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2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes
Division 3rd Southeast
Conference 9th Eastern
2010–11 record 40–31–11
Home record 22–14–5
Road record 18–17–6
Goals for 236
Goals against 239
Team information
General manager Jim Rutherford
Coach Paul Maurice
Captain Eric Staal
Alternate captains Tim Gleason
Brandon Sutter
Arena RBC Center
Team leaders
Goals Eric Staal (33)
Assists Eric Staal (43)
Points Eric Staal (76)
Penalty minutes Tim Gleason (85)
Plus/minus Brandon Sutter (+13)
Wins Cam Ward (37)
Goals against average Ward (2.56)

The 2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 32nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[1] and 13th season since the franchise relocated to North Carolina to start the 1997–98 NHL season.

The Hurricanes posted a regular season record of 40 wins, 31 losses and 11 overtime/shootout losses for 91 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Off-Season[]

On June 17, the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they will play seven games during the pre-season – six against NHL teams and one against SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[2]

For their first-round selection, the Hurricanes selected Jeff Skinner at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. The Hurricanes had eight selections in total at the Draft.

Regular season[]

NHL 2010 Face Off Hurricanes @ Wild in Helsinki

The first face off of the season, Hurricanes at Wild in Helsinki, Finland.

The Carolina Hurricanes started their 2010–11 season (as well as the 2010–11 NHL season) with a two-game series in Helsinki, Finland, against the Minnesota Wild. The Hurricanes swept the Wild in the two-game series, with 18-year-old rookie Jeff Skinner scoring the sole shootout goal to win the second game for the Hurricanes.

After Helsinki, the Hurricanes embarked on a five-game, nine-day road trip starting in Ottawa and ending in Phoenix on October 23. The Hurricanes arrived in Raleigh with a 4–3–0 record before their home opener against the Washington Capitals.[3]

Before the October 30 game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, General Manager Jim Rutherford announced that Jeff Skinner would stay with Carolina Hurricanes for the remainder of 2010–11 season.[4]

On November 17, Rutherford announced that defenseman Anton Babchuk and right wing Tom Kostopoulos would be traded to the Calgary Flames for defenseman Ian White and center Brett Sutter in an effort to "stabilize" the Canes' defense following two lopsided losses to the Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers.[5]

The Hurricanes claimed right wing Troy Bodie on waivers and traded for center Ryan Carter – both from the Anaheim Ducks – on November 16 and 23, respectively.[6][7] Bodie and Carter, along with Jiri Tlusty, are expected to bring more physicality to the Hurricanes' fourth line.[8]

The Hurricanes concluded the regular season with the most power-play opportunities in the NHL, with 346.[9]

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

Southeast Division[10]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 Washington Capitals 82 48 23 11 43 224 197 107
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 25 11 40 247 240 103
3 Carolina Hurricanes 82 40 31 11 35 236 239 91
4 Atlanta Thrashers 82 34 36 12 29 223 269 80
5 Florida Panthers 82 30 40 12 26 195 229 72

Conference standings[]

Eastern Conference
R GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – Washington Capitals 82 48 23 11 43 224 197 107
2 y – Philadelphia Flyers 82 47 23 12 44 259 223 106
3 y – Boston Bruins 82 46 25 11 44 246 195 103
4 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 49 25 8 39 238 199 106
5 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 25 11 40 247 240 103
6 Montreal Canadiens 82 44 30 8 41 216 209 96
7 Buffalo Sabres 82 43 29 10 38 245 229 96
8 New York Rangers 82 44 33 5 35 233 198 93
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes 82 40 31 11 35 236 239 91
10 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 37 34 11 32 218 251 85
11 New Jersey Devils 82 38 39 5 35 174 209 81
12 Atlanta Thrashers 82 34 36 12 29 223 269 80
13 Ottawa Senators 82 32 40 10 30 192 250 74
14 New York Islanders 82 30 39 13 26 229 264 73
15 Florida Panthers 82 30 40 12 26 195 229 72

y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division);


Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

      Win       Loss       Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season[]

      Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

2010–11 Game Log

Playoffs[]

The Hurricanes missed the playoffs for the second straight year by two points.

