I started following hockey in the bubble playoffs with the Canucks eventually becoming the team I followed, but I ended up loving hockey so much that I wanted an Eastern team to follow. After some deliberation I chose the Hurricanes due to how much I liked Andrei Svechnikov and eventually almost every single player on the team, as well as how I found the franchises history as a whole fascinating. Now they’re pretty much neck and neck with the Canucks as my favorite team. I think this current group is super special and can be for a long time and I hope they can prove that soon with a Cup win.
@@xlr0gd205 man wouldn’t that be something, I’ve had an eerie vision since the season ended that matchup would happen as well, with the Canucks beating the Avs in the first round as a wild card. Hey a guy can dream 😅
@@Cheetohandz simple logic. - Blues gave Avs a run even without Binnington - that means they could win the series WITH Binnington - Blues have never beaten the Canucks in playoffs - that means, the Canucks are the better team - so Canucks beating Avs is NOT beyond the limits of reality + we have some new and young guys, who can step up their play - In the Second Round the Canucks might face the Blues again and you know how it usually ends up - If Canucks drove the powerhouse Vegas to a Game 7, imagine what can they do to defenseless Edmonton in the Conference Finals
@@xlr0gd205Great points all around the couple times the Canucks played the Avs last season they went toe to toe with them each time, I even remember in March some Avs fans were saying they didn’t wanna face the Canucks in the first round, and with a full season with Bruce at the helm they’ll be even better this year. Not to mention they’re not too far off from almost making the conference finals with a worse roster than they currently have now, so here’s to a deep run this year 🏆 Let’s just hope if the canes and Canucks meet at the end that I have a better experience than Shannon had with watching his two favorites battling for the Cup
@@Cheetohandz November 11: lost at Ball Arena 1:7 with Green behind the bench and Demko in net November 17: lost at Rogers Arena 2:4 with Green behind the bench and Demko in net March 24: won at Ball Arena 3:1 with Boudreau behind the bench and Halak in net Canucks have everything to fight the Avs (except Halak, but Demko can be better)
I grew up a Rangers fan on Long Island. I escaped NY to NC in 1996. One year before the Hurricanes moved to NC. I have seen hockey grow leaps and bounds in this area. I coach power skating and i coached youth hockey for a while as well as learn to play and hockey is for everyone. I was also and remain a part of HMI camps. (Hockey Ministries International) Watching the sport grow here has been amazing. I admit I am now a Hurricanes fan 100%. This is no longer a small market. You have to remember this area is a hot bed for relocated Northenerns. Not just from the US. Canadians are moving here like crazy. So you have tons of hockey fans already here. The youth hockey is amazing! Some coaches are former NHL player. Not only former Hurricanes but others who have also moved to NC. Parents from up north are moving to NC so their kids can play youth hockey here. GO CANES!!!
Very nice! Like you, I am a transplanted New Yorker (Rochester). Grew up a Flyers fan (I know, geographically shoulda been a Sabres fan). Moved to Raleigh summer '00. Got a part time job at PNC Arena in '05 and have been working there ever since. Have played in men's beer leagues for 20 years. Years ago I played on a team with a bunch of Canadian dudes that worked for RBC Centura and got transferred to NC. Great bunch of guys. Even played with a couple of former NHLers including former Hurricane Steven Rice (super good dude, run into him from time to time when he comes to games and always catch up a little). Hockey has exploded in this area. As someone who grew up with the sport, I absolutely love it! Hopefully Dundon will continue to be willing to spend the money to keep this team competitive for years to come.
@@scottmurrell7367 my grandma was working there from 2005-2012 before she eventually retired. a few years after that she passed away, but she gave me many pucks and shirts she got (some were signed by players, like I got one from Cam Ward and Eric Staal) and I have been a Canes fan ever since, but I have started to drop out because our TV provider doesnt stream it anymore, so i have to find online videos. GO CANES
Hey! I've been involved with HMI camps since 1988. My brother works for HMI. I started as a Whalers fan in 1984. Been a quiet Canes fan for many years. Glad to be able to wear some clothing with a bit of pride now. lol
@@ospreycove That's awesome. I started as a camper in the MD camp. Then a counselor. I went to the Boston camp and was a counselor and Power Skating instructor. I was part of the comity to bring HMI to Raleigh. I became co -camp director, Bus driver, Dryland trainer, Power skating coach and on ice coach. That was the first year. Now I am on ice coach and counselor. My daughter is also on-ice coach and counselor. I grew up with HMI.
