Back Carolina Hurricanes ANG كارولاينا هريكينز Arabic كارولاينا هريكينز ARZ Караліна Харыкейнз BE Караліна Гарыкейнз BE-X-OLD Каролина Хърикейнс Bulgarian Carolina Hurricanes Catalan Carolina Hurricanes Czech Carolina Hurricanes Danish Carolina Hurricanes German

Carolina Hurricanes

This article is about the hockey team. For a history of hurricanes occurring in North Carolina, see List of North Carolina hurricanes.

Carolina Hurricanes
2023–24 Carolina Hurricanes season
ConferenceEastern
DivisionMetropolitan
Founded1972
HistoryNew England Whalers
1972–1979 (WHA)
Hartford Whalers
1979–1997 (NHL)
Carolina Hurricanes
1997–present
Home arenaPNC Arena
CityRaleigh, North Carolina
Team colorsRed, white, gray, black[1][2]
       
MediaTelevision
Radio
Owner(s)Thomas Dundon
General managerDon Waddell[3]
Head coachRod Brind'Amour[3]
CaptainJordan Staal[4]
Stanley Cups1 (2005–06)
Conference championships2 (2001–02, 2005–06)
Presidents' Trophy0
Division championships6 (1998–99, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23)
Official websitewww.nhl.com/hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as part of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, and play their home games at PNC Arena.

The franchise was formed in 1971 as the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Whalers saw success immediately, winning the Eastern Division in the WHA's first three seasons and becoming the inaugural Avco World Trophy Champions to cap off the 1972–73 season. The Whalers again competed for the World Trophy in 1978, this time falling short to the Winnipeg Jets in a rematch of the 1973 Finals. The franchise joined the NHL in 1979 as part of the NHL–WHA merger, renaming themselves the Hartford Whalers. The team relocated to North Carolina in 1997, rebranding themselves as the Hurricanes. Carolina advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 2002, where they were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings. The Hurricanes won the 2006 Stanley Cup over the Edmonton Oilers, giving the state of North Carolina its first major professional sports championship and its only major championship as of 2022–23.

  1. ^ "Table of Contents" (PDF). Carolina Hurricanes 2022-23 Media Guide (PDF). NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Ruff, Walt (September 12, 2023). "2023-24 Uniform Schedule Announced". CarolinaHurricanes.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Terrell (May 8, 2018). "Hurricanes Name Rod Brind'Amour as Head Coach". CarolinaHurricanes.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018. The team also announcedd that Don Waddell will officially serve as president and general manager.
  4. ^ Canes PR (September 29, 2019). "Canes Name Jordan Staal as Team Captain". NHL.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.