In some ways, Jeff O'Neill looks much the same as when he left.

The Canes may go into training camp with the David Tanabe situation unresolved.

Looking back to last season, pound for pound, who was the toughest of the Canes' players, physically? And then, who was the toughest, mentally?

Individual game tickets for Hurricanes home games in October and November will go on sale Sept. 21, the date of the Caniac Carnival, the team announced today.

Zach Boychuk, the Carolina Hurricanes' first-round draft pick, will be at the NHL team's training camp next month, albeit in a limited role.

Zach Boychuk, the Canes' first-round draft pick, will be at the team's training camp next month, albeit in a limited role.

The Carolina Hurricanes won't have their second-round draft pick, forward Zac Dalpe, at training camp next month.

The Canes won't have their second-round draft pick, forward Zac Dalpe, at training camp next month.

DeCock:It wasn't Erik Cole's unique combination of speed, size and skill that reminded Deborah Halaby of the son she lost so long ago, although that certainly helped make her a fan of the former Carolina Hurricanes forward.

The Carolina Hurricanes are scheduled to make only one national television appearance in the United States this season.

Chad LaRose's brief baseball career may be over after his adventures at the Durham Bulls game Thursday night.

Only one Hurricanes game — March 9 vs. the Rangers — will be televised on Versus this season, the NHL announced Thursday.

Outside the RecZone, it's still dark as Rod Brind'Amour arrives at the Carolina Hurricanes' practice rink before 6 a.m. for one of his ritual summer skating sessions.

Former Hurricanes defenseman Glen Wesley will have his jersey retired at the RBC Center.

The Hurricanes announced their ticket mini-plans for the 2008-09 season Tuesday. The game against the Boston Bruins on Feb. 17 when Glen Wesley will be honored is included in the 26-game plan and the "white" 12-game plan.

The Hurricanes plan to unveil a third, alternate jersey this season and hope to have it ready to reveal at the Caniac Carnival on Sept. 21.

The Carolina Hurricanes will visit the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks for the first time since December 2005 as part of a six-game road trip timed to avoid North Carolina's State Fair.

The Carolina Hurricanes will open the 2008-09 season on Oct. 10 against the Florida Panthers at the RBC Center, the NHL announced Wednesday. The full regular-season schedule is expected to be released today.

Zach Boychuk survived the Carolina Hurricanes' conditioning camp last week, saying, "It seems we ran every step in the RBC Center, top to bottom, and several times."

Trio likely to play for AHL team.

Synthetic rink is part of the new Marbles Olympics theme.

Prospect likely will make NHL team.

Nate Hagemo didn't know how badly he needed the game of hockey until he tried to go without it. This week, he's participating in the Hurricanes' prospect conditioning camp.

As his contract negotiations stretched from weeks into months, Chad LaRose never left Raleigh or lost hope. Wednesday, he signed a one-year contract worth $875,000 as the Canes avoided arbitration for the eighth straight summer.

Dennis Seidenberg's $1.2 million contract -- a hefty raise from the $850,000 he made last season -- puts additional pressure on the Hurricanes to shed salary before training camp opens in September.

Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford says that with Tuesday's Erik Cole-for-Joni Pitkanen trade and four other re-signings complete, a contract extension for Eric Staal is the "top priority" on his agenda.

The Hurricanes part ways with the popular player who returned from a broken neck in the 2006 Stanley Cup finals.

Tudor:First, Glen Wesley. Then, Bret Hedican. Now, Erik Cole.

The Hurricanes made a huge trade and re-signed four players in a 58-minute span Tuesday, the first day of the NHL's free-agent period.

With four defensemen under contract for next season and a desire to upgrade their blue line, the Carolina Hurricanes could be big players when the NHL's free-agent market opens today.

From the big hit on his first shift with the Carolina Hurricanes, Tuomo Ruutu made quite an impression in his brief stint with the team at the end of last season.

The Canes placed defenseman David Tanabe and center Jeff Hamilton on waivers Monday with the intention of buying out their contracts.