In 1997 I was sitting in a bar eating lunch in Norfolk VA when I saw on the TV ESPN reporting that the Hartford Whalers were becoming the Carolinia Hurricanes. I decided right then and there that that would be my team (I could never cheer for a DC team). Twenty five years later- no regrets.
Awards History: Art Ross: None Bill Masterton: Doug Jarvis (1987) Calder: Jeff Skinner (2011) Conn Smythe: Cam Ward (2006) Frank J. Selke: Rod Brind'Amour (2006/2007) Hart Memorial: None Jack Adams: Rod Brind'Amour (2021) James Norris: None King Clancy Memorial: Ron Francis (2002) Lady Bing: Ron Francis (2002) + Jaccob Slavin (2021) Lester B. Pearson/Ted Lindsay: None Maurice "Rocket" Richard: None Vezina: None William M. Jennings: Antti Raanta and Frederik Andersen (2022)
U.K fan, I started following Hockey in 01 playing the Avs on NHL HITZ on the Gamecube, I followed my team for 5 years knowing nothing about them, not even that we won the cup in 01 and we beat the team my brother played as too (Eery we picked opposing forces in a year where we didn't see a single game lol). My first year being able to watch hockey was the year the Canes won, I saw the Sabres series in full and was stunned by how good it was then I watched the full Oilers series including that huge comeback win. Always had a soft spot for the Canes since they were the first team I'd seen win the cup and I'd kill for an Avs VS Canes final this season.
Fellow UK fan here, started following the Canes in 2014 after playing NHL on a free weekend lol. Hoping to see them win the cup soon! Do you follow any EIHL? Looking to go to my first game soon!
Canucks and Hurricanes are my two teams. I got into the hurricanes because of Cherry calling them a bunch of jerks and them making shirts and I loved it. Good sense of humour on the team
Their marketing and social media department has been spot on. I work at PNC Arena and remember the 'bunch of jerks" thing with Cherry. They had a game on a Saturday night when he called them that. By their next home game, the following Wednesday, they had the shirts for sale.
Aho has got to be one of the best drafts. He was drafted in the second round of the loaded 2015 draft. He is third in points from that draft. He is second in goals from that draft behind McDavid. He is probably the best ALL-Round player from that draft. Look at his numbers when going head to head with McDavid. In games Vs Edmonton Aho has outscored McDavid and has been part of shutting him down. He plays 5v5 PP and PK. The others in that draft that he is often rated below are McDavid, Marner, and Eichel. Aho's playoff numbers are better then most of them. His +/- Is with or better then those. Aho is the most UNDERRATED player in the league.
@@WaddickLawnCare Sorry. I stopped tracking after the regular season. Rantanen's 25 points in the playoffs to Aho's 11 put him ahead of Aho by 7 points. Aho was still a great draft that should have made the board.
@@dealy9268 lol you are wrong again I’m not including playoff points it’s regular season points only! It’s really hard for you to admit when your wrong eh?
LFG, Love the Canes vids, Been a cans fan since around the beginning of the 05-06 season. I was young but I watched and fell in love with the game, I have to thank eric staal for it. Have been a fan since and been too 100s of game at pnc and there is not atmosphere like it, if Shannon you wanna see a game in NC.,I think you it would be your favorite atmosphere that wasn't VAN. I am just so proud to be a canes fans, coming from the rumors that we was going to be moved to now having one of the best attendance in the league last year and this recent success. I think Pytor will break cam's record one day and HOT take but if the Bubble didn't happen I think the canes win the cup or at least make it in 2020.
