"Caroline Hurricanes" - the NHL team, changed its name and residence permit

National Hockey League (NHL) - the strongest representative of hockey all over the world. Only professionals play here, and every sportsman dreams of getting into it. Any team can boast of titled players and well-deserved coaches. Consider one of the representatives of this league - the "Carolina Hurricanes" team.

Appearance

She started her career back in 1971, when she began to perform as a member of the World Hockey Association (World Hockey Association). Next season the team won, but attendance in the arena was very small. This was due to the fact that they performed in Boston, where there was very much competition. Therefore, tickets very often remained to collect dust at the box office.

The way out was very fast. The team moved to Hartford, which could not boast of any notable successes in any sport. Therefore, the arrival of hockey in the city was perceived by everyone only positively.

Way to success

In 1979, VXA began to lose its position to the more powerful league of the NHL. In less than a couple of years, all the strong teams moved from the association to the new championship. The debut of ambitious newcomers was a success. "Caroline Hurricanes" took the 4th place and went to the Stanley Cup.

It is worth noting that the name of the band has changed several times. And it was only in the 1998 season that everyone got a familiar name. The 2005 season is considered the most successful for the team. She was able to win the Stanley Cup. After that, she could not repeat this result any more. And since 2009 the team can not break even in the first stage of the prestigious drawing.

Composition

For a long time the team had at its disposal not only professional players, but also stars of world hockey. All of them glorified the team "Carolina Hurricanes", the composition of which consisted only of professionals. Among them are the following names:

1. Eric Staal. It was noted the greatest number of goals in the championship.
2. Cam Ward. Marked the largest number of goalkeeper wins.
3. Yoni Pitkanen. Scored more points.
4. Stu Grimson. Spent the most minutes on the penalty box.
5. Family name Brindamor. The greatest number of programs.
6. Arthur Irbe. Goalkeeper, who spent most of the time on the ice and "dry" matches.

The members of the Hockey League Hall are Gordie Howe, Ron Francis, Dave Kion

The Stanley Cup

In the final, "Carolina Hurricanes" met with "Edmonton Oilers". The series was very stubborn and until the last 7th game it was not clear who would take the trophy to himself. The path consisted of 82 matches of the season, as well as a heavy playoffs. Therefore, the speed in the game was not too big, and the teams paid special attention to their defense. The Arena was attended by 19 thousand fans.

"Carolina" completely outplayed the guests, allowing in the first half only 5 times to disturb his goalkeeper. Already in the 2 minute they opened the account in this game. Everything turned out for the team, except for the numerical advantage. But after the break, "Hurricanes" for 8 seconds managed to realize their majority. After the score 2: 0 the team completely went into the defense. And even offensive and unnecessary dispositions could not prevent her from taking the Cup.

But still Fernando Pisani from "Edmonton" was able to add intrigue to this confrontation. The scoreboard caught fire 2: 1. But it did not confuse the team "Carolina Hurricanes". They played extremely carefully and did not allow themselves to be removed for no reason. But Edmonton also added. However, this was not enough. 7 minutes before the end they had a wonderful chance to equalize, after the removal of one of the players, "Carolina". So without taking advantage of the situation, a few minutes before the siren on the ice came 6 players. But Justin Williams intercepted the puck and threw it into the empty net. Until the end of the match the score was preserved 3: 1 in favor of "Hurricanes". So, one of the best NHL teams "Carolina Hurricanes" won the Stanley Cup.