A Carolina Hurricanes story

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So I decided to go on a journey with the Carolina Hurricanes. This is my first try at it since EHM07. This introduction post will explain how I will work :

First, english is not my first language ! Don't be surprise if some sentences sounds a bit weird, it's not intended !

I'll do updates every time we go through a month in the game.

I'll try to put the presentation as friendly as possible for your eyes, with text and screenshot of the game !

I play with the 9,6 DB
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The majority of my saves in EHM are done with my favorite two teams : The Canadiens and the Blue Jackets. For this story, I wanted to have more of a challenge. My choice was made between 3 struggling teams : the Canes, the Devils and the Red Wings : I eliminated New Jersey right away since there's already a blog with this team going on. Finally, a coin flip landed me the Hurricanes !

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August 2016

August 8 2016.

The Carolina Hurricanes have announced that they had traded forward Derek Ryan to the Dallas Stars, in exchange of a 2017 3rd round pick and a 2018 4th round pick.
GM Dumas : We had roster management problem since we were over the Reserve List maximum for contracted player. On behalf of the Hurricanes, we wish all the best to Derek in Dallas.

August 14 2016.

GM Cecede Dumas has called a press conference to present to the media the new coaching staff of the Carolina Hurricanes ! Bill Peters, Chris Huffine, David Marcoux and Rob Brind'Amour have been relieved of their duties. The Hurricanes are proud to name Bob Carpenter, Billy Smith and Craig Ramsay as assistants coaches to Bob Hartley, who have been named Head Coach of the Canes.
GM Dumas : With our decisions today, I believe we are giving this team a new direction. We wanted a fresh start here in Carolina and I think we did it. We wish good luck to these men who gave a lot to our team.
Canes also announce that Brad Park would replace Sheldon Ferguson in the scouting team.

August 23 2016.

Hurricanes have announced their preseason schedule, which will feature 4 home games and 2 away games.


Around the league

Trades

To Anaheim : Rights to Cam Dineen, 2017 4th round pick, 2018 4th round pick
To Arizona : Kevin Bieksa
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To Nashville : Joel Ward
To San Jose : Rights to Thomas Novak, 2017 4th round pick, 2018 4th round pick
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To Anaheim : Rights to Evan Cowley and Benjamin Finkelstein, 2017 5th round pick, 2018 5th round pick
To Florida : Antoine Vermette

Free Agents
Chuck Kobasew to Nashville
Matthew Lombardi to Dallas
Alex Tanguay to Florida
James Wisniewski to Boston

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September 2016

September 5 2016.
Carolina Hurricanes have sold 14641 season tickets for the 2016-2017 season.

September 7 2016.
It's the official Canes golf tournament in Raleigh, and GM Dumas took the opportunity to announce the captains of the next campaign. Jordan Staal will wear the ``C`` with Ron Hainsey and Jay McClement getting the Alternate Captain letter.

September 20 2016.
GM Dumas have called a press conference to announce a transaction. Canes have acquired Dmen Jonas Brodin in a trade with the Minnesota Wild. Andrej Nestrasil is going the other way in this trade.
GM Dumas : Chuck (Fletcher) called us saying Brodin was available, and we jump on the opportunity. He is a great player and a nice addition to our defense core. Best of luck to Andrej in Minnesota

September 28 2016.
The Hockey News have released their Poolers magazine for the next season. Oilers are scheduled to finish 1st and Florida 2nd. The other way, Detroit should finish 29th and the Canes dead last.

Training Camp
We had a not so good preseason, getting a 2-2-2 record, but it was all one goal games.

There is the statistics for the preseason.


Around the league

The ``26`` of Patrick Elias have been lifted to the rafters by the Devils this September 9th, when he retired. He was also induted to the Hall of Fame.

Trades
To Boston : Brian Campbell
To Chicago : Rights to Ryan Lindgren and Trent Frederic, 2017 4th round pick, 2018 4th round pick

Free agents
Brock McBride to San Jose

Next month schedule


It will be a pretty hard month, with only 4 games of our 12 games will be at home.

