The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as part of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, and play their home games at PNC Arena.
Eric Staal was drafted by the Hurricanes in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He was named team captain in 2010. He was later traded to the New York Rangers.
The Hurricanes celebrate following their game seven victory in the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.
In 2009, the Hurricanes acquired Jussi Jokinen through a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has played with nine different NHL teams before leaving for the Finnish SM-liiga.
Jeff Skinner was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy for his rookie season performance in the 2010–11 season.
Raleigh is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeast, the 41st-most populous city in the U.S., and the largest city of the Research Triangle metro area. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 148.54 square miles (384.7 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau counted the city's population as 467,665 at the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the now-lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County.
Image: Raleigh Skyline
Image: 2015 North Carolina State Capitol
Image: NCSU Bell Tower
Image: PNC Arena Raleigh