July 5, 2011
Cole Won't Forget the Canes
Photo by Chris Seward
The following article featuring former Clarkson standout Erik Cole appeared in the July 5 issue of the News & Observer.
BY CHIP ALEXANDER
STAFF WRITER
Erik Cole may never wear a Carolina Hurricanes sweater again, and, yes, there are some regrets in that.
Not about signing a free-agent contract Friday with the Montreal Canadiens. For Cole, the four-year, $18 million offer could not be turned down.
It's more, he said, about leaving good friends. About leaving the organization that drafted him. About leaving Raleigh. Regrets also come in thinking about last season, about how it ended for the Canes, one victory short of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Complete article can be accessed via the News & Observer Web site by clicking here.
