WEB EXCLUSIVE If you aren’t a sports fan but have suddenly found yourself watching hockey these past few days, you aren’t alone. After a long live sports hiatus, we’re all eager to watch some action happening in real time; even if we can’t be there, there’s a satisfaction in cheering for anything other than a drop in COVID cases. But if you’re just now hopping on the Hurricanes hockey train, we get that it can all be a little confusing: the rules, the terms, the fights, the “bubble.” Like we said, you aren’t alone. So we asked a pro at explaining sports, CBS-17’s Sports Team anchor Alyssa Rae, to break it all down for us before we cheer on the Carolina Hurricanes again tonight.
A quick note: Back in March, the NHL suspended its 2019-2020 regular season with 189 games remaining due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, NHL players agreed to resume playing on August 1, in the Canadian hub cities of Edmonton and Toronto where they’re living in isolated bubbles for as long as required. The NHL brought in 24 teams—12 from from its Western Conference to Edmonton and 12 from its Eastern Conference to Toronto—and the top four teams in each conference, based on their regular season records, are competing in a Round-Robin to determine their seeding for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Teams in positions five though 12 in each conference are also currently competing in a Best-of-Five Qualifying Series to determine the remainder of the playoff field, which is where you’ll find the ‘Canes (they’re No. 6 in the Eastern Conference).
Alyssa Rae, CBS-17
Who are the Carolina Hurricanes players to watch?
If you asked what Hurricanes player to watch before Game 2 of this qualifying series, I would have said forward Andrei Svechnikov. After watching Game 2, it becomes an emphatic Andrei Svechnikov! The 20-year-old has been solid on the Hurricanes top line with Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. But this second-year standout made a statement Monday afternoon after scoring three goals against the New York Rangers to lead his team to a 4-1 win and a commanding 2-0 lead in the Best-of-Five Eastern Conference Qualifying Series. He became the first player in Hurricanes franchise history to record a hat trick in the post season. Let’s not forget, this showing is also after a four-month hiatus.
What is a hat trick?
A hat trick is when one player scores three goals in one game. Andrei Svechnikov scored three goals in Monday’s game against the Rangers. That’s the first postseason hat trick in Hurricanes history.
Fighting in hockey games; is it staged or real?
Fighting is not staged, but sometimes it’s not necessary or even provoked. Sometimes after a hard check or a perceived dirty play, a player may retaliate by dropping his gloves. There are other times that a fight can break out just to get the team going. For example, veteran Hurricane forward Justin Williams’ fight in Game 1 of the qualifying series against the Rangers was pretty unexpected. When a guy like that starts swinging, you know it’s going to get the team juiced, and in that case, it did.
What is a Power Play?
A power play is when a team is down a player because they’re in the penalty box. It puts the team that was called for the penalty at a disadvantage because they are now a man down and becomes a 5 on 4 situation. It can become 5 on 3 if a team is called for two penalties. The Canes were called for two penalties in Game 2, and the Ranges scored their only goal when it was 5 on 3.
What’s the most common penalty called in hockey and how long do players stay in penalty box?
The most common penalties in hockey are called minor penalties. They are two-minute penalties and common types are roughing, interference, slashing, holding, tripping, etc.
What happens if the Hurricanes win the Qualifying Series?
If the Hurricanes win the qualifying series against the Rangers (which they would lock up with a win tonight), they advance to the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This postseason is different than years past, because there will be reseeding throughout, so you can’t look ahead to see any potential opponents necessarily. After the qualifying rounds, every series becomes your standard best-of-7 series. If the ‘Canes continue to advance, they will stay in Toronto, the Eastern Conference hub city, for the first two rounds but the Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Final will be held in Edmonton, the Western Conference hub city.
Lots to look forward to in this postseason if the Carolina continues in this direction. Go Canes!
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins Game 5 takes place tomorrow at 4 p.m. Watch on Fox Sports Carolinas Channel 50 (Spectrum).
The peaceful demonstrations for racial equity and justice and protests against police brutality over the past few weeks in Raleigh got us thinking about how we can build a better, more just, more equitable world. In times of crisis, it’s common to look to leaders, helpers, teachers and community builders who are best positioned to help guide the way. Three Raleighites share their thoughts about the work that lies ahead for us all.
