Hurricanes' Finns Keep Getting Winns & a Forgotten Hurricanes Gets Remembered
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In today’s edition, we have the Hurricanes’ Finns keep leading the way to wins, a Forgotten Hurricane, and more.
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The Finntastic Finns: Hurricanes’ Finns Just Keep Getting Winns
October 30, 2023 by Zach Martin
Over the years, the Carolina Hurricanes have always stocked their cupboards with players from Finland. During the 2022-23 season, they had at one point five Finnish players on the roster. For the 2023-24 season, they are back to the core four they’ve had since the 2021-22 season. The usual suspects for the Hurricanes are Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Antti Raanta. However, fans of the team know that there is an honorary Finn because Seth Jarvis is best friends with Kotkaniemi and he went on vacation last year with all of the Finnish players. Nonetheless, the Finnish players are well-beloved within the Hurricanes fandom because each guy brings their own personality to the team. It also helps that they’re very good at hockey too.
Forgotten Carolina Hurricanes: Mark Recchi
January 12, 2022 by Casey Bridge
Most players drafted into the NHL dream of making a career with one team, but for most, that isn’t the case. When fans think of long-time Carolina Hurricanes players, they think of Cam Ward, Eric Staal, Glen Wesley, and Rod Brind’Amour — the latter two had their numbers retired by the franchise. And all of these players had brief stints with other franchises in their careers, even if it was for one season.
These four watched many players come and go over the years; some stayed for several seasons, while others wore the red sweater for a short time. In this series, we look back at those players whose short stint with the club may have been forgotten.