Shannon, I have some content ideas for you. I would really like to see a video about the Cleveland Barons 2 years of greatness. They've become a meme with younger hockey fans lately, I think it would do numbers. I would also like to see a video about the history of the Stanley Cup. Like the actual Cup. Like what it's made of, who designed it, the different cups over the years, the times it's been dented. That would be a cool video. I know you're a busy man, but if you could add these to the idea list I would be grateful. Thanks my man
Hey Shannon, when you do the 1st round picks with less than 100 games, add in parenthesis who ended up being the best player(s) that were picked after that pick. Underscores players they ended up missing in that draft
Hey Hockey Guy! I love your videos. Keep up the great work! I had a thought could you do team history of default teams (not teams that relocate), but teams like the original Ottawa senators, Montreal Maroons, etc.... Just a idea though.
Biased, as I live in NC. I think 2022 was one of our best shots at another cup. Anderson was on fire until he got hurt, and Raanta unfortunately was nursing an inevitable injury all through the playoffs. Both stellar goalies. Just hope they can keep healthy with the '23 season. Brent Burns is a phenomenal pickup, and I hope that can make the difference this next go-around. Its a shame we lost TDA and Trocheck. They will be missed in '23. Also hoping for Pyotr Kochetkov to get his time to shine, whether it be for us, or another team. He proved he has big league potential, and hes still fresh off the stork.
It was the ESA they first started here(1999-2002) then RBC after that (2002-2012) then it was PNC arena. Just wanted to point that out. LETS GO CANES!!!
If memory serves, Steve Chiasson died the night the Canes were eliminated by Boston after a 1st round playoff loss. It was their 1st season in Carolina 98-99 . So many memories great, good, and bad Go Canes
I always find it odd to include the whalers in the canes stat history. I understand the history and obviously they wear the jersey ever so often but, telling the “history of the Carolina hurricanes” is a lot different when you add in whalers. When you look at the goaltending numbers of just hurricanes goalies you can see why they struggled for a long time. Also the all time leaders list would look a little different. Hopefully as they enter their 25th year of existence and continue to develop talent, the whalers additions to these lists get shelved.
Can't ignore their WHA time. They won the first ever AVCO Cup in 1973 and made the playoffs every year and were one of the better franchises. Had they not been cannibalized in the merger they would have been competitive right away.
I don’t know. Baldwin started to showed his unwillingness to wait for development. I could be wrong but I don’t think anyone in management served more than three seasons. Not saying the expansion didn’t screw the team but Baldwin could have done some things differently and gotten better results.
I have NEVER been a fan of the Carolina Hurricanes. Only the Arizona Coyotes are the one team I disslike more. They have never IMO been an interesting team or any fun to watch either. I liked the Hartford Whalers a lot more, even if they where never a contender team. Better logo, better name and better colors IMO.
I started following hockey in the bubble playoffs with the Canucks eventually becoming the team I followed, but I ended up loving hockey so much that I wanted an Eastern team to follow. After some deliberation I chose the Hurricanes due to how much I liked Andrei Svechnikov and eventually almost every single player on the team, as well as how I found the franchises history as a whole fascinating. Now they’re pretty much neck and neck with the Canucks as my favorite team. I think this current group is super special and can be for a long time and I hope they can prove that soon with a Cup win.
I somehow feel that both teams are gonna meet in the SCF
@@xlr0gd205 man wouldn’t that be something, I’ve had an eerie vision since the season ended that matchup would happen as well, with the Canucks beating the Avs in the first round as a wild card. Hey a guy can dream 😅
@@Cheetohandz simple logic.
- Blues gave Avs a run even without Binnington
- that means they could win the series WITH Binnington
- Blues have never beaten the Canucks in playoffs
- that means, the Canucks are the better team
- so Canucks beating Avs is NOT beyond the limits of reality + we have some new and young guys, who can step up their play
- In the Second Round the Canucks might face the Blues again and you know how it usually ends up
- If Canucks drove the powerhouse Vegas to a Game 7, imagine what can they do to defenseless Edmonton in the Conference Finals
@@xlr0gd205Great points all around
the couple times the Canucks played the Avs last season they went toe to toe with them each time, I even remember in March some Avs fans were saying they didn’t wanna face the Canucks in the first round, and with a full season with Bruce at the helm they’ll be even better this year.