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Staal, EricEric Staal 81 33 43 76 -10 72
Skinner, JeffJeff Skinner 82 31 32 63 3 46
Ruutu, TuomoTuomo Ruutu 82 19 38 57 1 54
Cole, ErikErik Cole 82 26 26 52 -1 49
Jokinen, JussiJussi Jokinen 70 19 33 52 3 24
Corvo, JoeJoe Corvo 82 11 29 40 -14 18
Pitkanen, JoniJoni Pitkanen 72 5 30 35 -2 60
LaRose, ChadChad LaRose 82 16 15 31 -21 59
McBain, JamieJamie McBain 76 7 23 30 -8 32
Sutter, BrandonBrandon Sutter 82 14 15 29 13 25
Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov

|| 58 || 10 || 16 || 26 || 0 || 12

Dwyer, PatrickPatrick Dwyer 80 8 10 18 -6 12
Gleason, TimTim Gleason 82 2 14 16 -11 85
Stillman, CoryCory Stillman

|| 21 || 5 || 11 || 16 || 2 || 4

Tlusty, JiriJiri Tlusty 57 6 6 12 1 14
Harrison, JayJay Harrison 72 3 7 10 5 72
White, IanIan White

†‡ || 39 || 0 || 10 || 10 || 4 || 12

Babchuk, AntonAnton Babchuk

|| 17 || 3 || 5 || 8 || -4 || 12

Boychuk, ZachZach Boychuk 23 4 3 7 -2 4
Allen, BryanBryan Allen

|| 19 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 19

Joslin, DerekDerek Joslin

|| 17 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 7 || 2

Dalpe, ZacZac Dalpe 15 3 1 4 0 0
Kostopoulos, TomTom Kostopoulos

|| 17 || 1 || 3 || 4 || -1 || 30

Bodie, TroyTroy Bodie

|| 50 || 1 || 2 || 3 || -4 || 54

Carter, RyanRyan Carter

†‡ || 32 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 22

Samson, JeromeJerome Samson 23 0 2 2 0 0
Matsumoto, JonJon Matsumoto 13 2 0 2 -4 4
Bowman, DraysonDrayson Bowman 23 0 1 1 0 12
O'Sullivan, PatrickPatrick O'Sullivan

|| 10 || 1 || 0 || 1 || -1 || 2

Rodney, BryanBryan Rodney 3 0 0 0 0 2
Carson, BrettBrett Carson

|| 13 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 4

Sutter, BrettBrett Sutter

|| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with Hurricanes only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Ward, CamCam Ward 74 4318 37 26 10 184 2.56 2375 .923 4 0 1 0
Peters, JustinJustin Peters 12 648 3 5 1 43 3.98 343 .875 0 0 0 4

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with Hurricanes only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Eric Staal[11] NHL Third Star of the Week December 20, 2010
Jussi Jokinen[12] NHL First Star of the Week January 17, 2011
Eric Staal[13] NHL First Star of the Week January 31, 2011
Jeff Skinner[14] NHL Rookie of the Month January 2011
Jeff Skinner[15] Calder Memorial Trophy June 2011

Records[]

