The Carolina Lady Hurricanes took home a Bronze medal at USA Hockey Nationals Women’s B division in Bedford, MA April 5-7. The Lady Canes started round robin play on Thursday with a 3-1 win over the Hockey Club of Fairbanks and a 5-1 win over the Hamburg Hawks. On Friday, the Lady Canes lost 2-1 to the Madison Meteorites, finishing round robin play with a 2-1 record.

The Lady Canes moved on to the quarterfinals on Saturday as the #4 seed and played the #5 seed San Jose Sharks in a thrilling 3-2 OT win!

Next up, the Lady Canes faced an undefeated Victory Honda team in the Semifinals. After a very close, hard fought game, the Lady Canes fell to the eventual National Champions by a score of 2-1 and took home the Bronze medal.

Congratulations on a wonderful season!

The Jr Hurricanes are pleased to post the registrations for Tier II AA/A boys tryouts. The tryout dates will be May 18-20 at Raleigh Center Ice and Raleigh Iceplex. Specific days/times will be posted no later than one week prior to tryouts.

2018-2019 Junior Hurricanes Squirt AA/A   

2008 & 2009 Birth Year Players

Sq A White Coach – Emile Hartman

Sq A Red Coach – Nagib Ward

Sq AA Minor Coach – Patrick Kimball

Sq AA Major  Coach - Shane Willis

​Registration Link

2018-2019 Junior Hurricanes PW AA/A

2006 & 2007 Birth Year Players

PW A Coach – Randy Lee

PW AA Coach – Jon Hryn

​Registration Link

2018-2019 Junior Hurricanes Bantam AA/A

2004 & 2005  Birth Year Players

Bant A White Coach – Mark Pugh

Bant A Red Coach – Terry Hoey

Bant AA Major Coach – David Wright III

Bant AA Minor Coach – Steve Henley, Bill Fredenburg

Bantam Minor AA/A Registration

Bantam Major AA/A Registration

2018-2019 Junior Hurricanes 16U AA/A

2002 & 2003 Birth Year Players

16U A Coach - TBD

16U AA Coach – Clay Cotie

​Registration Link

2018-2019 Junior Hurricanes 18U AA

2000 & 2001  Birth Year Players

18U AA Coach – Rich Shulmistra

​Registration Link

The Jr Hurricanes are pleased to post the registrations for the 2018-19 Jr Hurricanes Girls team evaluations. The evaluation dates will be May 11 & 12 as per the schedule below.

There will also be a Girls Program meeting for parents and players on Friday April 13, 645pm at PNC Arena. Meet at the VIP entrance and you will be directled to the meeting room.

2018-2019 Junior Hurricanes Girls 10U

2008 & 2009 Birth Year Players

Girls 10U Select Coach – Mike Wilburn

​Registration Link

2018-2019 Junior Hurricanes Girls 12U

2006 & 2007 Birth Year Players

Girls 12U Select Coach – Keith Gleason

​Registration Link

2018-2019 Junior Hurricanes Girls 14U

2004 & 2005 Birth Year Players

Girls 14U National – Ryan Weber

Girls 14U Select Coach – TBD

​Registration Link

2018-2019 Junior Hurricanes Girls 16U

2002 & 2003 Birth Year Players

Girls 16U Coach – Deb Elek

​Registration Link

018-2019 Junior Hurricanes Girls 19U   

2001,2000,1999 Birth Year Players

Girls 19U Coach – Mike Young

​Registration Link

The 2018-19 Financial Aid Procedure and Application has been updated on our website.  The forms can be found in the Documents and Forms folder under the Home Tab.  Please note the Key Dates below.

AAA deadline May 6, 2018  (applications after 5.6.18 will be considered if funds remain after 6.30.18) 

AA/A deadline Jun 30, 2018  

Girls deadline Jun 30, 2018

The Junior Hurricanes 2018-2019 Program Summary Guide is now available. The Guide outlines the overall Junior Hurricanes Program, teams for next season as well as program coaches, practice, game and tournament counts and team fees. The Junior Hurricanes will be entering our 31^st season in Raleigh, NC and we look forward to having you join our team and our hockey community!!!

