up a good share of money that can be spent suring up the defense and adding offensive defensemen that we desperately need.

We'll miss ya Glen.

6/5/2008 11:22:43 AM

no scouting report has been more wrong than Wesley's, who was projected to be a Bobby Orr-like d-man.

6/5/2008 11:42:16 AM

Isn't the conference suppose to be on 99.9 at 1:30?

I'm impatient.

Glen

6/5/2008 1:31:26 PM

yeah, it's on now.

Thanks Wes!!

6/5/2008 1:36:12 PM

We will miss you Glen

6/5/2008 1:37:10 PM

he'll be the Director of Defenseman Development.

6/5/2008 1:37:46 PM

#2 going to the rafters

6/5/2008 1:39:08 PM

yep, JR just made that part official

6/5/2008 1:39:44 PM

Quote :

"no scouting report has been more wrong than Wesley's, who was projected to be a Bobby Orr-like d-man."

Not totally true. He was a good offensive force in Boston, and even had a 58 point season. It was a different story though once he went to Hartford.

6/5/2008 2:04:27 PM

its going to be pretty pathetic if you guys cant win the southeast next year

6/5/2008 2:11:55 PM

Yeah because nothing says future success like the retirement of a reliable defenseman

6/5/2008 2:23:23 PM

[Edited on June 5, 2008 at 4:22 PM. Reason : WOOOOO]

6/5/2008 4:17:19 PM

im going to use this as nhl offseason thread too... i hope the red wings just scrap lilja, canes can have him if they need defense (except he is absolute garbage) how he is allowed to put on a red wings jersey is beyond me, they should not have let him hoist the cup

6/5/2008 4:23:03 PM

get out of here with your red wings bullshit

[Edited on June 5, 2008 at 5:08 PM. Reason : omg jk lol]

6/5/2008 4:57:41 PM

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/fsns-high-definition-telecasts-to-skyrocket,399559.shtml

Quote :

"LOS ANGELES - (Business Wire) Today at the annual NCTA conference in New Orleans, FSN Networks President Randy Freer announced that FSN, the industry’s largest group of regional sports networks, will begin transitioning to round-the-clock HD telecasts in the first quarter of 2009."

All Canes games in HD by first quarter 2009 at the latest

6/5/2008 5:46:38 PM

fuckin right!!

6/5/2008 5:47:49 PM

Also,

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/canes/index.php/canes?title=thursday_s_other_news&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Quote :

"Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said Bret Hedican told the team he's moving on. "

Quote :

"Second, the Hurricanes intend to offer Michael Leighton a one-way contract to be Cam Ward's backup next season"

6/5/2008 5:54:58 PM

^^^ FUCK YES!

6/5/2008 6:47:14 PM

Thumbs up for HD, Leighton, letting Hedican go, talking to Babcannon, and retiring #2

6/5/2008 7:52:46 PM

Goodbye Glen Wesley

6/5/2008 9:22:50 PM

thanks glen

6/6/2008 7:07:41 AM

talking to babchuck? i hate that guy, dont sign em

6/6/2008 11:30:40 AM

but somone needs to set up us the bomb

6/6/2008 11:52:56 AM