<div><p>RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - The Carolina Hurricanes traded defenseman Niclas Wallin to the San Jose Sharks Sunday, team president and general manager Jim Rutherford said in a statement.</p><p>The Hurricanes also gave their fifth-round pick in the 2010 NHL entry draft to San Jose in exchange for Buffalo ...

<div><p>RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes fired Peter Laviolette and the team announced Paul Maurice as the new head coach on Wednesday. <p>Hurricanes president and general manager Jim Rutherford said in a press conference that "it's not about the last four or five games, it's about getting confidence back ...

<div id="subtitle">Peter Laviolette fired, Paul Maurice back in as Carolina Hurricanes coach</div><div><p>Peter Laviolette won more games than any American-born coach in NHL history. But he didn't win enough of them lately to keep his job with the Carolina Hurricanes, so they replaced him with their ...

<div id="subtitle">All-Star Eric Staal agrees to seven-year, $57M contract to stay with Carolina Hurricanes</div><div><p>The Carolina Hurricanes signed Eric Staal to a seven-year contract extension Thursday. The deal worth $57.75 million will pay the center an average of $8.25 million starting in 2009-10 and will ...