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Zac Dalpe 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
October 7, 2010
Jeff Skinner 1st Career NHL Game October 7, 2010
Jeff Skinner 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
October 8, 2010
Jeff Skinner 1st Career NHL Goal October 20, 2010
Tim Gleason 400th Career NHL Game October 23, 2010
Jon Matsumoto 1st Career NHL Game November 1, 2010
Jon Matsumoto 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
November 3, 2010
Jussi Jokinen 400th Career NHL Game November 5, 2010
Joe Corvo 500th Career NHL Game November 6, 2010
Jiri Tlusty 100th Career NHL Game November 11, 2010
Eric Staal 200th Career NHL Goal
11th Career Hat Trick
November 17, 2010
Eric Staal 500th Career NHL Game November 24, 2010
Tuomo Ruutu 400th Career NHL Game November 26, 2010
Patrick Dwyer 100th Career NHL Game December 15, 2010
Cam Ward 300th Career NHL Game December 23, 2010
Tuomo Ruutu 100th Career NHL Goal December 26, 2010
Zac Dalpe 1st Career NHL Goal January 1, 2011
Jay Harrison 100th Career NHL Game January 15, 2011
Erik Cole 200th Career NHL Assist February 22, 2011
Erik Cole 600th Career NHL Game February 25, 2011
Troy Bodie 100th Career NHL Game February 25, 2011
Joni Pitkanen 200th Career NHL Assist February 25, 2011
Jussi Jokinen 100th Career NHL Goal February 26, 2011
Bryan Allen 100th Career NHL Point March 9, 2011
Chad LaRose 400th Career NHL Game March 29, 2011
Drayson Bowman 1st Career NHL Assist March 30, 2011
Tim Gleason 100th Career NHL Point April 2, 2011
Brandon Sutter 200th Career NHL Game April 2, 2011
Eric Staal 500th Career NHL Point April 3, 2011

Transactions[]

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades[]

Date
Details
May 13, 2010[16] To Phoenix Coyotes
5th-round pick in 2010Luke Walker
To Carolina Hurricanes
Jared Staal
June 26, 2010[17] To New York Rangers
6th-round pick in 2010 – Jesper Fast
2nd-round pick in 2011[lower-alpha 1]Tyler Wotherspoon
To Carolina Hurricanes
Bobby Sanguinetti
June 26, 2010[18] To Philadelphia Flyers
7th-round pick in 2010 – Ricard Blidstrand
To Carolina Hurricanes
Jon Matsumoto
June 26, 2010[19] To Edmonton Oilers
2nd-round pick in 2010Martin Marincin
To Carolina Hurricanes
Riley Nash
November 17, 2010[20] To Calgary Flames
Anton Babchuk
Tom Kostopoulos
To Carolina Hurricanes
Ian White
Brett Sutter
November 23, 2010[7] To Anaheim Ducks
Stefan Chaput
Matt Kennedy
To Carolina Hurricanes
Ryan Carter
February 18, 2011[21] To San Jose Sharks
Future considerations
To Carolina Hurricanes
Derek Joslin
February 18, 2011[22] To San Jose Sharks
Ian White
To Carolina Hurricanes
2nd-round pick in 2012 – Brock McGinn
February 24, 2011[23] To Florida Panthers
Ryan Carter
5th-round pick in 2011[lower-alpha 2] – Sean Kuraly
To Carolina Hurricanes
Cory Stillman
February 28, 2011[24] To Florida Panthers
Sergei Samsonov
To Carolina Hurricanes
Bryan Allen

Notes[]

Free agents acquired[]

Player Former team Contract terms
Anton Babchuk[1] Avangard Omsk 1 year, $1.4 million
Joe Corvo[2] Washington Capitals 2 years, $4.5 million
Patrick O'Sullivan[3] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $600,000

Free agents lost[]

Player New team Contract terms
Ray Whitney[4] Phoenix Coyotes 2 years, $6 million
Tim Conboy[5] Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $550,000
Brian Pothier[6] Genève-Servette HC 2 years
Alexandre Picard[7] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $600,000
Mike Angelidis[8] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $500,000
Michael Ryan[9] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $500,000

Claimed via waivers[]

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Troy Bodie[10] Anaheim Ducks November 16, 2010

Lost via waivers[]

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Patrick O'Sullivan[11] Minnesota Wild November 23, 2010
Brett Carson[12] Calgary Flames February 28, 2011

Lost via retirement[]

Player
Rod Brind'Amour[13]

Player signings[]