Communicate and Educate
JoJo Polk
In this time, we need more educating. We need to allow ourselves to be vulnerable and be willing to share our own perspective. We need to communicate; I feel we are having a major breakdown in communication.
Under normal circumstances, I would ask how you’re doing, but I understand the response to that question has many layers considering everything happening in our country. I do hope that in this time, you are navigating through this crisis as best you can and are able to find moments of peace as you go throughout your days.
I think we are all forgetting one major thing: We control our own lives, our own thoughts. We decide how we view things, how we attack our days. We can’t let what is going on around us change the people we are. Is it easy? No. It is a test of character, a test of willpower and strength. Right now, the world is making us go back to basics. Find the passion and love we used to have in this world. When we were young, we took whatever came at us whether we knew better or not and we accepted challenges. Well, this is our biggest challenge. And we need to not only step up but be willing to accept we will not be able to do this alone. We have to work together on all of these issues, or we will fail.
We must understand that words are not enough. It takes people, resources and action to create the change we want to see, and, to help further efforts in bringing about lasting change, we need to find what it is we can do personally. Whether it’s volunteering virtually or in person; giving to a charity; talking with others. If you need to, start small: make changes within your immediate family. Reach out to your friends and family, to co-workers.
This is just one small step, but will give you something to strive for to bring people together.
We need your courage and resilience. You can use what you are good at to help in your community. I am the owner of a fitness studio. I work with people every day on their physical as well as mental health. When our business was shut down, we took everything virtual and continued to teach classes and tried to help our other local businesses with donation classes. I am also a Black man who has been a victim of police brutality. So I have stood up for justice and will continue to until we all understand that no man should lose his life for no reason. Ask yourself this: What will you do when no one else is around? When there is no coach. No boss. No audience. No set plan. That is when you find out who you truly are.
Mend Hearts, Change Minds
Nick Neptune
“There is a balm in Gilead To make the wounded whole; There is a balm in Gilead To heal the sin-sick soul. Sometimes I feel discouraged, And think my work’s in vain, But then the Holy Spirit Revives my soul again.” – African American Spiritual.
We’re all listening now. I must’ve started around age 5 – or whenever I began leaving the house; heading out for a friend’s, running off to a park or walking to school. My mother admonishing: “People will look at you a certain way … simply because of the color of your skin.”
I just wanted to go outside and play. She just wanted her first-born to come back alive.
George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery … I imagine their mothers wanted the same.
“Hey man. Just checking in. You doing OK?” This former pleasantry comes with unusual frequency now.
I’m grateful to be alive; to not have COVID-19; for the protesters.
I’m grateful for my family; my work.
I shared with friends recently, our politics, our systems, are a reflection of our society and our culture. Us. As we seek justice through better laws and policies, we must also seek to change and mend the hearts and minds of our nation’s people—if we are to achieve the truly equitable and enduring community we all seek.
This has been the nature of my work. Our work at Transfer Company.
Food brings us to the table—where it’s then our collective responsibility to transfer and exchange knowledge across our community. To inform, plan, organize … and mobilize.
With the constant pain and suffering in our world, we seek to heal the hearts of our people through the constant building and strengthening of our community and culture, through celebration around our music, art, food, drink and play.
If George, Breonna, Ahmaud, and the countless lives that have come before mattered … if my life matters … If Black lives matter … then may our work be not in vain and may we be revived again.
To march in protest. Dance in protest. Create in protest. Legislate in protest. Live in protest.
We all have a role to play. And we have a long way yet to go.
Step Back and Listen
Patrice C. Graham
This is a movement, not a moment.
For far too long, racism has been viewed as a segmented, nuanced and individual problem. In modern times (since the late 1960s) blatant and overt racism is no longer socially acceptable and now, no one wants to be labeled a racist.
Too often, racism is associated with overt/deliberate bias and this results in failing to examine implicit biases. Without the examination of our blind spots of implicit bias, we remain unaware of the ways we uphold white supremacy and remain complacent with systemic racism.
