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The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Jussi Jokinen to a new two-year contract.

Will Erik Cole and Chad LaRose sign new contracts with the Hurricanes before Wednesday and the start of free agency? "I don't know.

Joni Pitkanen is a name that most hockey fans are already very familiar with. Joni Pitkanen was born in Oulu, Finland on September 19, 1983, making him twenty five years old.

The Carolina Hurricanes logo is a red, black and white swirl of a massive storm cell, with a black hole a puck perhaps? in the eye of the storm.

When Eric was 14 and skating circles around 10-year-old Jordan in the backyard hockey rink their father built for them in Thunder Bay, Ontario, you can bet your KoHo young Jordan got his nose bloodied by an Eric elbow.

Carolina Hurricanes' Sergei Samsonov and Joni Pitkanen pressure Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby during the third period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals.

CANED: Carolina s Eric Staal broke a six-game scoring drought only 96 seconds into the game, but Pittsburgh took command, helped by 30 saves from netminder Fleury REUTERS , RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Thursday, May 28, 2009, Page 19 The Carolina Hurricanes Sergei Samsonov, left, and Joni Pitkanen pressure the Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby during ...

NHL Playoffs 2009 RALEIGH, N.C. -- When Carolina GM Jim Rutherford called up Paul Maurice in Toronto to ask Maurice if was interested in returning as the Hurricanes' coach, he might just as well have asked a simpler question: Will you come home, Paul? Because as much as the Hurricanes are a professional sports team and business entity, they have ...

Sidney Crosby had 6 goals in last season's march to the Stanley Cup Final. This year, the Pittsburgh captain has 14 goals -- in 16 games -- so far in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Evgeni Malkin had two goals and two assists in his second straight four-point performance, and the Pittsburgh Penguins pushed Carolina to the brink of elimination by routing the Hurricanes 6-2 on Saturday night.

While much attention has been on Cam Ward during Carolina's march through the opening two rounds of the playoffs, Ward would be the first to admit that his defense has afforded him ample opportunity to succeed in the clutch.

Nothing much has changed in the way Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen goes about his business while logging 26-plus minutes each game.

The Cardiac Canes have the Pittsburgh Penguins right where they want them. Losing the first game of a playoff series for Carolina is like the late Luciano Pavarotti clearing his throat.

The Hurricanes finished 19th in the League with an 80.4 percent success rate during the regular season.

Connect Four : There are no shortage of storylines, or connections, among the four teams still battling for Lord Stanley's mug.

Most traditional fans would not classify the state of North Carolina as a hockey hot spot.

It was a simple hinge play, with Carolina defenseman Joni Pitkanen sending a diagonal pass back in his zone to partner Dennis Seidenberg .

Tim Thomas stopped 19 shots for his first NHL playoff shutout to help the Boston Bruins keep their season going with a 4-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday night.

After scoring yet another huge goal for the Carolina Hurricanes, this time to put them within one win of the conference finals, Jussi Jokinen stood in front of his locker with a wide smile on his face.

The Carolina Hurricanes didn't come into their second-round playoff series against the Bruins [ team stats ] with the nastiest of reputations, but there is one thing for which they've gained notoriety: running the goalie.