Not to mention they’re not too far off from almost making the conference finals with a worse roster than they currently have now, so here’s to a deep run this year 🏆
Let’s just hope if the canes and Canucks meet at the end that I have a better experience than Shannon had with watching his two favorites battling for the Cup
@@Cheetohandz
November 11: lost at Ball Arena 1:7 with Green behind the bench and Demko in net
November 17: lost at Rogers Arena 2:4 with Green behind the bench and Demko in net
March 24: won at Ball Arena 3:1 with Boudreau behind the bench and Halak in net
Canucks have everything to fight the Avs (except Halak, but Demko can be better)
I grew up a Rangers fan on Long Island. I escaped NY to NC in 1996. One year before the Hurricanes moved to NC. I have seen hockey grow leaps and bounds in this area. I coach power skating and i coached youth hockey for a while as well as learn to play and hockey is for everyone. I was also and remain a part of HMI camps. (Hockey Ministries International) Watching the sport grow here has been amazing. I admit I am now a Hurricanes fan 100%. This is no longer a small market. You have to remember this area is a hot bed for relocated Northenerns. Not just from the US. Canadians are moving here like crazy. So you have tons of hockey fans already here. The youth hockey is amazing! Some coaches are former NHL player. Not only former Hurricanes but others who have also moved to NC. Parents from up north are moving to NC so their kids can play youth hockey here. GO CANES!!!
Very nice! Like you, I am a transplanted New Yorker (Rochester). Grew up a Flyers fan (I know, geographically shoulda been a Sabres fan). Moved to Raleigh summer '00. Got a part time job at PNC Arena in '05 and have been working there ever since. Have played in men's beer leagues for 20 years. Years ago I played on a team with a bunch of Canadian dudes that worked for RBC Centura and got transferred to NC. Great bunch of guys. Even played with a couple of former NHLers including former Hurricane Steven Rice (super good dude, run into him from time to time when he comes to games and always catch up a little). Hockey has exploded in this area. As someone who grew up with the sport, I absolutely love it! Hopefully Dundon will continue to be willing to spend the money to keep this team competitive for years to come.
@@scottmurrell7367 my grandma was working there from 2005-2012 before she eventually retired. a few years after that she passed away, but she gave me many pucks and shirts she got (some were signed by players, like I got one from Cam Ward and Eric Staal) and I have been a Canes fan ever since, but I have started to drop out because our TV provider doesnt stream it anymore, so i have to find online videos. GO CANES
Hey! I've been involved with HMI camps since 1988. My brother works for HMI. I started as a Whalers fan in 1984. Been a quiet Canes fan for many years. Glad to be able to wear some clothing with a bit of pride now. lol
@@ospreycove That's awesome. I started as a camper in the MD camp. Then a counselor. I went to the Boston camp and was a counselor and Power Skating instructor. I was part of the comity to bring HMI to Raleigh. I became co -camp director, Bus driver, Dryland trainer, Power skating coach and on ice coach. That was the first year. Now I am on ice coach and counselor. My daughter is also on-ice coach and counselor. I grew up with HMI.
@@scottmurrell7367 My daughter works at PNC in parking. LOL She just wanted to be close. LOL She is also an ice coach at the HMI camp in Raleigh.
In 1997 I was sitting in a bar eating lunch in Norfolk VA when I saw on the TV ESPN reporting that the Hartford Whalers were becoming the Carolinia Hurricanes. I decided right then and there that that would be my team (I could never cheer for a DC team). Twenty five years later- no regrets.
If Aho stays in Carolina (and healthy) he should be 2nd in points when he retires
Dundon literally said he’s not going anywhere
Awards History:
Art Ross: None
Bill Masterton: Doug Jarvis (1987)
Calder: Jeff Skinner (2011)
Conn Smythe: Cam Ward (2006)
Frank J. Selke: Rod Brind'Amour (2006/2007)
Hart Memorial: None
Jack Adams: Rod Brind'Amour (2021)
James Norris: None
King Clancy Memorial: Ron Francis (2002)
Lady Bing: Ron Francis (2002) + Jaccob Slavin (2021)
Lester B. Pearson/Ted Lindsay: None
Maurice "Rocket" Richard: None
Vezina: None
William M. Jennings: Antti Raanta and Frederik Andersen (2022)
It's too bad the Norris trophy is essentially the "Defenseman with the most points" or I am sure Slavin would have one by now.
