written by R.L. Bynum It will be an odd season for a Canes fan favorite — PA announcer Wade Minter That familiar mellifluous voice with a distinctive flair will reverberate through PNC Arena and again punctuate the best moments of Carolina Hurricanes home games this season. But, for now, there will be no fans to… Read more »
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Media Musings: Abby Labar is OFFICIALLY your Canes Host/Reporter
written by R.L. Bynum A quick rise at age 25 to television roles for Labar In the last 17 months, Abby Labar’s career advanced toward her television dreams along a path that included a few days of mixed emotions. The in-arena host at Carolina Hurricanes games since the 2017–18 season at the time, her first… Read more »
Carolina Hurricanes gone till November
The Carolina Hurricanes calendar typically looks something like this: Media day the first week of September. Training camp starts the week after. Opening night in early October. And while in many ways the NHL was able to be the same ol’ NHL in nothing-is-the-same 2020, the schedule isn’t one of those ways. The new calendar:… Read more »
Hurricanes: The Dread & Excitement of Next Year
Our Carolina Hurricanes are on the brink of elimination thanks to Tuukka Rask and only Tuukka Rask (we refuse to acknowledge any other Boston contribution because, frankly, there aren’t any other noteworthy contributions worth acknowledging). While there’s plenty to discuss about the series, such as the lingering issues on special teams, the disappearance of the… Read more »
SportsChannel8: The Interviews with Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon
After sweeping the Islanders last Friday night, Canes owner Tom Dundon was riding so high that he forget to thoroughly vet his media contacts and somehow ended up on SportsChannel8: The Radio Show. We covered a LOT: from this Canes squad and its head coach to youth hockey to the AT&T Byron Nelson to frat… Read more »
Media Musings: Alexander Provides Southern Hospitality For Hurricanes Opposing Broadcasts
By R.L. Bynum Visiting NHL radio crews depend on local engineers New York fans listening to Islanders radio broadcasts of this week’s two playoff games in Raleigh will probably have no idea that a North Carolina resident is responsible for the professional sound quality they are hearing. Because an engineer isn’t part of the travel… Read more »
Carolina Hurricanes: This One’s For Us
Back in my early 20’s, before North Carolina ever had dreams of hosting a hockey franchise, a co-worker tried to convince me that hockey was the best sport on the planet. His sales pitch: hockey has the physicality of football, the speed and continuous, free-flowing action of basketball, and the “every goal is life or… Read more »
Raleigh City Sports Ep. 95: #RyanOut and Canes Playoff Talk +NCFC Recap PLUS BONUS POD talking injuries
Raleigh City Sports is the premier podcast covering NCFC/NC Courage, though they discuss Hurricanes, ACC and all things Raleigh as well. Podcasts feature some combo of Fitz, Mike, and Ryan and usually a guest or two, often an NCFC/Courage player. You can check them out at Raleigh City Sports dot com. Ryan is “out of town” so… Read more »