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October 2016

October 1st 2016
The Central Scouting Bureau has released their draft ranking ! Nolan Patrick is 1st, with Timothy Liljegren and Nico Hischier following in 2nd and 3rd


October 2nd 2016
The Hockey News have released their best players list for the 2016-2017 season !
Goalie : Carey Price
Dmen : Drew Doughty
LW : Jamie Benn
C : Sidney Crosby
RW : Patrick Kane
Prospect : Auston Matthews

Lineup for the season debut


Results for October

We had a pretty rough start, but managed to come back to a .500 record. We had to manage through a lot of injuries, Victor Rask, Jeff Skinner, Jacob Slavin and Bryan Bickell to only name a few. We are 11th in the East !



Statistics for October




Around the league

Trades
To Arizona : 2017 2nd round pick
To St. Louis : Klas Dahlbeck

Top Scorers
G : A. Galchenyuk (10)
A : A. Radulov (11)
P : A. Galchenyuk (21)
Rookie : P. Laine (4-4-8)

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November 2016

Pretty calm month in team news.

Results
I think we did not so bad for the team I have between my hands, especially with the injuries we had.


Stats
Our first line doing his job, as Teuvo on the 2nd line. Our goalies are not really good so far...




Around the league

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December 2016

Results


Pretty good month for our team ! Despite our goalies letting too much goals in, our offense produces enough to counter it... for the moment !

Stats



Standings
We're up there in the rankings, I find it pretty surprising considering the deep of our team...


Around the league

Trades
To Chicago : Gabriel Dumont
To Tampa Bay : 2017 4th round pick (CHI) and 2017 4th round pick (BOS)

Head Coach firings
Boston replaces Claude Julien by Craig Patrick
Ottawa replaces Guy Boucher by Mike O'Connell

League Leaders

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January 2017

Mid-Season draft rankings

Liljegren has fallen a bit... I wish I could grab Eeli Tolvanen, he becomes a monster in many of my previous games !

World Junior Championship
We have two players in this year JWC : Aleksi Saarela and Julien Gauthier
Gold Game : Russia 4-3 Canada : The game finished in a shootout.
Bronze game : Finland 5-2 USA
Aleksi Saarela (1P in 6GP) and Julien Gauthier (5P in 7GP) are both medalists.

January 14th 2017
*TRADE ALERT*
Carolina Hurricanes aquires futur Hall of Famer Jaromir Jagr in exchange of Erik Karlsson.
Gm Dumas : Erik asked us at the beginning of the year to have a chance elsewhere. Tim Rowe called me saying he was entertaining offers for Jagr and that's how the deal was done.


Erik Karlsson (https://i.goopics.net/eRyRP.png) : 18 points in 39GP in Charlotte
Jaromir Jagr (https://i.goopics.net/wY3Yy.png) : 11-10-21 in 39GP with Florida

With those moves, lines looks like this : (Nordstrom injured, Frk and Murphy healthy scratches)


All-Star Weekend
Jeff Skinner(Team Giroux) is the only Cane invited. This year captains are Claude Giroux and Erik Karlsson.
Skills : Karlsson 14-12 Giroux
The game : Karlsson 6-4 Giroux
Skinner was left out of the scoresheet
The MVP was Tyler Seguin

Results
We had a so-so month, but we keep ourselves in the playoffs picture.



Stats



Around the league
Trades

And one trade we don't see on the screen :
To Anaheim : Anthony Beauvillier
To New York Islanders : Nick Sorenson, rights to Sam Steel, 2x 2017 2nd round pick (ANA and TOR), 2017 3rd round pick

League Leaders


**** For February, the trades will be in a special thread, which will feature a trade deadline special edition ****

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Welcome to this special show breaking down the different deals that may happens today in the NHL !

Welcome to this special edition "Transaction Deadline 2017" from Hockey Central.

Today, we will bring back to you the first movements of personnel to have on this fateful day.

Indeed, it is today, on February 23, 2017, 3pm that the trading market will close for the rest of the year. This is the opportunity for some teams to get assets for the playoffs, while for others, they'll have the opportunity to replenish their bank of prospects and choices in the draft.