To View the Program Summary CLICK HERE

Juniro Hurricanes Families:

We are sure you have already heard the tragic news from this weekend.

The entire hockey world is now mourning the tragic loss of 15 lives in a terrible bus crash involving the Humbodlt Broncos Jr Hockey team in Saskatchewan, Canada.  

​While these families lives will be changed forever, we can only hope that the strength and support of the hockey community will help ease the pain and let them know they need not grieve alone. The thoughts and prayers of our great hockey family will be there to confort and  support these families in thier time of need.

A crowdfunding  page has been set up to  to help those affected by the tragic acciednt:

https://www.gofundme.com/funds-for-humboldt-broncos  

Main CBC Article -

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/nipawin-humboldt-bus-crash-1.4609835

​Thank You.

The Junior Hurricanes held our annual Program Meeting for the 2018-2019 season on Thursday evening, March 15^th at PNC Arena from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. During the meeting we discussed the current state of the Junior Hurricanes, the overall program for next season, teams that we plan to offer, our coaches, try-out schedules and our spring and summer camps and clinics. The presentation from that evening is provided in the link below. Our official 2018-2019 Season Program Guide will be posted in early April and prior to Tier I try-outs.

Program Meeting Presentation Link

SPRING MITE/SQUIRT CAMP

COLIN MULDOON’S 2018 JR CANES

Mite (8U) Skills Camp - 5 Sessions

Instructors - Colin Muldoon, Jesse Boulerice

Mar 27, Apr 3, 10, May 8, 15

Tuesdays - Garner Icehouse - 545-700pm

Cost - $215

Registration Link

Squirt Skills Camp - 10 Sessions

Instructors - Colin Muldoon, Shane Willis

Mar 26, 28, Apr 2, 4, 9, 11, May 7, 9, 14, 16

Mondays (Garner Icehouse - 530-630pm) and Wednesdays (Iceplex - 530-630pm)

Cost - $380

Registration Link

Camp Features:

1. Combination Puck and Skating Skills
2. Shooting
3. Position Specific Skills
4. Small Games
5. High Level Assistant Coaches

Sk8colinmuldoon@gmail.com

919-427-9664

Please call or email with any questions about the program.

COLIN MULDOON’S 2018 JR CANES

SPRING PW/BANTAM/MIDGET  CAMP

PeeWee Skills Camp - 10 Sessions

Instructor - Colin Muldoon

Mar 26, 28, Apr 2, 4, 9, 11, May 7, 9, 14, 16

Mondays (Garner Icehouse - 645-745pm) and Wednesdays (Iceplex - 645-745pm)

Cost - $380 

Registration Link

Bantam Skills Camp - 10 Sessions

Instructors - Colin Muldoon, Jeff Daniels

Mar 26, 28, Apr 2, 4, 9, 11, May 7, 9, 14, 16

Mondays (Garner Icehouse - 800-900pm) and Wednesdays (Iceplex - 800-900pm)

Cost - $395

Registration Link

Midget Skills Camp - 10 Sessions

Instructors - Colin Muldoon, Jeff Daniels

Mar 27, 29, Apr 3, 5, 10, 12, May 8, 10, 15, 17

Tuesdays (Garner Icehouse - 715-845pm) and Thursdays (Iceplex - 645-815pm)

Cost - $470

Registration Link

Squirt, PeeWee, Bantam, Midget Skills Camp - 5 Sessions

Cost - $208

​Please refer to the above Dates, Times and Locations for your specific age group.

Registration Link

Camp Features:

1. Combination Puck and Skating Skills
2. Checking/Body Contact
3. Shooting
4. Position Specific Skills
5. Small Games
6. High Level Assistant Coaches

Sk8colinmuldoon@gmail.com         

919-427-9664

​Please call with any questions about the program.

May Battle Camp

May 4-6 - Wake Forest - Mike Young Instructor

Friday 6:15 - 7:30
Saturday 3:15 - 4:30
Saturday 6:15 - 7:30
Sunday 10:15 - 11:30
 

Registration

June Battle Camp - June 8-10 - Location/Times TBD - Mike Young Instructor

August Battle Camp - August 3-5 - Location/Times TBD - Mike Young Instructor

More Info (including registration) for the June and August Battle Camps will be provided as we get closer to the events.

