Peter Laviolette News

Hockey: Duhatschek Weekly notebook: The NHL's slow starters Eric Staal and the Carolina Hurricanes only have two wins in their first eight games and are averaging less than three goals a game.

This slipped through the cracks last week, but it should be noted that Peter Laviolette is making his return to coaching the same way he did the last time he was fired from an NHL job.

Peter Laviolette has a Stanley Cup ring. Now, he's just waiting for his phone to ring.

Peter Laviolette said there's no secret to the Carolina Hurricanes' success. "We're at our best when we play wide open," said Carolina's head coach, who is looking for a road sweep of the three Eastern Canadian teams when the Hurricanes blow into Montreal tonight.

The Carolina Hurricanes gave up nine goals in their first two games of the season, were shut out by the Flyers at home on Friday, and scored only twice in a 7-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

A rematch of an Eastern Conference semifinal series from last year is on tap tonight in Beantown, as the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Boston Bruins at TD Garden.

According to the hockey experts gathered by the NHL on TSN, the Stanley Cup champion is...tougher to pick than ever.

It's not that Craig MacTavish looked uncomfortable in front of a camera while answering a barrage of questions about the upcoming season.

Staal scored a goal in Carolina's 4-2 loss to Nashville on Friday. 2008-09 Statistics 2009 Playoffs 2010 Season Outlook Staal started a bit slow last season, but finished with 26 points in his final 18 games.

Instilling a winning mind-set into a team that has not reached the playoffs in seven seasons is a challenge.

Although head coach Claude Julien and his charges have set the bar impossibly high, a failure to repeat those gaudy stats is no indicator that last season was a fluke.

TSN welcomes a new recruit to its roster with NHL coach Craig MacTavish joining the NHL ON TSN broadcast team as a guest analyst for the 2009-10 season.

Oilers coach Craig MacTavish and the fans behind Edmonton Oilers' Ales Kotalik share the despair as the second tick down on a 2-1 loss to San Jose Thursday.

Are you willing to do Whatever It Takes to achieve your goals? Will you be Relentless in the pursuit of your dreams? By Jane McMullan Howe, M.S. ACC Executive Coach, Authorized Facilitator, Team Diagnostic Phone: 404-299-5193 jane@coachatlanta.com Reprint allowed with attribution Having a theme motivates and invites change, but the words alone ...

This is the sixth installment of our 30 Teams in 30 Days feature, focusing on the Carolina Hurricanes franchise.

This is the sixth installment of our 30 Teams in 30 Days feature, focusing on the Carolina Hurricanes franchise.

The darkest days fell when the New Jersey Devils sent Dan LaCouture to the minors.

With a toot of his whistle, Ron Francis quickly assembled the Carolina Hurricanes' prospects at last week's conditioning camp.

While NHL forward Patrick O'Sullivan was born in North Carolina, defenseman Teppo Numminen played a year of youth hockey in the state, and two players from the Triangle have been drafted by junior teams in the Ontario Hockey League, we're still waiting for this area to produce its first NHL draft pick or player.

Eighty-six down, one to go; one game, all the glory. What a postseason it's been.