Carolina Hurricanes Team Information

NHL Carolina Hurricanes Team Information

The Carolina Hurricanes can trace their history back to the World Hockey Association (WHA) and Hartford, Connecticut. The team was founded in 1971 by Howard Baldwin, Godfrey Wood, William Barned and John Coburn as the New England Whalers of the WHA. They won the WHA's Avco Wold Trophy in their inaugural season.

The team joined the NHL in 1979 and officially changed its name to the Hartford Whalers. In the summer of 1994 the team was sold to Peter Karmanos of Compuware, Thomas Thewes and Jim Rutherford. Rutherford became general manager of the franchise and Paul Holmgren was named as coach. After finishing the 1996-97 season out of the playoffs and with support for the team dwindling in Hartford, Whaler owner Peter Karmanos moved his team to Carolina, renamed the Carolina Hurricanes.

In 2006 the Carolina Hurricanes finally won their first NHL championship being awarded the Stanley Cup.

Additional information for the Carolina Hurricanes is available on this site:

Carolina Hurricanes Managers, Captains, Coaches
Carolina Hurricanes Past Season Performance
Carolina Hurricanes Team and Individual Records
Latest News on the Carolina Hurricanes

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Carolina Hurricanes Franchise History

Carolina Hurricanes Franchise History

New England Whalers (WHA) 1972-1977
Hartford Whalers (NHL) 1980-97
Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) 1997-Present

Raleigh Sports Arena
Home to: Carolina Hurricanes/NC State Wolfpack
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Telephone:
Capacity: 21,000
Opened: 1999

Greensboro Coliseum
Tenants: Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) 1997-1999
Location: 1921 West Lee Street
Greensboro, NC 27403
Telephone: (910) 373-7400
Capacity: 21,273 hockey

Hartford Civic Center Coliseum
Previous Tenants: Hartford Whalers (NHL) 1979-1997, New England Whalers (WHA) 1974-1976
Location:1 Civic Center Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
Telephone: (860) 249-6333
Capacity:15,635

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Carolina Hurricanes Championships

Carolina Hurricanes Championships

Championship History

League Championships	1973 (WHA), 2006 (NHL)
Conference Championships	2002 (Eastern), 2006 (Eastern)
Division Championships	1973 (Eastern-WHA), 1974 (Eastern-WHA), 1975 (Eastern-WHA), 1987 (Adams), 1999 (Southeast), 2002 (Southeast), 2006 (Southeast)
Playoff Appearances	1973 (WHA), 1974 (WHA), 1975 (WHA), 1976 (WHA), 1977 (WHA), 1978 (WHA), 1979 (WHA), 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006

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Carolina Hurricanes Hall of Famers

Carolina Hurricanes Hall of Famers

Paul Coffey D 1998/99-1999/00

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Carolina Hurricanes Retired/Honored Jerseys

Carolina Hurricanes Retired/Honored Jerseys

Retired Numbers

2 - Rick Ley
9 - Gordie Howe
19 - John McKenzie
99 Wayne Gretzky (Retired by NHL)

Honoured Numbers:

None

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Carolina Hurricanes Merchandise

Carolina Hurricanes Merchandise

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