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What I Will Remember About this Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup Win—Kindness
It was a plain brown padded envelope. It was late October, 2018, I had already started treatments for my Stage III colorectal cancer, and I was already learning about how people are inherently good. There’s a lot in this world that we can change and will make you upset, and a lot that will divide […]
Carolina Wins Stanley Cup: Hurricanes 3, Golden Knights 0
The Carolina Hurricanes put on a clinic as they defeated the Las Vegas Golden Knights, 3-0 on Sunday night to win the 2026 Stanley Cup Championship. The Hurricanes had a dominating playoff season as they finished with a 16-3 record. Taylor Hall started things off this night much like he did throughout the postseason as […]
Stanley Cup Final Game 6: Carolina at Vegas – Preview and Thread
The Stanley Cup will be in the building Sunday night, and for the first time in 20 years, the Carolina Hurricanes can be the team to skate away with it. The final game is the toughest to win, and tonight’s battle will be no different. The Vegas Golden Knights will be desperate to force Game […]
Rod Brind’Amour’s coaching has the Hurricanes one game from a Stanley Cup, it deserves more attention
Rod Brind’Amour isn’t the type to take credit, but it’s time that he gets some. A lot can be said for why the Carolina Hurricanes currently hold a 3-2 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights, and are now just one game from winning the franchise’s second ever Stanley Cup — the first in 20 […]
Carolina Hurricanes roll past Vegas Golden Knights, 4-2, to come within one game of Stanley Cup
The Carolina Hurricanes dominated the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night, 4-2, to take a 3-2 series lead and come within one game of lifting the Stanley Cup. After struggling for the majority of the postseason, both the power play and two of Carolina’s top three regular season scorers — Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho […]
Stanley Cup Final Game 5 Preview and Thread: Hurricanes vs Knights
What a series this has been. Tonight is another chapter of this epic Stanley Cup Finals battle, with the Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Vegas Golden Knights at the Lenovo Center tonight at 8 PM. Carolina is looking to take its first series lead and come within one game of winning the Stanley Cup. On Tuesday, the […]
Stanley Cup Final, Game 4 – Player of the Game: Jordan Staal
In what could be considered a must-win game for the Carolina Hurricanes, heroes, new and old, emerged. Brandon Bussi, making his first career playoff start in Game 4, turned away 18 of 21 shots to earn the victory. He is the third goalie in the expansion era to make his first career playoff start in […]
Jordan Staal Powers Carolina to a 5-3 win, ties the Stanley Cup Final at 2 against Vegas
Jordan Staal had two goals including an iconic moment that old time hockey fans will recognize, The Hurricanes survived another rough second period, Brandon Bussi got his first playoff start and win, and Carolina will hop the plane back to Raleigh with the Stanley Cup Final tied at two. Rod Brind’Amour had managed to keep […]
Stanley Cup Final Game 4-Hurricanes at Golden Nights Preview, How to Watch, & Game Thread
Andersen or Bussi? The goalie question is one that’s been lurking under the surface ever since the puck dropped for Round 1, Game 1 on April 18th. In each series it had been expected that the regular season savior Brandon Bussi would make an appearance. Frederik Andersen, however, did what you want a goalie to […]
Fred Andersen or Brandon Bussi: Who Should Start Game 4?
