It’s almost impossible to imagine hurricanes hockey without the play-by-play announcer John Forslund. He has been with the franchise since 1991, moved with the Hartford team to Carolinas, and became a face of the franchise on the way.
Not to mention that Forslund’s hurricanes broadcast team and color commentator Tripp Tracy was one of the most praised in the NHL. It recently took 1st place in The Athletic’s 2020 NHL ranking.
With Forslund and Tracy’s contract disputes lasting just one year last season, they had to try to negotiate new contracts amid the COVID-19 health crisis and an unpredictable future for hockey.
Tracy agreed to a new deal on Monday – a day before both were to become free agents. From July 1st, Forslund will be a free agent. While both sides extended the contract negotiations over the weekend, Forslund told The Athletic Thursday that …
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