Already, negotiations are well under way and two deals have taken place over the past few days.
The Boston Bruins acquired defender Travis Hamonic for Daniel Vladar, Danton Heinen and Jesse Gabrielle. This move comes with the acquisition of Brian Campbell earlier this year, solidifying the defensive brigade of the Bruins. For their part, the Islanders are ranked last of the Eastern Association, so this movement is not surprising.

Yesterday, on the 22nd, a minor trade occured between the LA Kings and the Arizona Coyotes. Los Angeles receive Chris Mueller and Kyle Capobianco's rights in return for Austin Wagner's rights, and 4th and 5th round picks in 2017.

So gentlemen, our first transaction of the day has just been announced. The Tampa Bay Lightning acquires RW Jesper Fast and Tyler Wall rights straight from the Rangers, who receive the rights to Brett Howden, as well as 2nd and 3rd round picks at the next draft. This year, Fast had accumulated 14 points in 51 games, while the former Lightning's first-round pick had a 60-point crop in 61 games with Moose Jaw in the Juniors.


Jesper Fast

Another transaction has just been announced, and it is not a small one. The Islanders continue their spring run-off by exchanging Thomas Greiss and David Quenneville's rights in St. Louis, which sends Evan Fitzpatrick's rights, their first picks in 2017, as well as their first and second round picks in 2018 to Brooklyn. In my opinion, the Blues have paid a lot , especially since they already have Jake Allen in front of the goals! A very nice exchange for Garth Snow that will help his franchise a lot for the future. With Sherbrooke, in the QJMHL, Fitzpatrick managed 20 wins in 47 games, while Greiss presented a 4-10-2 record with the poor Islanders.

It was a few minutes later that another deal was announced: The Blue Jackets sent striker Brandon Dubinsky, author of 39 points in 58 games, to the same Blues in return for Ivan Barbashev and Robby Fabbri. Another interesting move by Doug Armstrong, who believes in his chances in playoffs. Fabbri has collected 21 points so far this season, while Barbashev produced at a hell pace in AHL.


Brandon Dubinsky

Let's move on to an exchange between the Stars and the Leafs. They swapped two of their defenders: Connor Carrick is in Texas, while Julius Honka heads for Toronto. Both players have mainly played in the AHL this season.

Let's stay in Canada, while Montreal wanted to improve their defense. They acquired Fedor Tyutin, in addition to the rights of Quebecer Jean-Christophe Beaudin. In return, the Habs will have to hand over Bobby Farnham, the second round pick in 2017 (WSH) and their third-round pick in 2017. Tyutin has 12 points in 54 games at the Avalanche. Farnham plays in AHL.

Finally, the last move of the day was made by DG Dumas of the Carolina Hurricanes. The Canes traded forward Bryan Bickell to the Tampa Lightning, in return for defense specialist Brian Boyle. Bickell had a season of 14 points, while Boyle had a 7-point record.


Brian Boyle

That's all for the 2017 deal deadline, a day with little but big player movements around the league. It remains to be seen which teams will stand out as winners of this day!

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February 2017

Results

We had a good month, despite a 4 game loosing streak that we broked with a 3 games winning streak !

Stats


Lee Stempniak is a pretty good surprise for us this year, he is pretty consistent ! Jaromir played pretty well too, and even Brian Boyle has 2g since his acquisition


We're sitting in the playoffs as right now

Around the league

Jack Capuano has been relieved of his duties by the Isles and been replaced by Thomas Golisano on the February 5th
Boston fires another coach as Craig Patrick is shown the door by his boss, and replaced by Larry Queen, on the February 11th

There's the league leaders in points !

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End of the season !

March 24th 2017 : We qualified for the playoffs after a shootout lost to the Islanders

April 3rd 2017 : Brock McGinn (1Y at 940 000$) and Teuvo Teravainen (1Y at 1 130 000$) have agreed to contract extensions.

Results
We didn't do as good as we wanted to end the season but guess what ? The Canes are back in the NHL Playoffs !!
We're now taking on the Capitals in the first round. They took the serie 3-0-1 this year !



Stats
My players has been a bit cold to end the season, I hope they'll step up their game in the playoffs !



Around the league

Playoff tree


CSB end of the year rankings


Players stats !





