NEWARK, N.J. —The Carolina Hurricanes stole their first-round series from the New Jersey Devils with one of the greatest last-minute comebacks in NHL history.

Ray Whitney (13) of the Carolina Hurricanes is hoisted in celebration by Chad LaRose (59) following a second-period goal against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on April 28, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The North American Hockey League announced today its Most Valuable Player,
Forward of the Year, Defenseman of the Year, Goaltender of the Year and its nominee for the Dave Tyler USA Hockey Junior Player of the Year, along with its All-NAHL Team, for the 2008-09 season.

League MVP Keith Kinkaid will attend Union College next season. 

"The New York Rangers can't hope to consistently out-skate or outscore the Washington Capitals, so their strategy is to outfight and out-argue them." - Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, "Rangers Have Gone From Winning to Whining"

In this Sunday, April 26, 2009, photo, New York Rangers' Paul Mara, right, goes after Washington Capitals' Donald Brashear after Brashear leveled Rangers' Blair Betts during the first period of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game in New York. Brashear was suspended Monday, April 27, by the NHL for a total of six games--five for what the league called a "blind-side hit" on Betts--and will miss Game 7 of the teams' first-round playoff series.

The North American Hockey League family is reaching out to the entire hockey community asking for the support of injured hockey player Derek Zike through an online auction in which all proceeds will benefit the Derek Zike Special Needs Trust.

Derek Zike and his dad as Derek prepares for his first trip out of intensive care.

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has announced the participants for the fourth annual Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 10 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.