Carolina Hurricanes - Wikipedia Carolina Hurricanes This article is about the hockey team. For a history of hurricanes occurring in North Carolina, see List of North Carolina hurricanes. Carolina Hurricanes 2017 -- 18 Carolina Hurricanes season Conference Eastern Division Metropolitan Founded 1972 History New England Whalers 1972 -- 1979 ( WHA ) Hartford Whalers 1979 -- 1997 ( NHL ) Carolina Hurricanes 1997 -- present Home arena PNC Arena City Raleigh, North Carolina Colors Red, white, silver, black Media Fox Sports South ESPN The Fan ( 99.9 FM ) The Buzz ( 620 AM ) Owner ( s ) Thomas Dundon ( majority ), Peter Karmanos Jr. ( minority ) General manager Ron Francis Head coach Bill Peters Captain Justin Faulk Jordan Staal Minor league affiliates Charlotte Checkers ( AHL ) Florida Everblades ( ECHL ) Stanley Cups 1 ( 2005 -- 06 ) Conference championships 2 ( 2001 -- 02, 2005 -- 06 ) Presidents ' Trophy 0 Division championships 3 ( 1998 -- 99, 2001 -- 02, 2005 -- 06 ) Official website www.nhl.com/hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). The Hurricanes play their home games at the 18,680 - seat PNC Arena. The franchise was formed in 1971 as the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association ( WHA ), and joined the NHL in 1979 as part of the NHL -- WHA merger, renaming themselves the Hartford Whalers. The team relocated to North Carolina in 1997 and won its first Stanley Cup during the 2005 -- 06 season, beating the Edmonton Oilers, four games to three. Contents 1 Franchise history 1.1 New England / Hartford Whalers ( 1971 -- 1997 ) 1.2 Move to North Carolina ( 1997 -- 2001 ) 1.3 Stanley Cup Finals and slow starts ( 2001 -- 2006 ) 1.3. 1 Stanley Cup champions 1.4 Post-championship slump ( 2006 -- 2017 ) 1.5 Thomas Dundon era ( 2018 -- present ) 2 AHL affiliation history 3 Season - by - season record 4 Personnel 4.1 Current roster 4.2 Retired numbers 4.3 Team captains 4.4 Hall of Famers 4.5 Broadcasters 4.6 First - round draft picks 5 NHL awards and trophies 6 Statistics 6.1 Franchise scoring leaders 6.2 Franchise records 6.2. 1 Individual 6.2. 2 Team 7 Attendance 8 References 9 External links Franchise history New England / Hartford Whalers ( 1971 -- 1997 ) Main article : Hartford Whalers The New England Whalers were established in November 1971 when the World Hockey Association ( WHA ) awarded a franchise to begin play in Boston, Massachusetts. For the first two years of their existence, the club played their home games at the Boston Arena and Boston Garden. With the increasing difficulty of scheduling games at Boston Garden ( owned by the NHL rival Boston Bruins ), the owners decided to move the team to Hartford, Connecticut, beginning with the 1974 -- 75 season. While waiting for the completion of a new arena in Hartford, the Whalers played the first part of the season at The Big E Coliseum in West Springfield, Massachusetts. On January 11, 1975, the team played its first game in front of a sellout crowd at the Hartford Civic Center Coliseum, and would maintain its home there through 1997. As one of the most stable WHA teams, the Whalers, along with the Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets, were admitted to the NHL when the rival leagues merged in 1979. However, under pressure from the extant NHL team in the New England area, the Boston Bruins, the Whalers were compelled to rename the team the Hartford Whalers. The Whalers were never as successful in the NHL as they had been in the WHA, recording only three winning seasons. They peaked in the mid-to - late 1980s, winning their only playoff series in 1986 over the Nordiques before bowing out in the second round to the Montreal Canadiens, taking the Habs to overtime of Game 7 in the process. The next year, the club secured the regular - season Adams Division title, only to fall to the Nordiques in six games in the first round of the playoffs. In 1992, the Whalers made the playoffs for the final time, but were bounced in the first round in seven games by the Canadiens. The organization retains many Whaler connections among its off - ice personnel ; in addition to many members of executive management and the coaching staff, broadcasters Chuck Kaiton, John Forslund and Tripp Tracy ( at the time a minor - league player ), and equipment managers Wally Tatomir, Skip Cunningham and Bob Gorman all made the move to North Carolina with the team. Finally, the old goal horn from the Hartford Civic Center remains in use at PNC Arena. Move to North Carolina ( 1997 -- 2001 ) The Whalers were plagued for most of their existence by limited marketability. Hartford was the smallest American market in the league, and was located on the traditional dividing line between the home territories for New York City and Boston teams. It did not help matters that the Hartford Civic Center was one of the smallest arenas in the league, seating just over 15,000 people for hockey. The Whalers ' off - ice problems were magnified when the start of the 1990s triggered a spike in player salaries. In May 1997, franchise owner Peter Karmanos Jr. announced that the team would move to North Carolina. Despite assurances made when he purchased the team in 1994 that the Whalers would remain in Hartford at least through 1998, in March 1997, owner Peter Karmanos announced that the team would move elsewhere after the 1996 -- 97 season because of the team 's inability to negotiate a satisfactory construction and lease package for a new arena in Hartford. On May 6, 1997, Karmanos announced that the Whalers would move to the Research Triangle area of North Carolina and the new Entertainment and Sports Arena ( ESA ) in Raleigh. Due to the relatively short time frame for the move, Karmanos himself thought of and decided upon the new name for the club, the Carolina Hurricanes, rather than holding a contest as is sometimes done. Later that summer, the team dropped the Whalers ' colors of blue, green and silver for a new black - and - red scheme, matching the colors of the North Carolina State