For the playoffs, I'll do a round by round, game by game report ! I hope you following this so far ! Feel free to leave comments in the right section !

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April 4th 2017 : Brian Boyle agrees on a 3 years contract extension, 1,8 millions per year.
April 12th 2017 : P.Brown, C.Brickley, P. Di Giuseppe, D. Robertson, T.Carrick, M.Frk all signed AHL 2-way contracts

Game 1 April 14th
Eddie Lack injured himself in the 1st period. We had also Jacob Slavin who was already injured, I'm glad we won !

Update : Lack as a broken leg and will be out 5 months !! Hopefully Cam Ward will be as good as 2007

Game 2 April 16th
We return to planet earth with a 4-0 defeat. But a tie serie going at home is still comfortable !

Game 3 April 18th
A strong performance by our team ! We take a 2-1 lead in the matchup !


Between game 3 and 4, Jeff Skinner injured himself out for 3 weeks

Game 4 April 20th
Lindholm plays the hero and gives his team the win in 3rd OT !!


Game 5 April 22nd
What a nice way to close round one ! Nordstrom played a good game, and we're heading to the next round !


Victor Stalberg injured himself for 3 weeks after the game...

Stats



We'll take on 1st seeded Penguins. They swept Florida in the first round

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Game 1 April 29th 2017
Good game for us, Fleury didn't looked good !


Game 2 May 1st 2017
I'm surprised of the showing of my team ! A 2-0 lead and we're going to Raleigh !


Game 3 May 3rd 2017
Pretty close game, but we cannot manage to come back...


Game 4 May 5th 2017
One win away from Eastern conference !


May 7th 2017 : Free Agent Cory Emmerton signs with Detroit

Game 5 May 7th 2017
Ole Ole Ole Ole !!! Aho plays another great game and we eliminate Pittsburgh in 5 games !

Our next opponents will be the 5th seeded Red Wings

May 7th 2017 : Callum Booth and Spencer Smallman signed their ELC today

Playoff Tree


Carolina Stats

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Round 3

Game 1 May 13th 2017
For the first time of this run, we have the home ice advantage. Brian Boyle is the overtime hero !


World Championships
Canada won Bronze vs Sweden
Russia won Gold vs Czech Republic

Game 2 May 15th 2017
A wild 2nd period gives us the second win of this round !


May 16th 2017 : Marc-André Gragnani signs with Florida

Game 3 May 17th 2017
A pretty dull win, but we can win the series next game !


Game 4 May 19th 2017
Pretty close game again, I wish we could have finished it right there... We'll see next game !


Game 5 May 21st 2017
Cam Ward injured himself in the 1st period, he'll be out a week. But we're headed for the finals !! We'll play against the Flames in the Finals !


Stats

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Stanley Cup Finals !

Game 1 May 27th 2017
We have the home ice advantage for the final. We get the W in OT, even with Aho out for 3 weeks


Game 2 May 29th 2017
We get the win and lead 2-0, we dominated this game.


Game 3 May 31th 2017
We get another overtime win ! And we can finish the job next game !


Game 4 June 2nd 2017
Team collapsed in 3rd period, I hope we can rebound in the next game !


Game 5 June 4nd 2017
Things getting complicated since we let the victory slips once again


Game 6 June 6nd 2017
We're Stanley Cup Champions !!! Jaromir Jagr hangs his skates with another stanley cup ring !




Stats



The next post will be uploaded tomorrow probably, with a special edition for the draft and the Awards, and if I have the time, the Free Agent Frenzy special edition !

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Offseason #1 : The Draft

June 18th 2017 : The draft lottery was held today and for the second consecutive year, the Toronto Maple Leafs will advance first on the podium. They finished the season in 22nd place in the NHL. This is a major leap for this team. Senators will be the second to speak, having jumped seven places in this lottery. Finally, the poor Islanders, dead last in the league this year, will be the third to go on the stage this year.

June 20th 2017 : : Warren Foegele today signed his first professional contract with the Hurricanes.
It is also today that Michael Leighton was awarded the trophy Baz Bastien handed over to the best goalkeeper of the AHL. In regular season, he had a record of 49 wins, 21 defeats and 6 defeats in overtime, for an average of 2.40 and a stopping percentage of 903, rewarding Charlotte Checkers with 7 shutouts.

