2019 First Round Series vs Flyers

Lore & Background

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 at the end of 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 Avco Cup Final. 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. The Hurricanes have won the Stanley Cup Final twice in 2006 and in 2026. They are the only professional team from North Carolina to have won a major sports championship.

Reader's Guide

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Did You Know?

• The Hurricanes' goal horn from the Hartford Civic Center remains in use at Lenovo Center.
• The team's first home games after moving to North Carolina were played in Greensboro, 90 minutes west of Raleigh.
• The Hurricanes introduced the 'Storm Squad', the first cheerleaders for professional ice hockey in North America, in 1999.