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The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina
The club was founded in 1971 as an expansion team called the New England Whalers. After only one season in Boston, Massachusetts, they were purchased by former Washington Capitals owner George Gund III and relocated to Hartford as part of his efforts to bring professional hockey back to Connecticut’s capital city after nearly 40 years without major league sports. The Whalers were renamed “Hartford Whalers” for their second season in Connecticut[4]. In 1994, Hartford became one of two teams that moved from the defunct World Hockey Association (WHA) and joined with NHL players who had been locked out by owners during an earlier contract dispute between players and owners over salaries; these teams formed a new division called Northeast Division which included three other Canadian franchises: Buffalo Sabres (joined from Adams Division), Quebec Nordiques (formerly Colorado Rockies) now Colorado Avalanche and Toronto Maple Leafs (formerly Los Angeles Kings). The Whalers played their first game on October 7th against Montreal Canadiens losing 4-1 at Montreal Forum before 16115 fans.[5]
They have not yet won a Stanley Cup championship, but were runners-up in 2002.
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes play in the National Hockey League (NHL), as a member of the league’s Metropolitan Division. Since their founding in 1971, they have played their home games at the PNC Arena. Prior to joining the NHL, they were known as the Hartford Whalers from 1975 to 1997.
The franchise has won one Stanley Cup championship (in 2006), one conference championship (in 2002), and four division championships since entering play in 1979–80; however, it has never won either distinction since joining the NHL after its inception as an expansion team with two other franchises on June 22nd 1980
In 2001, there was no nickname for the club; however, all fans of the Hartford Whalers had petitioned to keep the name “Whalers,” and cause quite a stir as they felt they were abandoned by the National Hockey League.
The NHL denied all requests to change the name or even use any combination of “Hurricanes” with another word such as “Blizzard” or “Ice Storm.”
The team’s first general manager was Ron Francis. Francis was named Executive of Year in 1998-99 after leading Carolina to its first playoff appearance in 11 years and at that point regarded as one of hockey’s brightest minds. He also spent time playing professional basketball with Milwaukee Bucks, before returning back home where he eventually became one of North America’s greatest players ever known as part of “The Great One” line during his time with Edmonton Oilers (1984-1989).
The logo is a large red “C”, with a black outline blowing in a hurricane wind. It is one of only two NHL logos that is not circular (the other being the Anaheim Ducks’ logo).
Some say that it is also the only team logo (in any sport) that is spelled out entirely by line segments, although this claim is also made about UCLA’s official logo.
The Hurricanes have had two logos in their history. The first logo was introduced in 1997 as part of a rebranding of the franchise. It featured a red “C” with black trim and white serifs on all four sides, which represented the letter “C” for Carolina and stood for consistency, character and commitment. In 2003, the team changed its colors to teal green and silver. They also adopted a new logo that featured an italicized capital C with a black border surrounded by two thin white lines on each side; it was designed to resemble hurricane winds blowing through trees when viewed from above
This also has been used and made famous by former coach Paul Maurice who said that he liked it better than his own name when addressing his team during practices and post-game interview sessions.
Paul Maurice is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Winnipeg Jets. He has previously coached the Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes franchises. Born on May 30, 1961, in Toronto, Ontario, Maurice played for several teams throughout his career before becoming a head coach. He led the Hurricanes to winning their first Stanley Cup title in 2005–06 season after replacing Peter Laviolette during that year’s playoffs.