The U18 Jr. Canes entered the CAHA tourney as the #1 seed.  Game 1’s opponent was the Wilmington Ice Hawks, coached by last year’s U18 coach Rich Brouwer, and featuring 2 players from last year’s national championship team.  Although the younger, smaller, Ice Hawks battled gamely and took a 3-2 lead in the 2^nd, the Canes responded with 4 unanswered tallies and prevailed 6-3.  Gavin Brackman had 2 of those goals, and Brighton Boshart potted a hustling short-handed goal to seal the deal. 

The #1 seed scheduling did the Canes no favors, as they had to play Game 2 later that day versus the host Charlotte Rush, who had yet to play a game.  Although the Canes dominated the action, outshooting Charlotte 35-18, they fell 3-2 despite 11 Rush penalties and 3 misconducts.

Game 3 was versus the Carolina Eagles, and the Canes dominated the action in the second period, scoring 3 goals on 21 shots, and emerged with a 5-2 win.  The Hurricanes got points from 11 different players, with only Alex Good getting more than 1 (2 assists).  Jackson Shulmistra made 24 saves.

To advance to the championship, the 2-1 record Canes needed to at the least advance to overtime, versus their opponent, the #2 seed NC Force.  The aggressive Force jumped to an early 2-0 lead. The Canes then ran off 4 unanswered goals.  The Force battled back to a 4-4 tie, but a goal by Craig Woomer, set up by Ryan Tempke, proved the winner, and an empty netter by Gavin Brackman sealed the 6-4 win.  Defenseman Daniel Jones had a goal and 2 assists for Canes.

The championship was a rematch against the #2 seed Force.  Again, the Canes allowed the underdog the first goal, but the momentum of the game steadily swung in the Canes favor, and they entered the 3^rd period with a 4-1 lead.  The 3^rd period saw the Canes control the action and protect their lead.  Jackson Shulmistra was stout in the net with 32 saves. 

As a result, the U18AA Canes, after becoming the first RYHA team in history to win a USA Hockey National Championship, will now be the first to return to defend their title, April 5-9, in Green Bay WI.  Coach Rich Shulmistra’s team brings an incredibly balanced swarming attack to the table, with 11 players with 8 or more goals, yet none with more than 13.  The offense continues with the defense (35 goals), and both goalies, Shulmistra and Graham Emmett, have been consistently strong.

Junior Hurricanes Families:

We are pleased to announce the key dates for Championships and Tryouts for this Spring:

CAHA Tier II State Championships - March 1-4

SE District Tier I AAA Boys Championships - March 15-18

SE District Girls Tier II Championships - March 15-18

2018-19 Season Program Meeting - March 15  

8U/Squirt PNC Clinic and Information Meeting - March 28

USA Hockey Nationals - April 6-8

Junior Hurricanes Tier I AAA Tryouts - April 12-15

Annual RYHA Golf Tournament/Lobster Bake - April 21

CAHA Boys Development Camp - April 20-22

SE District Girls Develeopment Camp - April 20-22 - Guide Book

SE District Camp - May 11-13

Junior Hurricanes Tier II AA/A/Girls Tryouts - May 17-21

Congratulations to the 12U AAA PeeWee Major team for winning the NHL Youth Cup in an exciting overtime shootout win over the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 at PNC Arena. The Canes won a rematch vs. the Blue Jackets after dropping the opening game to them 2-0. They then went on to beat Nashville 7-1, won 6-1 over the Islanders and a 4-0 must win over the Penguins to secure a spot in the final.

The Blue Jackets jumped to an early lead and scored with just 10 seconds into the opening period. Coach Steve Rice said “going down by a goal that quickly into the game could have been devastating, but the boys kept their composure and battled back. They also killed several crucial penalties and overcame adversity throughout the game.”

Kaden Wolitski won the tournament MVP finishing with 7 goals and one assist.

Congratulations again to all of the players and coaches!