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RALEIGH, NC—Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced the schedule and roster for the team’s 2008 training camp. A total of 59 players are slated to attend this year’s training camp, which will be based in Raleigh.
The Hurricanes will open training camp with player physicals on Sept. 19, and then hit the ice for their first official practices at the RBC Center on Saturday, Sept. 20, beginning at 8 a.m. The following day, Sunday, Sept. 21, the team will host its annual Caniac Carnival at the RBC Center, the season kick-off event which includes rides, interactive games, a designated sports zone, a TNT Freestyle Motocross show, live music and an autograph session with select Hurricanes players and is capped by the Hurricanes’ Red/White scrimmage. The Caniac Carnival will also mark the first opportunity for fans to purchase the Hurricanes new alternate jersey, which will be revealed at a news conference on Sept. 10.
The Hurricanes open their six-game exhibition schedule on Wednesday, Sept. 24, when they host the Washington Capitals at the RBC Center at 7 p.m. Training camp concludes with a team practice on Thursday, Oct. 9 at the RBC Center, and Carolina opens their 2008-09 season on Oct. 10, when the Hurricanes host the Florida Panthers at the RBC Center at 7 p.m.
All training camp practices are open to the general public.
| 2008 Training Camp Roster |
| Goaltenders |
| Number |
Name |
2007-08 Team |
| 30 |
Cam Ward |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 40 |
David Leggio |
Clarkson (ECAC) - Free Agent Tryout |
| 49 |
Michael Leighton |
Carolina (NHL), Albany (AHL) |
| 50 |
Daniel Manzato |
Albany (AHL), Las Vegas (ECHL), Charlotte (ECHL) |
| 60 |
Justin Peters |
Albany (AHL), Florida (ECHL) |
| 70 |
Mike Murphy |
Belleville (OHL) |
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| Defense |
| Number |
Name |
2007-08 Team |
| 4 |
Dennis Seidenberg |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 5 |
Frantisek Kaberle |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 6 |
Tim Gleason |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 7 |
Niclas Wallin |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 22 |
Josef Melichar |
Linkoping (Sweden), C. Budejovice (Czech) |
| 25 |
Joni Pitkanen |
Edmonton (NHL) |
| 27 |
Brett Carson |
Albany (AHL) |
| 29 |
Bryan Rodney |
Albany (AHL), Columbia (ECHL), Elmira (ECHL) |
| 33 |
Anton Babchuk |
Avangard Omsk (Russia) |
| 38 |
Tim Conboy |
Carolina (NHL), Albany (AHL) |
| 43 |
Noah Babin |
Albany (AHL) |
| 46 |
Mark Flood |
Albany (AHL) |
| 47 |
Michal Jordan |
Windsor (OHL), Plymout (OHL) |
| 48 |
Ryan McGinnis |
Oshawa (OHL) - Free Agent Tryout |
| 53 |
Casey Borer |
Carolina (NHL), Albany (AHL) |
| 71 |
Benn Olson |
Seattle (WHL) - Free Agent Tryout |
| 73 |
Brett Bellemore |
Plymouth (OHL), Albany (AHL) |
| 77 |
Joe Corvo |
Carolina (NHL), Ottawa (NHL) |
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| Forwards |
| Number |
Name |
2007-08 Team |
| 8 |
Matt Cullen |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 11 |
Justin Williams |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 12 |
Eric Staal |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 13 |
Ray Whitney |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 14 |
Sergei Samsonov |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 15 |
Tuomo Ruutu |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 16 |
Brandon Sutter |
Albany (AHL), Red Deer (WHL) |
| 17 |
Rod Brind'Amour |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 18 |
Ryan Bayda |
Carolina (NHL), Albany (AHL) |
| 20 |
Dan LaCouture |
Lugano (Swiss) |
| 23 |
Zach Boychuk |
Lethbridge (WHL) |
| 24 |
Scott Walker |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 28 |
Wade Brookbank |
Carolina (NHL), Albany (AHL) |
| 31 |
Robert Slaney |
Cape Breton (QMJHL) - Signed by Albany |
| 32 |
Trevor Gillies |
Albany (AHL) |
| 34 |
Joe Jensen |
Carolina (NHL), Albany (AHL),
W-B/Scranton (AHL), Wheeling (ECHL) |
| 35 |
Matt Murley |
Phoenix (NHL), San Antonio (AHL) |
| 39 |
Patrick Dwyer |
Albany (AHL) |
| 41 |
Harrison Reed |
Guelph (OHL), Sarnia (OHL) |
| 44 |
Patrick Eaves |
Carolina (NHL), Ottawa (NHL) |
| 51 |
Ryan Weston |
Boston University (HE), Albany (AHL) - Free Agent Tryout |
| 52 |
Mike Angelidis |
Albany (AHL) |
| 54 |
Stefan Chaput |
Albany (AHL), Lewiston (QMJHL) |
| 56 |
Jakub Petruzalek |
Albany (AHL) |
| 57 |
Drayson Bowman |
Spokane (WHL) |
| 58 |
Chris Terry |
Albany (AHL), Plymouth (OHL) |
| 59 |
Chad LaRose |
Carolina (NHL) |
| 61 |
Samuel Morneau |
Baie-Comeau (QMJHL) |
| 63 |
Dwight Helminen |
JYP Jyvaskyla (Finland) |
| 64 |
Justin McCrae |
Spokane (WHL), Saskatoon (WHL) |
| 65 |
Nick Dodge |
Clarkson (ECAC) |
| 67 |
Jerome Samson |
Albany (AHL) |
| 72 |
Nicolas Blanchard |
Albany (AHL) |
| 74 |
Brett Theberge |
Peterborough (OHL) - Free Agent Tryout |
| 92 |
Jeff O'Neill |
Did not play |
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