Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are an ice hockey team that plays in the NHL. The team's home arena is Lenovo Center, in Raleigh, North Carolina. They won the Stanley Cup during the 2005-2006 season by beating the Edmonton Oilers. Formerly known as the Hartford Whalers, the franchise would move from Hartford in 1997 to Greensboro, North Carolina before landing in their current home in beautiful Raleigh, North Carolina in 1999. They play in the Metropolitan Division of the NHL.
| Carolina Hurricanes | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Metropolitan |
| Founded | 1972 |
| History | New England Whalers 1972–1979 (WHA) Hartford Whalers 1979–1997 (NHL) Carolina Hurricanes 1997–present |
| Home arena | Lenovo Center |
| City | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Colors | Red, white, gray, black[1][2] |
| Media | Bally Sports South ESPN The Fan (99.9 FM) The Buzz (620 AM) |
| Owner(s) | Thomas Dundon |
| General manager | Don Waddell[3] |
| Head coach | Rod Brind'Amour[3] |
| Captain | Jordan Staal[4] |
| Minor league affiliates | Chicago Wolves (AHL) Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 1 (2005–06) |
| Conference championships | 2 (2001–02, 2005–06) |
| Presidents' Trophies | 0 |
| Division championships | 5' (1998–99, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2020-21, 2021-22) |
| Official website | www |
The name "Hurricanes" was chosen because the eastern part of North Carolina is often hit by hurricanes during tropical storm season.
Carolina Hurricanes Media
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Zweites Logo der Hartford Whalers
Eric Staal was drafted by the Hurricanes in the 2003 NHL entry draft. He was named team captain in 2010. He was later traded to the New York Rangers.
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The Hurricanes celebrate following their game seven victory in the 2006 Stanley Cup Final.
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In 2009, the Hurricanes acquired Jussi Jokinen through a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has played with nine different NHL teams before leaving for the Finnish SM-liiga.
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Jeff Skinner was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy for his rookie season performance in the 2010–11 season.
Bill Peters coached the Hurricanes from June 2014 to April 2018.
Rod Brind'Amour was hired as head coach in 2018. He won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's best coach in 2021.
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Rod Brind'Amour was the Hurricanes' team captain from 2005 to 2010.
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The Hurricanes drafted Noah Hanifin 5th overall in the 2015 NHL entry draft.
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With 39 wins in the 2008–09 season, Cam Ward set the franchise record for most wins by a goaltender in a season.
References
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- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Williams, Terrell (May 8, 2018). Hurricanes Name Rod Brind'Amour as Head Coach. NHL Enterprises, L.P.. https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/canes-name-rod-brindamour-as-head-coach/c-298520688. Retrieved May 8, 2018. "The team also announced that Don Waddell will officially serve as president and general manager.".
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
