2021 PLAYOFF GUIDE 2021 PLAYOFF GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS SEASON IN REVIEW Mrazek ...........................................................................................58 Necas .............................................................................................59 2020-21 Notes ..................................................................................................2 Nedeljkovic .....................................................................................60 2020-21 Final NHL Standings/Leaders ..............................................................6 Niederreiter ....................................................................................61 2020-21 Hurricanes Statistics ..........................................................................7 Paquette .........................................................................................62 Highs and Lows ...............................................................................................10 Pesce .............................................................................................63 Game-By-Game Results ..................................................................................12 Reimer ............................................................................................64 Hurricanes Players: Game by Game ................................................................14 Rempal ...........................................................................................65 Transactions ....................................................................................................18 Ryan ...............................................................................................66 Milestones .......................................................................................................19 Shore ..............................................................................................67 Record When ...................................................................................................20 Skjei ...............................................................................................68 The Last Time the Hurricanes .........................................................................21 Slavin..............................................................................................69 Staal ...............................................................................................70 Franchise Records ...........................................................................................22 Svechnikov .....................................................................................71 Man Games Lost .............................................................................................24 Teravainen ......................................................................................72 Trocheck .........................................................................................73 STAFF Hurricanes Directory ........................................................................................26 OPPONENTS Tom Dundon .....................................................................................................27 Hurricanes vs. Opponents ...............................................................................76 Peter Karmanos Jr. ..........................................................................................28 Opponent All-Time Scoring/Goaltending Leaders .........................................106 Don Waddell ....................................................................................................29 Executive Management ...................................................................................29 PLAYOFF HISTORY Hockey Management ......................................................................................30 Hockey Operations ..........................................................................................31 Playoff Records ..............................................................................................108 Rod Brind’Amour ..............................................................................................33 Franchise Records .........................................................................................109 Coaching Staff .................................................................................................34 Opponent Records ......................................................................................... 110 Medical Staff ...................................................................................................36 Individual Records ......................................................................................... 111 Equipment Managers ......................................................................................37 Year-by-Year Player Statistics ........................................................................ 112 Team Doctors ..................................................................................................38 Game-by-Game History ................................................................................. 116 Communications ..............................................................................................39 Overtime History ...........................................................................................121 Broadcasters ...................................................................................................40 Clinch/Elimination Records ............................................................................122 PLAYERS GENERAL INFO 2020-21 Roster ................................................................................................42 Media Information .........................................................................................124 Player Biographies and Statistics ....................................................................44 Aho .................................................................................................44 Bean ...............................................................................................45 Fast ................................................................................................46 Foegele ...........................................................................................47 Gardiner ..........................................................................................48 Geekie ............................................................................................49 Hakanpaa .......................................................................................50 Hamilton .........................................................................................51 Keane .............................................................................................52 Lorentz ...........................................................................................53 Martinook .......................................................................................54 McCormick .....................................................................................55 McGinn ...........................................................................................56 McKeown .......................................................................................57 CREDITS CAROLINA HURRICANES HOCKEY CLUB PNC ARENA (Hockey capacity: 18,680) EDITORS: ...............................................................Michael Brown, David Piper 1400 Edwards Mill Rd., Raleigh, 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WCMC 99.9 FM The Fan 2021 PLAYOFF GUIDE / 1 2020-21 NOTES ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE BACK IN BLACK The Hurricanes are making their third straight playoff appearance for the first time in team The Hurricanes will wear their black third jerseys during home playoff games after wearing history (since relocation). Carolina posted a 36-12-8 record for 80 points, marking the highest them 12 times during the regular season. Carolina posted an 9-1-2 record in their third single-season points percentage (.714) in franchise history. The Hurricanes won the Central jerseys this season, and since debuting them in 2018-19, the Hurricanes are 34-12-5 Division crown, marking their fifth-ever division title and first since 2005-06. Carolina did not (including regular season and playoffs) when wearing their black uniforms. lose a season series, winning six (CBJ, CHI, DAL, DET, FLA, NSH) and tying one (TB; 4-3-1). HURRICANE SEASON QUICK ON THE DRAW The Hurricanes