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The Carolina Hurricanes were a playoff team for the first half of the 2013 season but, due in part to subpar goaltending, they collapsed in the second half of the season and missed the postseason for the sixth time in seven seasons since their 2006 Stanley Cup victory.

It's something that is going to be discussed a good amount after Eric Staal 's injury at the World Championships; how important is the tournament that teams will send players there with the risk of a major injury? The Carolina Hurricanes were lucky enough that Staal did not need injury, but what if he did and would miss a part of the season? Staal ... (more)

Jeff Skinner wasn't on the ice much, but made a huge impact in Canada's 2-1 win over the Czech Republic at the IIHF World Championship on Sunday.

The Carolina Hurricanes were a team that wasn't short on disappointment in 2013.

Jeff Skinner scored on an end-to-end rush in the third period Sunday as Canada beat the Czech Republic 2-1 at the world hockey championship to clinch a spot in the quarter-finals. The Carolina Hurricanes forward collected the puck in his own zone before weaving through the Czech defence and burying a wraparound behind goalie Ondrej Pavelec at 6:55 ... (more)

The Carolina Hurricanes did not have a good 2013 season. There are holes that need to be filled, albeit smaller ones, but the Canes are entering the summer with about $7.6 million in cap space, so what is GM Jim Rutherford 's plan? Despite having a bad season, the Hurricanes do not have a lot of cap space because $31 million is tied up in the Staal ... (more)

' season ended much earlier than they would have wished, many of the team's players are still going to get to play.

Team Canada Andrew Ladd celebrates his team's first goal past Norway goalie Lars Volden during the first period on Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden.

Team Canada's Jeff Skinner, Jordan Staal and Devan Dubnyk wait in their hotel lobby before departing for an afternoon team outing at a go-kart track Monday, May 6, 2013 at the world hockey championship in Stockholm, Sweden.

In the team's end of season interview, Rutherford and Carolina head coach Kirk Muller discussed about what's to come in the offseason and next season.

In the last three games of the season, Coach Kirk Muller tried Jeff Skinner at center, a position he had not played in since his junior days with the Kitchener Rangers.

1 overall pick. The Canes’ big skid late in the season kept them out of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Carolina Hurricanes began the 2013 season with a great deal of hype and excitement, largely due to the arrivals of Jordan Staal and Alexander Semin .

Skinner, the 2011 Calder Trophy winner, has played most of his first three seasons as a winger.

The Carolina Hurricanes saw their 2013 season derailed by countless injuries, and at least one of their forwards will now be taking advantage of the long offseason to have surgery and heal.

This will be the Hurricanes' first top five pick since the team selected Jack Johnson third overall in 2005.

This will be the Hurricanes' first top five pick since the team selected Jack Johnson third overall in 2005.

Well the NHL Draft Lottery has come and gone. While lady luck was not on the Carolina Hurricanes side, at least she didn't knock them down and rub their face in the mud.

By Terrell Williams RALEIGH, NC April, 28, 2013 - Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that six Hurricanes players will represent their home countries at the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship, to be held May 3-19 in Helsinki, Finland, and ... (more)

In his successful career with the Kitchener Rangers, Jeff Skinner played as a top center for the team.