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The Carolina Hurricanes - Raleigh's Own Stanley Cup-Winning NHL Team
The Carolina Hurricanes is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The team moved to North Carolina in 1997 from Hartford, CT, where they were known as the Whalers.
Only eight years later, the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup, ice hockey's highest award.
In the 2006-2007 season (the year after the NHL Lockout), the Hurricanes beat the Edmonton Oilers in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.
This was the first major professional sports title for a North Carolina team.
The Hurricanes continue to be successful, regularly finishing in the top three teams in the division.
You can buy Hurricanes tickets for a wide range of prices, from featured discount tickets at around $20 dollars to premium seats at well over $100.
Games are weekends and weeknights, and the regular season lasts from October through April, with playoffs going to the beginning of June.
The Hurricanes are less than half an hour away from every city in the Triangle. Durham, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, and even Holly Springs all have direct access to Hurricanes games down major highways.
If you are a hockey fan looking to relocate in North Carolina, then the Triangle is far and away the best option.
Just a few days ago, the Hurricanes and the RBC Center were chosen to host the 2011 NHL All-Star Game. This honor recognizes the growing popularity of the sport in the South.
Hurricanes fans, known as "Caniacs", often hold tailgating parties before games, an unusual sight for ice hockey games, as most teams are in the north and games are mostly in the winter months (credit North Carolina's mild winter weather).
The Hurricanes home ice is the RBC Center, located just off of I-440 in Raleigh, NC.
The arena seats 18,176 people for Hurricanes games, and features all the amenities of a modern sports stadium: bars, food, gift shops, etc.
In addition to Hurricanes games, the RBC center features NC State Basketball and concerts throughout the year.
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