March 5, 2009

Cole Surprised, Excited About Return

The following article featuring former Clarkson standout Erik Cole appeared March 5 on the News & Observer Web site.

 

By Chip Alexander

At noon Wednesday, Erik Cole was in Ottawa with the Edmonton Oilers.

The last place he could have envisioned himself 24 hours later probably would have been in the Hurricanes' locker room at the RBC Center, having finished a practice and answering questions about being traded back to his old team.

"It was pretty surprising, for sure," Cole said. "We'd gone to the rink and had practice in Ottawa and watching TSN obviously. Nothing had come across and we decided to go to lunch.

Complete article can be accessed via the News & Observer Web site by clicking here.