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We knew that the 2010 NHL Entry Draft was going to be a busy one for the Carolina Hurricanes, who held a league-high 11 draft picks going in. And, when it was all said and done, through picks and trades and hours of negotiating, the Hurricanes can come away from Los Angeles with high hopes for the future. General Manager Jim Rutherford had a busy weekend, as the Hurricanes were the seventh ...

A member of Iowa football's extended family was drafted in the 2010 NHL draft over the weekend. Mark Alt, son of former Iowa Hawkeyes and Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman John Alt, was drafted with the No. 53 pick in the 2010 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.  The younger Alt passed on a football scholarship at the University of Iowa to instead lace up his skates for the University of Minnesota ...

According to a few different media outlets, the Philadelphia Flyers have been given permission to speak with current Sharks' goalie (but soon-to-be free agent) Evgeni Nabokov. The talk of the Flyers adding a goalie this offseason is comparable to the talk of the Eagles adding a wide receiver pre-2008, the Phillies adding an ace pitcher a couple years ago, and the Sixers picking up a legitimate scoring threat. ...

Friday night was the most important night for Edmonton Oilers fans since Game Seven of the 2006 Stanley Cup finals, a game that the Edmonton Oilers lost. Friday night the Oilers would pick 1st overall, for the first time in team history. The choice? Taylor Hall, dynamic sniper from the OHL. While Friday night was important, everyone knew what was going to happen. Saturday was a different story. The Oilers entered ...

Can the Edmonton Oilers get back to postseason action? They have some guy named Hall and possibly the most famous Canadian junior player ever in Jordan Eberle. Svensson from Sweden is a great fast winger and the Bulin wall will be standing tall. Ah, then we come to the rest of the team. That's a very depressing subject. Lets not go there just yet. Really the question we must ask is ...

Uruguay Role Back the Years      South Korea   1-2   Uruguay          Port Elizabeth South Korea threw everything they had at Uruguay in the second half of the last 16 clash but in the end the Red Devils fell to a wonder goal from Ajax captain Luis Suarez. La Celeste will now move on to face the last remaining African team for a place in the World Cup semi finals next ...

The 2010 draft crop may not be as deep as the Canadiens would like as they only picked five players in seven rounds.  But the Canadiens made their their move to take the 22nd pick and got the man they wanted in Jarred Tinordi. In all, the Canadiens draft year in 2010 included two defenseman and three forwards. Did Montreal address all their needs?  Most importantly size, strength, and speed in a ...

Sportsnet.ca is reporting that Marc Savard has told bruins management he would be willing to waive his no-movement clause should they be able to work out a deal with either the Toronto Maple Leafs or Ottawa Senators.  Savard's contract extension kicks in this season, which will see him make $4M a year for the next seven years. With Boston using the second pick to select Tyler Seguin, they are pretty strong at center and would like to move ...

The 2010 draft has ended and the Islanders had another top 5 pick in the draft. Did they come away with another blue chip prospect or did they blow it by not selecting the best player available at their position in the draft? I present 3 points for and 3 points against what the Islanders did this draft. Which side is correct? You be the judge. ...

After the second day in the NHL Entry Draft, there are pretty clear pictures of who did well, and who didn't. Of course, we really won't know who really won and lost for about four years. But this doesn't mean we can't try.Begin Slideshow