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Gerry F. Cohen
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CAROLINA HURRICANES FAN BLOG
TO HELP COORDINATE NHL ALL-STAR GAME VOTING
Will help fans vote for Canes players Ward, Brind’Amour, Cole and Staal
in online balloting beginning November 15; hanging chads gone
Raleigh, NC, November 12 – A website that helps Carolina Hurricanes hockey fans to connect with each other on message board and blogs has announced plans to launch the “CanesAllStars” blog, devoted to Canes fan online balloting for the 2007 NHL All-Star game to be held January 24 in Dallas. The blog, http://canesallstars.wordpress.com will link the online ballot for Canes hockey fans, and have sections for fans to comment on the Canes nominees and encourage others to get involved. According to the National Hockey League, fan balloting begins November 15 and ends January 2, 2007.
The National Hockey League released the official 100-player ballot list on Friday, which includes Carolina Hurricanes forwards Rod Brind’Amour, Erik Cole, and Eric Staal, as well as goalie Cam Ward. For the first time, all fan voting will be online. For Ward and Staal, this is their first time on the All-Star ballot. Brind’Amour played in the 1992 All-Star game while a member of the Philadelphia Flyers. Cole has been on the All-Star ballot.
