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Eastern Conference - Southeast Division
Carolina Hurricanes
Team's name: Carolina Hurricanes
Conference: Eastern
Division: Southeast
Location:
Raleigh,
North Carolina
Nickname: Hurricanes
Mascot:
Stormy
Team Colors:
Red and Black
Joined the Conference: 1979
General Manager:
Jim Rutherford
Hockey Head Coach:
Peter Laviolette
Hockey Stadium: RBC Center
Current Capacity: 18,680
First Year of Hockey: 1972
Team Titles:
Stanley Cup: 2005-06
Conference Championships:
2001-02, 2005-06
Division Championships:
1998-99, 2001-02, 2005-06 |
The team was originally founded in 1972 as the New England Whalers which belonged to the WHA then in 1979 the team switched to the National Hockey League and until 1997 they were named the Hartford Whalers.
Later on the team relocated to Carolina under the ownership of Peter Karmanos to become the Carolina Hurricanes.
Throughout their history the team has managed to do very well in recent years achieving several division and conference championships in the late 1990’s and the early and mid 2000’s besides their most recent Stanley Cup victory in 2005-06.
During the Hurricanes latest campaign in 2007-2008 the team managed a total of 43 wins versus 33 loses for a second place in the Southeast division but did not qualify for the regular season playoffs. |
Some of the Hurricanes most accomplished players there are: Cam Ward, Dennis Seidenberg, Bret Hedican, Tim Conboy, and Matt Culen.
The team currently plays its home games at the RBC centre located in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Roster
| Centers |
| No. |
Name |
Age |
HT |
WT |
Shot |
Birthdate |
| 8 |
Matt Cullen |
31 |
6-1 |
200 |
L |
11/2/76 |
| 12 |
Eric Staal |
23 |
6-4 |
205 |
L |
10/29/84 |
| Left Wings |
| No. |
Name |
Age |
HT |
WT |
Shot |
Birthdate |
| 18 |
Ryan Bayda |
27 |
5-11 |
185 |
L |
12/9/80 |
| 28 |
Wade Brookbank |
30 |
6-4 |
225 |
L |
9/29/77 |
| 59 |
Chad LaRose |
26 |
5-10 |
181 |
R |
3/27/82 |
| 15 |
Tuomo Ruutu |
25 |
6-0 |
200 |
L |
2/16/83 |
| 14 |
Sergei Samsonov |
29 |
5-8 |
188 |
R |
10/27/78 |
| 13 |
Ray Whitney |
35 |
5-10 |
180 |
R |
5/8/72 |
| Right Wings |
| No. |
Name |
Age |
HT |
WT |
Shot |
Birthdate |
| 37 |
Keith Aucoin |
29 |
5-9 |
187 |
R |
11/6/78 |
| 26 |
Erik Cole |
29 |
6-2 |
205 |
L |
11/6/78 |
| 19 |
Trevor Letowski |
31 |
5-10 |
180 |
R |
4/5/77 |
| 24 |
Scott Walker |
34 |
5-10 |
196 |
R |
7/19/73 |
| 11 |
Justin Williams |
26 |
6-1 |
195 |
R |
10/4/81 |
| Defense |
| No. |
Name |
Age |
HT |
WT |
Shot |
Birthdate |
| 77 |
Joe Corvo |
30 |
6-0 |
205 |
R |
6/20/77 |
| 42 |
Tim Gleason |
25 |
6-0 |
217 |
L |
1/29/83 |
| 6 |
Bret Hedican |
37 |
6-2 |
210 |
L |
8/10/70 |
| 5 |
Frantisek Kaberle |
34 |
6-0 |
190 |
L |
11/8/73 |
| 4 |
Dennis Seidenberg |
26 |
6-1 |
210 |
L |
7/18/81 |
| 7 |
Niclas Wallin |
33 |
6-3 |
220 |
L |
2/20/75 |
| 2 |
Glen Wesley |
39 |
6-1 |
207 |
L |
10/2/68 |
| Goalies |
| No. |
Name |
Age |
HT |
WT |
Shot |
Birthdate |
| 47 |
John Grahame |
32 |
6-3 |
220 |
L |
8/31/75 |
| 30 |
Cam Ward |
24 |
6-1 |
200 |
L |
2/29/84 |
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