U.K fan, I started following Hockey in 01 playing the Avs on NHL HITZ on the Gamecube, I followed my team for 5 years knowing nothing about them, not even that we won the cup in 01 and we beat the team my brother played as too (Eery we picked opposing forces in a year where we didn't see a single game lol).
My first year being able to watch hockey was the year the Canes won, I saw the Sabres series in full and was stunned by how good it was then I watched the full Oilers series including that huge comeback win.
Always had a soft spot for the Canes since they were the first team I'd seen win the cup and I'd kill for an Avs VS Canes final this season.
Fellow UK fan here, started following the Canes in 2014 after playing NHL on a free weekend lol. Hoping to see them win the cup soon! Do you follow any EIHL? Looking to go to my first game soon!
Canucks and Hurricanes are my two teams. I got into the hurricanes because of Cherry calling them a bunch of jerks and them making shirts and I loved it. Good sense of humour on the team
Their marketing and social media department has been spot on. I work at PNC Arena and remember the 'bunch of jerks" thing with Cherry. They had a game on a Saturday night when he called them that. By their next home game, the following Wednesday, they had the shirts for sale.
Hopefully Carolina continues to make the playoffs each year. They've been a joy to watch since I got interested in hockey!
Aho has got to be one of the best drafts. He was drafted in the second round of the loaded 2015 draft. He is third in points from that draft. He is second in goals from that draft behind McDavid. He is probably the best ALL-Round player from that draft. Look at his numbers when going head to head with McDavid. In games Vs Edmonton Aho has outscored McDavid and has been part of shutting him down. He plays 5v5 PP and PK. The others in that draft that he is often rated below are McDavid, Marner, and Eichel. Aho's playoff numbers are better then most of them. His +/- Is with or better then those. Aho is the most UNDERRATED player in the league.
4th in points from that draft
@@WaddickLawnCare I think he past Eichel.
@@dealy9268 why not look it up instead of guessing? He’s 4th behind mcDavid, marner and rantanen!
@@WaddickLawnCare Sorry. I stopped tracking after the regular season. Rantanen's 25 points in the playoffs to Aho's 11 put him ahead of Aho by 7 points. Aho was still a great draft that should have made the board.
@@dealy9268 lol you are wrong again I’m not including playoff points it’s regular season points only! It’s really hard for you to admit when your wrong eh?
Been loving these history videos. Great job on the videos.
I’m just glad after years of relocation rumors, they’ve found a solid dedicated fan base.
The fan base was always here. Ownership was out of money and it showed on the ice. You can’t expect fans to pay to watch you lose again and again.
I think an interesting history review could be the rivalry between Peter Karmanos and Mike Illitch. Involves a Sergei Fedorov offer sheet.
That offer sheet got Fedorov paid big bucks!
LFG, Love the Canes vids, Been a cans fan since around the beginning of the 05-06 season. I was young but I watched and fell in love with the game, I have to thank eric staal for it. Have been a fan since and been too 100s of game at pnc and there is not atmosphere like it, if Shannon you wanna see a game in NC.,I think you it would be your favorite atmosphere that wasn't VAN. I am just so proud to be a canes fans, coming from the rumors that we was going to be moved to now having one of the best attendance in the league last year and this recent success. I think Pytor will break cam's record one day and HOT take but if the Bubble didn't happen I think the canes win the cup or at least make it in 2020.
Shannon, I have some content ideas for you.
I would really like to see a video about the Cleveland Barons 2 years of greatness. They've become a meme with younger hockey fans lately, I think it would do numbers.
I would also like to see a video about the history of the Stanley Cup. Like the actual Cup. Like what it's made of, who designed it, the different cups over the years, the times it's been dented. That would be a cool video.
I know you're a busy man, but if you could add these to the idea list I would be grateful. Thanks my man
It truly is the most interesting trophy in sports. All the places it’s been around the world and the stories it could tell
Super interested to see if Jarvis ends up on any of these lists in 15 years from now. I think he has a higher ceiling than Aho or Svech
That is a hot take, I think he will be on the list with Svech and Aho above him but i think he will make it
Thanks for making this bud, great job!