It is long overdue for us to collectively consider the systemic racism this country was built on and upholds daily. It’s not just a few bad apples in the police force, it’s a foundation and legacy of defining (and redefining) race and power in order to maintain the control and power of White folks to the detriment of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and all other minority groups (women, LGBTQIA+, disabled, bigger-bodied, and others).
Every single system in this country was built on racism and continues to have racist policies. From redlining, to health disparities, to achievement gaps and discipline disparities in schools, to the new Jim Crow of mass incarceration of BIPOC, to a lack of diversity in leadership positions, the list goes on and on.
It’s time for us to take a step back and consider the ways in which racism affects every single part of this country.
No one is immune to the powerful system of white supremacy that built and sustains systemic racism. Much like at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to end systemic racism we must take steps to keep ourselves and others safe. We must all assume that we are racist and/or embody implicit bias, listen to experts and do our part to not spread racism; and we must be willing to adapt policies and social norms to prevent the spread and further harm.
So, what can we do?
We must be intentional and actively work to be anti-racist. We begin by examining our own implicit biases and where they come from.
We can educate ourselves and unlearn and relearn the foundation of this country and about the experiences of BIPOC.
Reeducation efforts may include attending an equity training, such as the Phase 1 training offered by Racial Equity Institute.
We can listen to the voices and stories of people of color.
We can take the time to notice what voices are being amplified and invited to engage. Who is represented (and who is not) in your community, at work, at events, in leadership, in government?
There is no quick fix. Just as it took hundreds of years and thousands of policies to create this racist system, it will take a great deal of work and dedication to undo this complicated and entangled racist web.
When many of us think of tequila, our minds go instantly to margaritas. As refreshing as a good margarita is, this National Tequila Day, we urge you to get a little more creative. Try some of these unique tequila-based drinks that Raleigh bartenders love.
Josh Gagne, The Haymaker
“Reviver No. 3” Create this fun punch bowl with blanco tequila, pomegranate juice, lemon juice, honey (or simple syrup), sparkling water and lemon wheel slices, sliced, peeled ginger root or pomegranate seeds for garnish.
Zach Thomas, Killjoy
“Milk Maid” Thomas likes tequila because of its versatility in application. One of his favorite tequila drinks was invented at a bar called The Whistler in Chicago. It contains blanco tequila, cream of coconut, simple syrup, lime juice, cucumber slices and a dash of cinnamon or salt.
Ian Murray, Foundation
“The Rosita” Murray’s favorite is essentially a perfect Negroni with tequila instead of gin. “Strong, bitter and delicious,” he says. Make it with reposado tequila, sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, Campari and Angostura bitters in an old fashioned glass with one big ice cube and a lemon twist for garnish.
Saul Parada, Watts & Ward
Parada likes drinking tequila reposado straight up with an orange slice.
Preddy, Bittersweet
“Preddy’s Tequila Sunrise” Bittersweet bartender Preddy created a tequila cocktail that’s a hit with the whole team. Make it with blanco tequila, Rhum Agricole, Bittermens Hopped Grapefruit bitters, fresh lemon juice, fresh orange juice and salt with a float of grenadine on top.
Kevin Barrett, Dram & Draught
“The Al Fresca Kid” Barrett loves tequila, summer and freshly ripe North Carolina strawberries. He combines these in a refreshing cocktail made by muddling strawberries, mint and jalapeños then mixing with tequila, simple syrup and fresh lime juice, topped off with soda water.
Joey Barbour, The Blind Barbour
“Tequila Sour” Barbour’s favorite—a tequila sour—is made similarly to a whiskey sour: Shake tequila, lemon, lime, agave nectar and one egg white in a shaker without ice, then with ice, and strain into a coupe glass with a few dashes of Angostura bitters.
After spending so much time inside with the recent telework and stay-at-home orders, homeowners are remodeling. And as consumers and builders look to upgrade fixtures, priorities have shifted to focus on cleanliness. Here are three products that take it to the next level when it comes to home hygiene.
