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Carolina Hurricanes Bring Stanley Cup Back to Raleigh for First Time Since 2006, Rod Brind'Amour Steals the Show

6/21/2026

— The Carolina Hurricanes paraded the Stanley Cup through the streets of Raleigh on Saturday, ending a nearly two-decade championship drought and confirming what the city's growing fanbase has long insisted: that Raleigh is now a certified hockey town.

Coach Rod Brind'Amour drew some of the loudest cheers when players coaxed him to join them on stage for an impromptu shirt-removal moment that quickly circulated across social media.

A Dominant Postseason Run The Hurricanes swept both the Ottawa Senators and the Philadelphia Flyers in the first two rounds of the playoffs without dropping a game.

Their only loss of the entire postseason came in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Montreal Canadiens — a stumble the organization attributed partly to an extended layoff between series.

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