Hey Shannon, when you do the 1st round picks with less than 100 games, add in parenthesis who ended up being the best player(s) that were picked after that pick. Underscores players they ended up missing in that draft
Hey Hockey Guy! I love your videos. Keep up the great work! I had a thought could you do team history of default teams (not teams that relocate), but teams like the original Ottawa senators, Montreal Maroons, etc.... Just a idea though.
Biased, as I live in NC. I think 2022 was one of our best shots at another cup. Anderson was on fire until he got hurt, and Raanta unfortunately was nursing an inevitable injury all through the playoffs. Both stellar goalies. Just hope they can keep healthy with the '23 season. Brent Burns is a phenomenal pickup, and I hope that can make the difference this next go-around. Its a shame we lost TDA and Trocheck. They will be missed in '23. Also hoping for Pyotr Kochetkov to get his time to shine, whether it be for us, or another team. He proved he has big league potential, and hes still fresh off the stork.
i never cared much for carolina but i enjoyed the 09 first found when they scored 2 late goals, against brodeur, to get rid of the trash.
loved the whalers!
After years of disappointment and mediocrity I’m hoping that we can finally get over the hump this year and bring it home 🌪
Canes are my team, loke seeing the history in more depth other than varying wiki pages
The whalers had the greatest goal song Brass Bonanza.
It was the ESA they first started here(1999-2002) then RBC after that (2002-2012) then it was PNC arena. Just wanted to point that out. LETS GO CANES!!!
8:35 how can you not mention Aho?
RRRRRRALEIGH!
If memory serves, Steve Chiasson died the night the Canes were eliminated by Boston after a 1st round playoff loss. It was their 1st season in Carolina 98-99 . So many memories great, good, and bad Go Canes
Only one correction, Charlotte - it was their second season here, playing in Greensboro. :)
Shvech should be on that list soon.
What’s on that right eye , bud? 😆
Francis is a mixed bag for Canes fans. Someone covered up for Bill Peters here and his hands aren’t clean.
Who got the loud pack in NC
I always find it odd to include the whalers in the canes stat history. I understand the history and obviously they wear the jersey ever so often but, telling the “history of the Carolina hurricanes” is a lot different when you add in whalers. When you look at the goaltending numbers of just hurricanes goalies you can see why they struggled for a long time. Also the all time leaders list would look a little different.
Hopefully as they enter their 25th year of existence and continue to develop talent, the whalers additions to these lists get shelved.
Becuse to the NHL they are.same franchise, same how Arizona has Winnipeg's history and Winning has Atlanta's.
Can't ignore their WHA time. They won the first ever AVCO Cup in 1973 and made the playoffs every year and were one of the better franchises. Had they not been cannibalized in the merger they would have been competitive right away.
I don’t know. Baldwin started to showed his unwillingness to wait for development. I could be wrong but I don’t think anyone in management served more than three seasons. Not saying the expansion didn’t screw the team but Baldwin could have done some things differently and gotten better results.
Not like Canes are the Montreal Canadiens but Aho that high at his age tells you he good!
Can we see a playoff history of the Sabres from 2011 - to present day. Shortest video ever
Still have won a playoff series more recently than Toronto has
ah, the feast or famine franchise
RALEIGH!!!!!!!!!
Why didn’t you say Aho the draft pick?
Picks in the top 40 I rarely qualify as "best" picks since they were still early to go off the board.
@@TheHockeyGuy he’s in the top 10 point producers in the franchise. But I understand your thinking.
Aho not on the best draft list?
Or Eric Staal at number 2 in 2003
@@donnascanlon3667 trueee
IRBE
Go Canes baby! NC Strong!
The silver glitter is distracting lol
Let’s go canes!!!
I have NEVER been a fan of the Carolina Hurricanes. Only the Arizona Coyotes are the one team I disslike more.
They have never IMO been an interesting team or any fun to watch either.
I liked the Hartford Whalers a lot more, even if they where never a contender team. Better logo, better name and better colors IMO.
Sounds like your teams been fucked by the Canes eh?
Cry me a river.
@@jacksonperry8283 "Down through the river"
have you watched a canes game recently? very very fun to watch.
@@paiger533 Not recently I have.