The primary discussion around the hockey water cooler today is, who should start in net for the Carolina Hurricanes in game four of the Stanley Cup Final. After allowing four goals on 16 shots, (and two more that were not counted), in the first two periods of game 3, Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour did something […]
Carolina’s Historic Game 3 Rally Falls Short in Double Overtime
“In this town, your luck can change just that quickly.“ I was inside the Lenovo Center after that abysmal second period of Thursday night. How could we feel any worse after that period? Then here comes the second period of Game 3. Time to flush it. Reset. What can the Carolina Hurricanes do to prepare […]
Stanley Cup Final Game 3 Preview and Thread: Hurricanes @ Golden Knights
Following their huge comeback win on Thursday, the Carolina Hurricanes are back in action tonight, on the road for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights at 8 PM. The Canes are looking to take a 2-1 series lead. Thursday night was one of the best Stanley Cup Finals games […]
Stanley Cup Final, Game 2 – Player of the Game: Logan Stankoven
Halfway through the third period in Game 2, the Carolina Hurricanes were teetering on going down 2-0 and dropping both games at home to open the Stanley Cup against the Vegas Golden Knights. Down 2-0 midway through the third, the Canes hadn’t looked like the dominant team they’d been for the entirety of the regular […]
Stankoven Starts It and Jarvis Finishes It: Hurricanes 4, Golden Knights 3 – OT
The Carolina Hurricanes were losing 2-0 with less than 10 minutes remaining in the game and the ESPN crew was talking about a Las Vegas Golden Knights’ sweep, but then something happened. With less than 10 minutes left, Logan Stankoven went behind the Vegas net, bodied the defender and then took away the puck. He […]
Round 4 Game 2 – Golden Knights @ Hurricanes: Preview and Game Thread
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Carolina Hurricanes find themselves in the same position that they did in Round 3, down 0-1 after a game one loss in the series. This time, they can not blame it on a long lay off. This time, the Las Vegas Golden Knights had […]
“Don’t Stop Believin” – Golden Knights 5, Hurricanes 4
The Carolina Hurricanes jumped out to a 2-0 lead and looked awesome until they didn’t. The Las Vegas Golden Knights counter-punched and punched back hard as they went on to out-score the home team, 5-4 on Tuesday night to win game one of the Stanley Cup Final. After the Hurricanes outhit the Montreal Canadiens by […]
Round 4, Game 1 – Golden Knights @ Hurricanes: Preview and Game Thread
And so it begins…. Game day has finally arrived and the Las Vegas Golden Knights are in town to take on the Carolina Hurricanes for game one of the Stanley Cup Final. After an expansive “Media Day” yesterday, there are tons of interviews and articles to go through. I won’t even try to list them […]
The Carolina Hurricanes overcame their kryptonite, now it’s time to finish the job
Twenty seasons and 120 playoff games after raising the Stanley Cup for the first time in 2006 — the eighth season after the franchise relocated — the Carolina Hurricanes are back competing for the best trophy in professional sports. And it couldn’t have come at a better time, nor with a better core. The Hurricanes […]
The Bandwagon Fans’ Guide to this Carolina Hurricanes Team
Let’s start with this—this post both assumes you don’t know much about the NHL hockey team that plays in Raleigh, North Carolina nor will it judge you for it. While a good chunk of the fanbase scoffs at the narratives that have emerged about this team, others—like this author—understand that in this world and the […]
Canes Country Playoff Pick’em Contest Results So Far and Round 4 Predictions
The round 3 results are in and the front-runners look familiar. “formersaint” is leading the way with 47 points and “Canes-N-Bacon” and “Madbaximus” are right behind with 43 each. “RonnieFranchise” is next with 42. Even if you think you are out of it, let’s keep this ball rolling and keep the predictions coming. You could […]
Eastern Conference Final, Game 5 – Player of the Game: Frederik Andersen
Last night, the Carolina Hurricanes punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2006. Carolina dominated Montreal with a resounding 6-1 victory in Game 5 to close the Eastern Conference Finals. While the scoresheet had offensive standouts, headlined by three-point performances from Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall, the stabilizing force […]
“Welcome to the Machine” Hurricanes Advance to Stanley Cup Final, Defeat Canadiens 6-1
After the game 4 win over Montreal with a 4-0 score, Carolina Captain Jordan Staal was quoted as saying that his team was “playing like a machine”. Well, the machine kept on running without so much of a hiccup as they finished off the Eastern Conference Final series with a 6-1 win over the Montreal […]
Round 3, Game 5 – Canadiens @ Hurricanes: Preview and Game Thread
The Carolina Hurricanes return home on Friday night with a chance to wrap up the Eastern Conference Finals against the Montreal Canadiens. They currently sit with a 3-1 advantage after their dominating, 4-0 victory over the Habs on Wednesday night. The Canes have accumulated an amazing 11-1 record this postseason, which puts them in rare […]
Hurricanes steamroll Canadiens, take 3-1 lead in Eastern Conference Final
The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from their first appearance in a Stanley Cup Final since 2006. A convincing win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 at the Bell Centre on Wednesday night gave the Hurricanes a 3-1 series lead over the young, upstart Habs. Carolina came out of the gate on fire, […]
Eastern Conference Final Game 4 Preview and Thread: Hurricanes @ Canadiens
The Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens will square off for the fourth time in the Eastern Conference Final at Bell Centre on Wednesday night, as they Canes will look to push the Habs to the brink while Montreal will try to even the series heading back to Raleigh for Game 5. The Hurricanes have successfully […]
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