2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

YEAR BY YEAR
NOVEMBER 26, 1991 — Defenseman Randy Ladouceur named the Whalers’ 10th
team captain in their 20-year history.
APRIL 1, 1992 — NHL players stage a strike, suspending the season for 10 days.
MAY 2, 1992 — Whalers extend the Montreal Canadiens to the second overtime in
game 7 of the Adams Division Semifinals. Russ Courtnall’s goal at 12:02 a.m. (25:26
of OT) ends the Whalers’ first NHL season to extend into May.
MAY 26, 1992 — Whalers name Brian Burke general manager, replacing Ed
Johnston, who had been relieved of his duties on May 12.
JUNE 2, 1992 — Whalers introduce new uniforms. The club changes to a
predominant navy blue color scheme after 20 seasons in green.
JUNE 15, 1992 — Whalers hire Paul Holmgren to replace Jim Roberts as head coach.
APRIL 16, 1993 — Whalers finish the season with a 26-52-6 record and miss the
playoffs for the first time since 1985.
JUNE 26, 1993 — Whalers flip first round draft picks with San Jose and select
Chris Pronger second overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
JUNE 30, 1993 — Emile Francis announces his retirement, ending a 47-year
hockey career.
SEPTEMBER 1, 1993 — Brian Burke resigns as club president and general
manager to join the NHL front office as executive vice president and director of
hockey operations.
SEPTEMBER 8, 1993 — Paul Holmgren is named acting general manager. He
remains as head coach. Assistant coach Pierre Mcguire elevated to assistant general
manager. Kevin Maxwell named director of player personnel. Paul gillis moved from
an assistant coach in Springfield to an assistant coach of Hartford.
NOVEMBER 17, 1993 — Paul Holmgren steps aside as head coach to concentrate
on general manager duties. Pierre Mcguire named head coach.
JUNE 28, 1994 — Whalers purchased by Peter Karmanos Jr., Thomas Thewes and
Jim Rutherford (KTR) for $47.5 million. Jim Rutherford named president and general
manager. Paul Holmgren named head coach. Whalers draft Jeff O’Neill fifth overall
as they host the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in the Civic Center.
MAY 3, 1995 — Whalers complete the abbreviated 1994-95 season with an
increase in average attendance for the first time since 1987-88 (12.8%). Though they
miss the playoffs for the third straight year, the Whalers have the NHL’s best overtime
record (4-0-5) for the second straight season.
JULY 27, 1995 — Whalers acquire Brendan Shanahan from St. Louis for Chris Pronger.
NOVEMBER 6, 1995 — Whalers replace head coach Paul Holmgren with
Paul Maurice.
DECEMBER 28, 1995 — Whalers re-acquire Kevin Dineen from the Philadelphia
Flyers for future considerations.
JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 11, 1996 — The Whalers win the last five games of a
six-game road trip, the best road trip in club history (5-1-0).
APRIL 14, 1996 — Whalers complete the season with their best record (34-39-9)
since the 1989-90 season (38-33-9). The team’s home record is 22-15-4, which is the
Whalers’ best home-ice record since 1986-87.
OCTOBER 9, 1996 — Whalers acquire Keith Primeau, Paul Coffey and a 1997 firstround
draft pick from Detroit in exchange for Brendan Shanahan and Brian glynn.
DECEMBER 15, 1996 —Whalers acquire Kevin Haller, a first-round and a seventhround
draft pick in 1997 from Philadelphia in exchange for Paul Coffey and a thirdround
draft pick in 1997.
JANUARY 18, 1997 — Whaler’s head coach Paul Maurice serves as an assistant
coach at the 47th All-Star game. geoff Sanderson represents the Whalers, scoring
a goal.
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MARCH 18, 1997 — Whalers complete four deals at the trading deadline.
Acquired Derek King, Chris Murray, Bates Battaglia, a fourth-round draft pick in
1998 and an eighth-round draft pick in 1998 by the end of the day.
MARCH 26, 1997 — Whalers announce at a press conference that the team has
signed an exit agreement with the Connecticut Development Authority to leave
Hartford at the end of the season.
APRIL 13, 1997 — Kevin Dineen scores the game winner as Hartford scores a
2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the franchise’s final game in Hartford.
MAY 6, 1997 — Peter Karmanos announces that the team will relocate to Raleigh,
N.C. The team will play in greensboro, N.C. for the first two seasons while a new
arena is being built.
JUNE 2, 1997 — Hurricanes open office in Morrisville, N.C. to prepare for first
season in North Carolina.
JUNE 16, 1997 — Peter Karmanos and Jim Rutherford unveil logo for the first time.
AUGUST 25, 1997 — Carolina acquires Trevor Kidd and gary Roberts from Calgary
for Andrew Cassels and Jean-Sebastien giguere.
SEPTEMBER 13, 1997 — Carolina plays its first preseason game against the
New york Islanders at the greensboro Coliseum.
OCTOBER 1, 1997 — Carolina opens the franchise’s 19th NHL season and first as
the Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay with a 4-2 loss. Kevin Dineen scores the first
goal for the Hurricanes.
OCTOBER 10, 1997 — Carolina registers its first win with a 2-1 victory over the
New Jersey Devils. Steve Leach scores the game-winner.
JANUARY 3, 1998 — Carolina acquires Martin gelinas and Kirk McLean from
vancouver for Sean Burke, geoff Sanderson and Enrico Ciccone.
FEBRUARY 7, 1998 — The NHL shuts down for three weeks as NHL players
compete at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Carolina’s Sami Kapanen plays
for Team Finland, winning a Bronze Medal, and Keith Primeau completes the Olympic
Tournament tied for third in scoring for Team Canada.
FEBRUARY 18, 1998 — Carolina tenders offer sheet to Sergei Fedorov. NHL disputes
offer sheet, so it goes to an arbitrator, John Sands, who rules the offer sheet to be valid on
February 26, 1998. Detroit matches offer sheet shortly after ruling that same day.
MARCH 9, 1998 — Trevor Kidd named NHL Player of the Week after posting a
3-0-0 record with a .968 save percentage and a 1.00 gAA.
MARCH 24, 1998 — Peter Karmanos receives Lester Patrick Award, which is
presented annually to those individuals who have performed “outstanding service to
hockey in the united States.”
MARCH 30, 1998 — Keith Primeau named NHL Player of the Week after totaling
eight points (4g, 4a) and a (+7) in a 3-1-0 week.
APRIL 14, 1998 — Carolina eliminated from playoffs during the final week of the
season for the fourth year in a row.
JULY 13, 1998 — Hurricanes sign franchise all-time leading scorer Ron Francis
to a free agent contract.
OCTOBER 28, 1998 — Carolina shuts out the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 to take
over the Southeast Division lead. The Hurricanes never relinquish the lead, remaining
in first place for 173 consecutive days.
NOVEMBER 2, 1998 — goaltender Arturs Irbe named NHL Player of the Week
(October 26-November 1) and NHL Player of the Month for October.
DECEMBER 29, 1998 — Hurricanes acquire future Hall of Fame defenseman Paul
Coffey from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Nelson Emerson.
JANUARY 24, 1999 — Arturs Irbe and Keith Primeau become the first Carolina
Hurricanes to play in the NHL All-Star game. It marks the first time since Kevin Dineen
and ulf Samuelsson participated in Rendez-vous ‘87 that the organization has been
represented by two players during all-star play.