June 22nd 2017 : A minor exchange took place today, as the Blue Jackets acquired Adam Lowry from Winnipeg. In return, Columbus had to cede Justin Scott and fourth round choices in 2017 and 2018. Also, the Islanders have signed free agent Nick Spaling to a contract.

June 24th 2017 : The Islanders and Oilers each traded a defender, swapping Thomas Hickey and Brandon Davidson.

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The dream of hundreds of young players now begins in Chicago, as the 30 teams will select among the best amateur players in the world. Who will be selected first between Nolan Patrick and Nico Hischier? We'll know right now, since Lou Lamoriello is on the stage.

Toronto Maple Leafs are proud to select, from the Brandon Wheat Kings of the OHL Nolan Patrick.

It is now Pierre Dorion who is at the microphone to announce the selection of the Sens.

On behalf of the Senators, from Halifax in QMJHL, I am proud to announce the selection of Nico Hischier as our first pick.

With the 3rd overall pick, the Islanders are proud to select Gabe Vilardi from Windsor of the OHL

It was in the 30th place that Cecede Dumas will speak the first time for the Canes.

We are proud to select, from St.Cloud University, Ryan Poehling!



There is the rest of the 1st round :




Rest of our draft
2nd round (#47) RW William Knierim from Miami of the NCHC, (6ft3 209 pounds, PowerForward)
2nd round (#60) RD Christian Huntley from Quebec of the Q (5ft10, offensive Dman seen as future top4)
3rd round (#63) C Nick Suzuki from Owen Sound of the OHL (A long shot, is 6ft)
3rd round (#71) (From Derek Ryan trade with DAL) RW D'Artagan Joly from Baie Comeau of the Q (6ft2, could develop in a good bottom 6 player)
3rd round (#90) LD Max Gildon of the USNTDP (Defensive Dman, a long shot)
4th round (#120) LW Rotislav Hrabak from Paradubice (Maybe a steal in this draft, big 6ft6 LW projected like Milan Lucic)
5th round (#125) C Robert Blugers from the NAHL (Another long shot, his mental stats are pretty darn good, playmaker seen as a future 2nd liner)
6th round (#180) G Olivier Lafrenière from Ottawa in the OHL (I like to add depth in our goalie system)
7th round (#210) LD Gvido Jansons from NAHL ( Overager, he can play right now in my AHL team since I will let walk some older players, offensive Dman)

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Live from Las Vegas, welcome to the NHL Awards ceremony ! Without further ado, let's begin the night with the first award of the evening !

The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in points at the end of the regular season. This year's winner is...
Ryan Johansen, of the Predators ! He scored 36 goals, assisted on 54 for 90 points. He finished in front of Gabriel Landeskog(84) and Corey Perry(81)

The Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, also known as the Maurice Richard Trophy, is awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the National Hockey League. This year's winner is...
Steven Stamkos, of the Lightning ! He scored 48 goals, finishing the season with 80 points. Left behind were Corey Perry (40) and Johnny Gaudreau (39)

The Ted Lindsay Award, formerly known as the Lester B. Pearson Award, is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players Association. This year's winner is...
Steven Stamkos, of the Lightning ! He finished before Gabriel Landeskog and Thomas Hertl for this award.

The James Norris Memorial Trophy, or simply the Norris Trophy, is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's top "defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position". This year's winner is ...
Victor Hedman, of the Lightning ! His 55 points in the regular season gives him his first Norris, in front of Drew Doughty (50 points) and Kris Letang (56 points)

The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's (NHL) goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position" This year's winner is...
Marc-André Fleury of the Penguins ! He had a record of 36-14-2, with a GAA of 2.01, and a save percentage of 920, with 5 SO. Carey Price (31W) and Braden Holtby(38W) finished 2nd and 3rd

The William M. Jennings Trophy is an annual National Hockey League (NHL) award given to "the goaltender(s) having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it ... based on regular-season play." This year's winners are...
Marc-André Fleury and Matt Murray of the Penguins ! This year, the Pens allowed only 167 goals.

The Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award, officially billed as the MBNA/MasterCard Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award, was an award in ice hockey given annually to the goaltender who finished the regular season with the best save percentage in the National Hockey League (NHL). This year's winner is...
Matt Murray, of the Penguins ! In 37 games, he had a ,937 saving percentage, in front of Carey Price (,930%) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (,926%)

The Frank J. Selke Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League forward who demonstrates the most skill in the defensive component of the game. This year's winner is...
Anze Kopitar of the Kings ! He finished the season with a plus-minus of 40, with 77 points. Jonathan Toews (+38) and Jordan Staal (+23) finished after him.

The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL)." This year's winner is...
Patrick Laine, of the Jets ! Laine scored 38 goals, plus 34 assists for 72 points. 2nd was Mikko Rantanen (31 goals, 63 points) and Sebastian Aho(25 goals, 64 points)

The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, formerly known as the Lady Byng Trophy, is presented each year to the National Hockey League "player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability" This year's winner is...
Victor Rask of the Carolina Hurricanes. Showing a strong 66 points, he only had 2 penalty minutes. Runner-ups were Lee Stempniak and Loui Eriksson.

The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community. This year's winner is...
Jamie Benn, of the Stars !. Alexander Ovechkin and Thomas Hertl were also considered for this award.

The Lester Patrick Trophy has been presented by the National Hockey League and USA Hockey since 1966 to honor a recipient's contribution to ice hockey in the United States. This year's winner is...
Derek McKenzie, of the Panthers ! Thomas Plekanec and Joe Thornton finished the podium.

The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." This year's winner is...
Bob Hartley of the Carolina Hurricanes He lead the Canes to the Stanley Cup, with a 102 points season. Glen Gulutzan and Mike Sullivan were second and third.

The NHL Plus-Minus Award was a trophy awarded annually by the National Hockey League to the ice hockey "player, having played a minimum of 60 games, who leads the league in plus-minus statistics." This year's winner is...
Tanner Pearson, of the Kings ! He scored 57 points, with a +50 plus-minus rating. Behind him were Artemi Panarin(+42) and Mike Hoffman(+40)

The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, is awarded annually to the "player judged most valuable to his team" in the National Hockey League. This year's winners is...
Alexander Ovechkin, of the Capitals ! He score 38 goals and had 78 points this year. He left behind him Nikita Kucherov and Phil Kessel.

The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team (MVP) during the National Hockey League's (NHL) Stanley Cup playoffs. This year's winner is...
Cam Ward of the Carolina HurricanesHe relieved Eddie Lack when he injured himself, posting 14 wins and a 2.23 GAA. Jaromir Jagr and Victor Rask were also mentionned as possible winners.

The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey. This year's winner is...
Kris Letang, of the Penguins ! He finished in front of Lee Stempniak and Corey Perry.

It was also announced that Connor McDavid will be the cover of the new Eastside Hockey Manager game.

NHL First All-Star Team
Ovechkin-Stamkos-Kucherov-Doughty-Hedman-Price

NHL Second All-Star Team
Hoffman-Benn-Kessel-Burns-Letang-Fleury

NHL All-Rookie Team
Laine-Rantanen-Aho-Werenski-Matheson-Pickard

See you next time, for the Free Agent Frenzy special edition !!

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June 26th 2017 : Carolina Hurricanes have announced that J.Jagr, M. Leighton, J.McClement, J. Chelios, K.Lowe, A.Miller, J.Nakladal, M.Tennyson and B.Woods have been granted full autonomy this July 1st and will not receive an offer from the team.

June 29th 2017 : Viktor Stalberg (3 years at 1 900 000 per) and Ron Hainsey (2 years at 2 250 000 per) have agreed to contract extensions. Also, Gvido Jansons, the team's 7th round pick of this year have agreed to an Entry Level Contract.

July 1st 2017 : Lee Stempniak has been voted the Player of the Year by the Hurricanes fan club !!

***For the special edition of the free agents, I'll take all the signatures up to July 15th. It'll be more realistic of the IRL July 1st free agents hunt !