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

YEAR BY YEAR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 — NHL Commissioner gary Bettman confirms that NHL
teams will not play until the Collective Bargaining Agreement is replaced, delaying
the start of the 2004-05 season.
FEBRUARY 16, 2005 — NHL Commissioner gary Bettman announces the
cancellation of the 2004-05 season.
JULY 22, 2005 — NHL Board of governors ratifies new six-year Collective
Bargaining Agreement with the NHLPA.
AUGUST 25, 2005 — Rod Brind’Amour named Hurricanes team captain.
OCTOBER 7, 2005 — Cam Ward earns his first NHL win, stopping Ziggy Palffy,
Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby in Carolina’s first shootout game and first win
of 2005-06.
JANUARY 19, 2006 — Carolina wins its ninth straight game, marking the second
nine-game win streak of the season and in franchise history. The Hurricanes become
just the fifth team in NHL history to post two win streaks of nine games or more in a
single season.
JANUARY 31, 2006 — Hurricanes win 8-2 at Montreal for their 13th win in
January making Carolina the seventh team in NHL history to win 13 games in a month.
MARCH 31, 2006 — Hurricanes win their 48th game of the season to clinch their
third Southeast Division title with a 3-2 win against Florida. Carolina would go on to
a 52-22-8 overall record, finishing second in the Eastern Conference standings and
setting franchise highs for wins and points (112) in a season.
MAY 2, 2006 — Cory Stillman scores 1:19 into overtime of game 6 at Montreal for
Carolina’s fourth-straight win against the Canadiens after falling behind 2-0 in the
teams’ Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series.
MAY 5, 2006 — Cam Ward records his first NHL shutout as Carolina defeats New
Jersey 6-0 in game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Hurricanes would
go on to win the series 4-1.
JUNE 1, 2006 — Carolina defeats Buffalo 4-2 in game 7 of the Eastern Conference
Finals, sending the Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in four
years and the second time in franchise history.
JUNE 19, 2006 — Justin Williams scores into an empty net with 1:01 remaining
in the third period to give Carolina a 3-1 win in game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The
win marks the first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history and the first major
professional sports championship in North Carolina. Cam Ward wins the Conn Smythe
Trophy as the playoffs’ Most valuable Player.
JUNE 22, 2006 — Rod Brind’Amour wins the Frank J. Selke Trophy at the NHL
Awards in vancouver.
FEBRUARY 8, 2007 — Ray Whitney sets a franchise record scoring three evenstrength
goals in a 1:40 span in the second period of Carolina’s 5-2 win at Boston.
The feat marks the fastest three even-strength goals in the NHL since Bill Mosienko
scored three times in :21 in his Blackhawks’ 7-6 win at Ny Rangers, March 23, 1952.
MARCH 24, 2007 — Hurricanes establish a new single-season attendance record
of more than 650,000 fans when they host an overflow crowd of 18,763 against San
Jose. Carolina finishes the season having hosted 712,861 fans in its 41 home games,
an average of 17,387 fans per game and 93.3% of the RBC Center’s capacity.
JUNE 14, 2007 — Rod Brind’Amour wins the Frank J. Selke Trophy at the NHL
Awards in Toronto.
JUNE 5, 2008 — glen Wesley announces his retirement as a player and is named
director of defensemen development. President/general Manager Jim Rutherford
announces that Wesley’s No. 2 jersey would be retired to the RBC Center rafters.
Wesley retired as the Hurricanes’ all-time games-played leader, having played in 728
regular-season games since the team’s relocation to North Carolina in 1997. He played
913 games with the franchise, second only to Hall of Famer Ron Francis (1,186).
JULY 12, 2008 — Carolina Hurricanes and the Centennial Authority announce a
five-year extension of the team’s lease of the RBC Center, making the final year of
the lease 2024.