Player Contract terms
Jared Staal[14] 3 years, $1.55 million entry-level contract
Matt Kennedy[15] 3 years, $1.55 million entry-level contract
Jiri Tlusty[16] 1 year, $500,000
Jay Harrison[17] 1 year, $500,000
Jerome Samson[18] 2 years, $1.025 million
Zack Fitzgerald[19] 1 year, $500,000
Jon Matsumoto[20] 2 years, $1.025 million
Justin Peters[21] 2 years, $1.05 million
Nicolas Blanchard[22] 2 years, $1.025 million
Casey Borer[22] 1 year, $500,000
Nick Dodge[23] 1 year, $500,000
Justin Pogge[24] 1 year, $500,000
Bryan Rodney[25] 1 year, $525,000
Riley Nash[26] 3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Brett Carson[27] 1 year, $500,000
Jeff Skinner[28] 3 years, $2.43 million entry-level contract
Rasmus Rissanen[29] 3 years, $1.725 million entry-level contract
Justin Krueger[30] 1 year, $525,000 entry-level contract
Justin Faulk[31] 3 years, $2.53 million entry-level contract

Draft picks[]

The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was held in Los AngelesCalifornia.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 7 Jeff Skinner C Flag of Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2 37 Justin Faulk D Flag of the United States United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
2 53 (from Buffalo via San Jose) Mark Alt D Flag of the United States United States Cretin-Derham Hall (USHS-MN)
3 67 Danny Biega D Flag of Canada Canada Harvard University (ECAC Hockey)
3 85 (from Vancouver) Austin Levi D Flag of the United States United States Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 105 (from Boston via Anaheim) Justin Shugg LW Flag of Canada Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
6 167 (from Colorado) Tyler Stahl D Flag of Canada Canada Chilliwack Bruins (WHL)
7 187 Frederik Andersen G Flag of Denmark Denmark Frederikshavn White Hawks (AL-Bank Ligaen)

Farm teams[]

American Hockey League[]

The Charlotte Checkers are the Hurricanes' American Hockey League affiliate for the 2010–11 AHL season. The Checkers' ECHL franchise was folded and the Albany River Rats relocated to Charlotte as a replacement. The strategic partnership was designed to reduce travel costs and increase support for the organization across the state.

ECHL[]

The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes ECHL affiliate.

References[]

  1. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Anton Babchuk
  2. Corvo Agrees to Two-Year Contract with Canes
  3. Carolina Hurricanes Sign Patrick O'Sullivan
  4. COYOTES SIGN RAY WHITNEY TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT
  5. SABRES SIGN TIM CONBOY
  6. U.S. NHL defender to Genève. Genève-Servette HC (2010-07-27). Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved on 2010-07-28.
  7. Alexandre Picard signs 1-year deal
  8. Lightning Sign Free Agent Center Mike Angelidis
  9. Flyers Sign Michael Ryan
  10. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named hurricanes.nhl.com
  11. Wild Lands O'Sullivan; Loses Latendresse
  12. Flames claim Brett Carson off waivers
  13. Rod Brind'Amour Announces Retirement
  14. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jared Staal
  15. Canes Agree to Terms with Prospect Matt Kennedy
  16. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jiri Tlusty
  17. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jay Harrison
  18. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jerome Samson
  19. Canes Agree to Terms with Zack Fitzgerald
  20. Canes Agree to Terms to with Jonathan Matsumoto
  21. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Peters
  22. 22.0 22.1 Canes Agree to Terms with Blanchard, Borer
  23. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Nick Dodge
  24. Hurricanes Sign Goaltender Justin Pogge
  25. Canes Sign Bryan Rodney to One-Year Contract
  26. Canes Sign Riley Nash to Entry-Level Contract
  27. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Brett Carson
  28. Hurricanes Sign Skinner to Entry-Level Contract
  29. Canes Sign Rasmus Rissanen to Entry-Level Contract
  30. Canes Agree to Terms with Justin Krueger
  31. Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Faulk

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