The New York Knicks are NBA Champions, and the Carolina Hurricanes are Stanley Cup Champions. The World Series is four months away, but the MLB Power Rankings show that a small group of contenders is pulling away from the pack. The New York Yankees keep pushing without Aaron Judge, while the Detroit Tigers finally got […]
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The 2025-26 NHL season is over, and the Carolina Hurricanes have been named Stanley Cup Champions. We’re a little biased of course, but we are certainly happy with the result. And there are lessons to learn from their journey.
As we all know, the NHL is a little bit of a copycat league. It might be cliche at this point, but after the Florida Panthers just went back-to-back, we saw teams try to get some more physicality in their lineup (as they learned the wrong lessons from that incredibl...
The Hurricanes and Golden Knights scored lots of goals in the Stanley Cup Final, but the Carolina shut them down in Game 6.
The Carolina Hurricanes are your 2026 Stanley Cup Champions. And they might not be done there. The Hurricanes will head into their summer with nearly $12 million in cap space and only really Alexander Nikishin and Frederik Andersen (if they choose) to re-sign from their championship roster. It’s an enviable position to be in,…
Carolina Hurricanes star center Jordan Staal had much to say on head coach Rob Brind'Amour amid a Stanley Cup win.
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Right now, the Portland Trail Blazers remain without an official head coach after the news of assistant coach Tiago Splitter being hired by the Chicago Bulls to fill their vacancy. Splitter had been serving in an interim capacity after the controversy involving Chauncey Billups came to light in October of last year; he’s been on […]
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The Vegas Golden Knights came up short in the 2026 Stanley Cup finals as they lost the championship to the Carolina Hurricanes in a 3-0 Game 6 loss on Sunday. This put an end to what was otherwise a strong postseason run for a team with a modest regular season record. A key factor behind […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes had the final word after capturing the 2026 Stanley Cup, and it came with a playful jab at Vegas Golden Knights coach John Tortorella. Following Vegas’ Game 5 loss, with Carolina leading the NHL Final 3-2, Tortorella…
Rod Brind’Amour has been ensconced in the Carolina Hurricanes’ organization for more than a quarter century. He has been on the ice for the franchise’s most celebrated ascents, and some of its most painful falls, bonding him to the fan base in a one-of-a-kind way. The 55-year-old was forced to experience postseason heartbreak both as […]
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Rod Brind’Amour struggled to find words moments after the Carolina Hurricanes captured the 2026 Stanley Cup. His team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 on Sunday night. The victory delivered Carolina’s first championship in 20 years and…
While the Colorado Avalanche season ended prematurely in the postseason, there are still some connections at the big dance.
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The Carolina Hurricanes may have been thousands of miles away from home, but that didn’t stop them from bringing one of their most beloved traditions to the Stanley Cup celebration. Moments after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Sunday night, the Hurricanes broke out the Storm Surge […]
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The Vegas Golden Knights saw their championship hopes fade away in a 3-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 6, losing the Stanley Cup Final 4-2. Carter Hart stopped…
While I legitimately had no team in the Stenley Cup Final I wanted to see win, there was a team that I definintely didn't want to see win. That made me a Carolina Hurricanes fan by proxy, and the Hurricanes showed everyone that they were for real this year with a convincing 3-0 win tonight to capture the Stanley Cup in six games over the Vegas Golden Knights. After running into and being bullied by the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Final the last few years, the Hurricanes showed t...
Staal’s daughter caps off a memorable evening by humously calling back to the fight that kicked off the Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup run.
The Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup Sunday night, defeated the Las Vegas Golden Knights in six games and kicking off an offseason with plenty of potential for trades.
The Carolina Hurricanes were able to shut out the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 to win their second Stanley Cup title. Throughout the season, the Hurricanes showed dominance over every side of the ice, and they came into the postseason with one goal in mind. With the win, this salary cap stat continues to […]
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K’Andre Miller has spent one full season with the Carolina Hurricanes, and he already has one Stanley Cup championship to his name. The 26-year-old was terrific throughout the 2026 postseason, helping the Canes go 16-3 en route to their first title in two decades. The title capped off the best season of the former New […]
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Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal was the runaway winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.Staal led the Hurricanes to a 3-0 victory in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals as Carolina defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in the series to capture the franchise’s second-ever Stanley Cup.Following the game, Staal was […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes had their backs against the wall in the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights, but they won the last three games to take the series in six games. Rod Brind’Amour and company capped off their first title run since 2006 with a dominant 3-0 win in Game 6 in Vegas […]
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Carter Hart was terrific for the Vegas Golden Knights through the first three rounds of the 2026 postseason, but the Stanley Cup Final proved to be a different challenge. The 27-year-old allowed four goals in each of the first five games against the Carolina Hurricanes, and although he surrendered just two in Game 6 at […]
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Congratulations to the Carolina Hurricanes for winning the 2026 Stanley Cup. The ‘Canes were led by head coach Rod Brind’Amour, who instilled a passion for hard work, and a culture of doing whatever it takes for your teammates, and to win. Carolina defeated Mitch Marner and the Vegas Golden Knights in six games, and Hurricanes…
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 6/15. Well good for Carolina and especially good for Rod! Also Mark Jankowski is now a Stanley Cup winner!
Now we enter what Douglas Adam’s called “the long dark tea time of the soul”. After some of the best hockey ever, we wait. Draft is next. Go Preds!
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Jordan Staal is the oldest player in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy, and his playoff MVP run can be traced back to the opening day of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Carolina Hurricanes captain dropped the gloves with Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First […]
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Claude Lemieux, who passed away in May, was Andersen’s longtime agent.