Carolina Hurricanes Win Stanley Cup!

Raleigh (NC) News & Observer ^ | 6/19/06

[MplsSteve]

Wow, what a game! Carolina came out skating fast - and hitting hard.

I'm glad to see Carolina win the Stanley Cup. I watched the 2002 Stanley Cup and was disappointed when they lost to the Red Wings.

Edmonton played well and was a much stronger opponent than I thought!

Comments or opinions (on the series or the game) - anyone?

[Hatteras]

Redneck Hurricanes?

Centers

14 Kevyn Adams 31 6-1 200 R Born: Washington, District of Columbia 10/8/74
17 Rod Brind'Amour 35 6-1 205 L Born: Ottawa, Ontario 8/9/70
8 Matt Cullen 29 6-1 200 L Born: Virginia, Minnesota 11/2/76
59 Chad LaRose 24 5-10 181 R Born: Fraser, Michigan 3/27/82
12 Eric Staal 21 6-4 205 L Born: Thunder Bay, Ontario 10/29/84
63 Josef Vasicek 25 6-5 214 L Born: Havlickuv Brod, Czechoslovakia 9/12/80
39 Doug Weight 35 5-11 201 L Born: Warren, Michigan 1/21/71

Left Wings

26 Erik Cole 27 6-2 205 L Born: Oswego, New York 11/6/78
34 Dave Gove 28 5-9 190 L Born: Centerville, Massachusetts 5/4/78
16 Andrew Ladd 20 6-2 201 L Born: Maple Ridge, British Columbia 12/12/85
61 Cory Stillman 32 6-0 200 L Born: Peterborough, Ontario 12/20/73
13 Ray Whitney 34 5-10 180 R Born: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta 5/8/72

Right Wings

27 Craig Adams 29 6-0 200 R Born: Seria, Brunei 4/26/77
37 Keith Aucoin 27 5-9 187 R Born: Waltham, Massachusetts 11/6/78
18 Mark Recchi 38 5-10 190 L Born: Kamloops, British Columbia 2/1/68
11 Justin Williams 24 6-1 195 R Born: Cobourg, Ontario 10/4/81

Defense

48 Anton Babchuk 22 6-5 212 R Born: Kiev, USSR 5/6/84
22 Mike Commodore 26 6-5 228 R Born: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta 11/7/79
6 Bret Hedican 35 6-2 210 L Born: St. Paul, Minnesota 8/10/70
24 Andrew Hutchinson 26 6-2 206 R Born: Evanston, Illinois 3/24/80
5 Frantisek Kaberle 32 6-0 190 L Born: Kladno, Czechoslovakia 11/8/73
70 Oleg Tverdovsky 30 6-1 211 L Born: Donetsk, USSR 5/18/76
7 Niclas Wallin 31 6-3 220 L Born: Boden, Sweden 2/20/75
4 Aaron Ward 33 6-2 215 R Born: Windsor, Ontario 1/17/73
2 Glen Wesley 37 6-1 207 L Born: Red Deer, Alberta 10/2/68

Goalies

29 Martin Gerber 31 5-11 200 L Born: Burgdorf, Switzerland 9/3/74
50 Craig Kowalski 25 5-11 200 L Born: Warren, Michigan 1/15/81
30 Cam Ward 22 6-1 200 L Born: Sherwood Park, Alberta 2/29/84

Huh?!

[MplsSteve]

I agree. June 19th is a little late for the season to end.

I'm guessing it has something to do with ticket revenue and sales of jerseys, t-shirts, etc.

[FearlessFreep]

Lots of rednecks on that roster wouldn't you say?

[Hatteras]

"I'm guessing it has something to do with ticket revenue and sales of jerseys, t-shirts, etc."

It has a little more to do with the 2 week break for the Olympics. But even so, they should start the season in early September instead of October and be on the golf course by the beginning of May.

I suspect the NHL would love to extend the season as long as they could from a revenue stand point. Due to 2 small TV markets in the finals, the NHL needed this thing to go to 7 games to generate as much interest as possible.

[F.J. Mitchell]

First Hurricane of season is southern friendly. Could be a long hurricane season for the folks up north.

[The G Man]

[MikefromOhio]

Simply quoting statements from fellow players and announcers. Wasn't aware you are a big Daryl Strawberry, Bonds and Michael Irvin fan. Go ahead and buy seasons tickets to every sport in your town. The players need your support. How pleasant you use the shift key rather than thinking.

Try anagrams to keep that BP down--IME FORK HOMO I

So introducing your ignorant butt to reality today makes me a fan of those players?!? LOL!!! That's rich!! And believe me, Kaline thinks he's an idiot for passing up that money now.

[inkling]

Thanks for those links! Now I just need some Mackinac Island Fudge and it will feel like I'm back in the U.P.

[RightOnline]

It was great......the ol' hometown here (Raleigh) is just ALL abuzz over it. Quite a rush. :)

[TC Rider]

woohooo, we won!

[lindsay]

Eric Stahl is from my hometown, Thunder Bay, Ontario.We will give him a hero's welcome when he brings the Stanley Cup to our city.

[Phantom Lord]

Brett Hull is my hero!

[Renderofveils]

The Whalers franchise started out in Boston... something that doesn't get mentioned all that often.

[Phantom Lord]

I also got to boo Tim Robbins! That schmuck was at the game.

[Phantom Lord]

I had more than a blast. Never in my life had I experienced anything like it. There are not words for it.

I was at most of the post season games. Missed 1st two games of Montreal. Missed one game against Jersey. Missed game one against Buffalo. And missed game 1 and 5 of the finals.

[Phantom Lord]

Eric Stahl is from my hometown, Thunder Bay, Ontario

A lady had a sign in the stands last night...

The Cup Belongs in Canada. When Eric Staal brings it home to Mama!

[Hatteras]

"The Whalers franchise started out in Boston..."

That's kinda like Kansas City taking credit for the New Jersey Devils...

Hey, what ever floats your boat!

[Constitution Day]

Excellent!

He is such a tool.

[Constitution Day]

From The Onion:

Carolina Residents Confused, Terrified As Victorious Hurricane Players Riot In Streets

:^)

[George Smiley]

As a kid in Canada the Stanley Cup was wrapped up by late March early April ... and that's as it should be.

And as a kid in Georgia, we had World Series day games---

transistor radios brought to school and classes for that part of the day at a standstill while we all listened in---

League Expansion (not to mention Prime-Time television revenues) brought an end to it, I'm afraid.

Those days are gone forever.

And in the case of hockey, it makes back-to-back cups a lot harder because of the mere three months between The Cup and first puck drop of the new season.