RALEIGH, NC - Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced the schedule for the team's 2018 training camp, to be held at PNC Arena in Raleigh. The team will begin on-ice workouts on Friday, Sept. 14, at 8:45 a.m.

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The Hurricanes will skate in two groups during training camp, Team Grit and Team Grind, with the rosters for those groups to be announced at a later date. The team will open camp with four practice days before playing back-to-back exhibition games, visiting Tampa Bay on Sept. 18 then hosting the Lightning at PNC Arena on Sept. 19. The Washington Captials visit Raleigh on Sept. 21, before the Hurricanes make a trip to Nashville on Sept. 25 and Washington on Sept. 28. The preseason slate concludes with the annual Caniac Carnival on Sept. 30, as the Hurricanes host the Predators in a free game at 1:30 p.m.

The Hurricanes open their 2018-19 regular season against the New York Islanders on Oct. 4 at PNC Arena at 7 p.m. For information about Hurricanes ticket packages, please visit Hurricanes.com/tickets, or call 1-866-NHL-CANES (1-866-645-2263).