Hurricanes Announce 2017 Exhibition Schedule

RALEIGH, NC - The National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes today announced the team's 2017 exhibition schedule. Carolina will play seven exhibition games prior to opening the 2017-18 regular season, including two games at PNC Arena. Ticket onsale information will be announced in the near future.

The Hurricanes will open their 2017 preseason schedule at Buffalo on Sept. 18. The following night, Carolina will square off against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena in Tampa before returning to Raleigh to host the Lightning at PNC Arena on Sept. 20. After a road game at Washington on Sept. 23, the Hurricanes travel to Edmonton to open a two-game set against the Oilers. The first game will be at the Oilers' home arena, Rogers Place, on Sept. 25, while the second will be a neutral site game between the clubs at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Sask. Carolina wraps up its exhibition schedule with a home game against the Capitals on Sept. 29.
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