Month: May 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — While Thursday night’s season-ending loss to the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Finals was not the ending Hurricanes fans had hoped for, the impact their postseason run has had on the city is likely to be lasting. “The direct economic impact for the entire playoff series was over $7.9 million,” said Dennis Edwards, the President and CEO of Visit Raleigh. They came to that total in part based on first-round…

By Kyle Morton, WRALSportsFan contributor Raleigh, N.C. — If you’re a fan who has followed the Carolina Hurricanes for the last decade, this all feels a bit familiar, doesn’t it? A team once comfortably out of the postseason surged right into the playoffs, won a pair of rounds (including a Game 7 overtime win on the road), and fell short against a clearly superior team in the Eastern Conference Final. In the process, the community…

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes season has come to an end after a 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins in the fourth game of the Eastern Conference Final. The Boston Bruins earned a break before their biggest series in a few years. Their sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final has afforded them a few extra days to rest up before their third Stanley Cup Final appearance in nine years. Analysis:…

RALEIGH (WTVD) — The Hurricanes said all the right things ahead of Game 4: We’re still full of fight, the last game will be the hardest for the Bruins to win, etc. Once the game started though, it was clear they had been solved. The Bruins had a game plan for which the Canes had no countermove. There was no crazed pressure to start, no flurry of chances by the home team. It was clear–despite…

Carolina Hurricanes captain Justin Williams (14) congratulates Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (40) after the Hurricanes fell 4-0, and Boston clinched the the Eastern Conference Championship on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com Carolina Hurricanes fans wave the rally towels as the team enters the ice for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Bruins on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh,…

Canes’ Justin Williams: ‘I didn’t think it would be done quite like this’ The Canes’ Justin Williams reflects on the season after the Boston Bruins eliminated the Carolina Hurricanes in game four of the Eastern Conference finals at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. Thursday, May 16, 2019. By × The Canes’ Justin Williams reflects on the season after the Boston Bruins eliminated the Carolina Hurricanes in game four of the Eastern Conference finals at PNC…

Boston Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron (37) David Pastrnak, second from left, Brad Marchand (63), Jake DeBrusk (74) and Torey Krug (47) celebrate Pastrnak’s goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, May 16, 2019. Gerry Broome AP Photo RALEIGH, N.C. Tuukka Rask posted his seventh career playoff shutout, and the Boston Bruins swept the Carolina Hurricanes out of the…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The Carolina Hurricanes season has come to an end after a 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins in the fourth game of the Eastern Conference Final. The Canes entered the series against the Bruins on a hot streak but were unable to pull out a win in each of the four games. This was the longest playoff streak for Carolina since 2009. Copyright © 2019 WTVD-TV. All Rights Reserved.

Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes battle Bruins in game 4 By May 16, 2019 10:29 PM Check out photos as the Carolina Hurricanes battle the Boston Bruins in game 4 of the Stanley Cup playoffs Thursday night May 16, 2019 in Raleigh, NC.