Cory Lavalette

Raleigh

Sports Editor at North State Journal

Senior editor for @nsjnews but still on the @Canes beat | @ThePHWA Carolina chapter head; weekly for @TheAthletic | https://t.co/18YbgDKXa8. They're just teeth.

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Articles

Audit: Swannanoa Helene relief station cost $145K daily

2 weeks ago | nsjonline.com | Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — A state audit found a Helene relief station in Swannanoa had an estimated daily cost of $145,000, totaling $27.4 million. The audit, conducted by the Rapid Response Division of the North Carolina State Auditor’s Office (OSA), examined the operations of the Community Care Station established in Swannanoa following Hurricane Helene.
Possible free agent, trade and internal options for the Hurricanes to pair with Jaccob Slavin

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH, N.C. - Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin has had respect around the NHL for his play since he entered the league early in the 2015-16 season, but his performance at the 4 Nations Face-Off took it to new heights. A big reason for that? Slavin had the opportunity to play with another elite defenseman, Minnesota's Brock Faber.
Youngkin rallies GOP at state convention

2 weeks ago | nsjonline.com | Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivered a rousing, and at times humorous, speech to North Carolina Republicans during the Old North State Dinner at the 2025 North Carolina GOP convention on June 7. NCGOP Chairman Jason Simmons, who won reelection to the post earlier that evening, introduced Youngkin. Youngkin’s speech was preceded by remarks from N.C. Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden), Labor Commissioner Luke Farley and Auditor Dave Boliek.
Audit finds 914 inmates due cash back from Buncombe County jail

3 weeks ago | nsjonline.com | Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — An investigative audit report has found financial mismanagement and withholding of cash from inmates at the Buncombe County jail. The N.C. Office of the State Auditor (OSA) received three allegations about the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) and opened an investigation. The OSA’s investigative audit spanned from July 1, 2021, through April 30, 2024.
Hurricanes have the roster and cap space to pull off a very memorable offseason

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH, N.C. - For the second time in three seasons and third time since Rod Brind'Amour took over as coach in 2018-19, the Carolina Hurricanes' season ended just short of the Stanley Cup Final with a loss in the conference final. And so begins another offseason of Carolina attempting to find the missing pieces that will get them over the hump. The good news for rookie GM Eric Tulsky?
Stein sends $891M Helene proposal to lawmakers

4 weeks ago | nsjonline.com | Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein submitted a second request to lawmakers for an additional $891 million in funding for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts. “Western North Carolina is coming back strong, but there is much more work to do,” said Stein in a press release. “I urge the General Assembly to pass a second round of funding so that the rebuilding and recovery efforts can continue as quickly and effectively as possible.”Hurricane Helene hit the state Sept.
Panthers take Game 5, eliminate Hurricanes from playoffs

1 month ago | nsjonline.com | Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes built a two-goal lead, lost it and clawed back to tie the game in the third period. It wasn’t enough. Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov wriggled free from Carolina defensemen Dmitry Orlov to set up Carter Verhaeghe’s go-ahead goal with 7:39 left to give Florida a 5-3 win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final and end Carolina’s season. “Their best player made an elite play,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said.
HILL: The roulette wheel of presidential health

1 month ago | nsjonline.com | Cory Lavalette

Americans had better start paying more attention to who they elect to be their president. Once elected, under our current Constitution, even a brain-dead president could wield enormous power unless he is removed from office, resigns or dies in office. His staff would make sure of that. And so would some family members and a former president in this case.
What Hurricanes must replicate to win Game 5 against Panthers

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes picked up a win and shed the stigma of the franchise having lost 15 consecutive conference final games with their 3-0 victory over the Panthers on Monday in Sunrise, Fla. While there was a collective sense of relief from the hockey world, Carolina never saw winning Game 4 as a means to move on from an annoying and distracting storyline.
Hurricanes rookies ‘seizing the moment’

1 month ago | nsjonline.com | Cory Lavalette

SUNRISE, Fla. — When teams go looking for postseason reinforcements at the trade deadline in any sport, intangibles are often high on the wish list. Grizzled veterans, players with previous championships and dyed-in-the-wool leaders are what win games, series and championships, conventional wisdom says. But if you’re the Carolina Hurricanes, your “it” factor is coming from players who maybe don’t even know what “it” is yet.