Germ-Killing Faucet
The Aqualogic Ozone Faucet from Lenova is the first conventional hot/cold faucet that is also an ecologically safe way to clean any water-safe surface without chemicals or chemical residue. The faucet features a small ozone generator that uses regular house current to economically and naturally produce ozone water. Ozonated water is 100 times stronger than chlorine and kills 99.9 percent of all common viruses, bacteria and germs, virtually eliminating the use of chemical sanitizers. Ozonated water also kills common food pathogens which improves food shelf life, removes odors and increases the level of protection from food-borne illnesses. Aqualogic Ozone Faucet is simply as elegant in design as it is extraordinary in function. lenovasinks.comAvailable at H2O Kitchen & Bath Showroom. h2oraleigh.com
For A Clean You Can Feel
Microbubbles from MTI Baths can stimulate the skin, deep-clean pores, exfoliate and super-hydrate the skin. The Microbubbles technology super-saturates the water with up to 50 percent more dissolved oxygen than regular water, turning the bathwater a milky white through the infusion of billions of tiny oxygen-rich bubbles the size of a pinhead. The oxygenated water gently polishes the skin to leave the user feeling exceptionally smooth, clean and refreshed. This new hydrotherapy option is available on most MTI Designer drop-in or Andrea soaking or air bathtubs. mtibaths.comAvailable at Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery. fergusonshowrooms.com
Touch-Free Integrated Bidet Toilet
Stop searching empty shelves for toilet paper and embrace the European-style bidet. The Muse iWash from ICERA gives you all the function of a bidet without sacrificing space in the bathroom. This toilet combo offers a bidet seat, a remote control and a host of personal features. iWash offers a bowl-cleansing pre-mist that is activated whenever the seat is occupied, and it automatically flushes, creating a sanitary, touch-free bathroom experience. Other features include a heated seat, deodorizer and in-bowl LED nightlight, among others. The unit has two user presets to save preferred settings ensuring a repeat experience every time, and a backlit remote that can be attached to the wall with a magnetic mount. The Muse iWash is a high-efficiency unit (1.28 GPF) and the glossy white porcelain bowl is enhanced with MicroGlaze, an antimicrobial porcelain finish for easy cleaning and long-lasting good looks. icerausa.comAvailable at Bird Decorative Hardware & Bath. birddecorativehardware.com
Green, the color of nature, is associated with feelings of energy and harmony. Bringing vibrant green decorations into your home will make any space feel lively, yet peaceful—and will leave all who visit just a little bit jealous.
1. Pernell velvet pillow cover 23”, $61.95; Crate & Barrel 2. “Parkway” by Kimberly Balentine acrylic on canvas 8” x 8” x 2”, $100; kimboriginals.com 3. Versace limited edition jungle vase 10 1/4”, $575; Bailey’s Fine Jewelry 4. Rewined handmade natural soy wax candle, $24; Zest Cafe & Home Art 5. Arte Italica Scavo charger 14”, $59, Bailey’s Fine Jewelry 6. Herend Chinese bouquet Cov Bonbon with bunny 5” x 4”, $190; Bailey’s Fine Jewelry 7. Dona solid woven rug 5’x 8’, $117; Target 8. Vietri artichokes green figural olive oil cruet, $60; Bailey’s Fine Jewelry 9. ‘101 Cocktails to Try Before You Die’ by Francois Monti, $12, Form & Function 10. “Channel velvet bench with brass base, $599; Crate & Barrel
A fresh, vibrant green that adds the peaceful calm of nature into the home. It works beautifully in a dining room, powder room or as an accent color in the living room.
Moody, vibrant and seductive, this deep emerald green works in a variety of rooms, from a light-filled powder room to a spacious dining room. I love using Sparkling Emerald when lacquering furniture pieces to add a bold statement to any space.
Because green symbolizes nature, it is often thought of as a refreshing and restful color. Green can energize your home and pairs well with black and white accents and pops of bright pink and orange. It is a classic!
— Julie Flournoy, For Your Convenience
I usually tend to lean towards darker and more enveloping shades of green, particularly for bedrooms and studies … but when I want to have a play on space that invokes other emotions, like refreshment and restoration, like for a bathroom, I have found Jolly Green helps to achieve this.