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 — The Carolina Hurricanes unveil their alternate third
uniform at a news conference on the ice at the RBC Center. Tim gleason, Eric Staal
and Cam Ward model the team’s newest look, which includes a primarily black jersey
with the secondary flag logo on the chest, black pants and black helmets. The team
announces that the new uniforms will be worn in a game for the first time when the
Hurricanes host Detroit on October 13, and will be worn for 15 home games in 2008-09.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 — Hurricanes sign forward Eric Staal to a seven-year
contract extension, which will begin in 2009-10 and will run through 2015-16.
DECEMBER 3, 2008 — Paul Maurice is named head coach and Ron Francis is
named associate head coach; Peter Laviolette relieved of his head coaching duties.
MARCH 7, 2009 — The Hurricanes score a 9-3 win at Tampa Bay, marking the
most goals in a game for the team since relocating to North Carolina. Eric Staal scores
four goals marking the first time a player had scored four goals since relocation, and
the third time the feat was accomplished in franchise history. Staal’s six points set a
Hurricanes record and tied the franchise record for points in a game.
MARCH 28, 2009 — The Hurricanes finish March 2009 with a 10-1-2 record
(22 points), making it the best March, and second-best month, in franchise history
(January 2006: 13-1-0 – 26 points).
APRIL 7, 2009 — Cam Ward earns his 39th win of the season in Carolina’s 9-0
rout of the New york Islanders. For Ward, the win breaks Martin gerber’s franchise
record of 38 wins set in 2005-06, and marks his franchise-best tying sixth shutout
of the season. The game marks Eric Staal’s fourth hat trick of the season, setting a
new franchise mark in that category. For the Hurricanes, it marks their 45th win of the
regular season – the second-best wins total in franchise history next to 2005-06.
APRIL 9, 2009 — The Hurricanes’ franchise-record 12-game home winning streak is
snapped in a 5-1 loss against Buffalo. The 12-game home winning streak shatters the
previous franchise-best nine-game home winning streak accomplished twice during
the championship 2005-06 season.
APRIL 28, 2009 — “The Shock at the Rock” – Trailing 3-2 with 1:20 remaining in
regulation, Jussi Jokinen scores the tying goal in game 7 of the Eastern Conference
Quarterfinals at New Jersey’s Prudential Center. Eric Staal then beats Martin Brodeur
with 32 seconds remaining and the Hurricanes advance to the second round.
MAY 14, 2009 — Scott Walker beats Tim Thomas 18:46 into overtime of game 7
of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at TD Banknorth garden to give the Hurricanes
a 3-2 win. The Hurricanes become just the fourth team to advance to the Eastern
Conference Finals three times in the first decade of the 2000s, joining New Jersey,
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in that group.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 — Hurricanes sign goaltender Cam Ward to a six-year
contract extension, which begins in 2010-11 and will run through 2015-16.
JANUARY 20, 2010 — Hurricanes name Eric Staal captain and Rod Brind’Amour
alternate captain.
APRIL 8, 2010 — The National Hockey League announces that the Hurricanes will
host the 2011 NHL All-Star game at the RBC Center.
JUNE 30, 2010 — Rod Brind’Amour announces his retirement as a player.
OCTOBER 4, 2010 — The Hurricanes take on SKA St. Petersburg in an exhibition
game. Carolina is the first NHL team to play in Russia in more than 20 years.
OCTOBER 7-8, 2010 — The Hurricanes take part in the 2010 Compuware NHL
Premiere, playing two games against the Minnesota Wild at Hartwall Arena in
Helsinki, Finland. Carolina wins both games.
JANUARY 28-30, 2011 — The Hurricanes host NHL All-Star Weekend. Team
Lidstrom downs Team Staal by an 11-10 score in the All-Star game. Jamie McBain,
Jeff Skinner, Eric Staal and Cam Ward represent Carolina in the events.
JUNE 22, 2011 — Jeff Skinner becomes the first player in Carolina’s franchise
history to win the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year.