University Wolfpack, with whose men 's basketball team they would share the arena in Raleigh. The Hurricanes inherited the Whalers ' place in the Northeast Division. Unfortunately for the team, the ESA would not be complete for two more years. The only arena in the Triangle area with an ice plant was 45 - year - old Dorton Arena ; at 5,100 seats, it was completely inadequate even for temporary use. The Hurricanes were thus forced to play home games in Greensboro, 90 minutes west of Raleigh, for their first two seasons after the move. However, the team would be based in Raleigh and practice in nearby Hillsborough -- effectively saddling the Hurricanes with 82 road games for the next two years. This choice was disastrous for the franchise 's attendance and reputation. With a capacity of over 21,000 people for hockey, the Greensboro Coliseum was the highest - capacity arena in the NHL. However, Triangle - area fans balked at making the 80 - mile drive down I - 40 to Greensboro. Likewise, fans from the Piedmont Triad mostly refused to support a lame - duck team that had displaced the popular Greensboro / Carolina Monarchs minor - league franchise. As a result, while the opening game drew a sellout ( and is still the largest home crowd in franchise history ), most games in Greensboro attracted crowds of 10,000 or fewer. The crowds looked even smaller than that in the cavernous environment. Furthermore, only 29 out of 82 games were televised ( over-the - air and cable combined ), and radio play - by - play coverage on WPTF was often pre-empted by Wolfpack basketball ( for whose broadcasts WPTF was the flagship station ), leaving these games totally unavailable to those who did not have a ticket. With by far the smallest season - ticket base in the NHL and attendance figures routinely well below the league average, Sports Illustrated ran a story titled `` Natural Disaster, '' and ESPN anchors mocked the `` Green Acres '' of empty seats ; in a 2006 interview, Karmanos admitted that `` as it turns out, ( Greensboro ) was probably a mistake. '' Under the circumstances, the Hurricanes managed to stay competitive, but still finished last in the Northeast Division with 74 points, nine points out of the playoffs. For 1998 -- 99, the Hurricanes curtained off most of the upper deck, lowering the Coliseum 's listed capacity to about 12,000. Attendance continued to lag ; most games attracted crowds of well under 10,000. On the ice, however, the ' Canes were now out of the doldrums ; led by the return of longtime Whalers captain Ron Francis, Keith Primeau 's 30 goals and Gary Roberts ' 178 penalty minutes, they tallied their first winning season and playoff appearance since 1992. They also won the new Southeast Division by eight points, only their second division title as an NHL team ( following the 1987 Adams Division title as the Whalers ). However, tragedy struck hours after the team 's first - round loss to the Bruins, when defenceman Steve Chiasson was thrown from his pickup truck and killed in a single - vehicle drunk - driving accident. Despite their move to the brand - new ESA, the Hurricanes played lackluster hockey in 1999 -- 2000, failing to make the playoffs. In 2000 -- 01, however, they claimed the eighth seed, nosing out the Boston Bruins, and landed a first - round match - up with the defending champions, the New Jersey Devils. Although the Devils eliminated the Hurricanes in six games, the series is seen as the real `` arrival '' of hockey in the Triangle. Down 3 -- 0 in the series, the Hurricanes extended it to a sixth game, thereby becoming only the tenth team in NHL history to do so. Game 6 in Raleigh featured their best playoff crowd that year, as well as their loudest. Despite the 5 -- 1 loss, Carolina was given a standing ovation by their home crowd as the game ended, erasing some of the doubts that the city would not warm up to the team. Stanley Cup Finals and slow starts ( 2001 -- 2006 ) The Hurricanes made national waves for the first time in the 2002 playoffs. They survived a late charge from the Washington Capitals to win the division, but expectations were low entering the first round against the defending Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils. However, Artūrs Irbe and Kevin Weekes were solid in goal, and the Hurricanes won two games in overtime as they defeated the Devils in six games. Their second - round matchup was against the Montreal Canadiens, who were riding a wave of emotion after their captain Saku Koivu 's return from cancer treatment. In the third period of Game 4 in Montreal, down 2 -- 1 in the series and 3 -- 0 in the game, Carolina would tie the game and then win on Niclas Wallin 's overtime goal. The game became known to Hurricanes fans as the `` Miracle at Molson '' ; Carolina won the next two games by a combined 13 -- 3 margin over a dejected Habs club to take the series. In the Eastern Conference Finals, Carolina met the heavily - favored Toronto Maple Leafs. In Game 6 in Toronto, the Leafs ' Mats Sundin tied the game with 22 seconds remaining to send it to overtime, where Carolina 's Martin Gelinas would score to send the franchise to their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance. During this series, several Hurricanes fan traditions drew hockey - wide media attention for the first time : fans met the team at the airport on the return from every road trip, and echoed football - season habits honed for games across the parking lot by hosting massive tailgate parties before each home game, a relative novelty in the cold - weather - centric NHL. Inside the building, the CBC 's Don Cherry lauded the RBC Center as `` the loudest building in the NHL '', praise that would be echoed in 2006. In the Stanley Cup Finals, Carolina would face the Detroit Red Wings, thought to be the prohibitive favorite all year. Though the ' Canes stunned the Wings in Game 1, when Ron Francis scored in the first minute of overtime, Detroit stormed back to win the next four games. Game 3 in Raleigh featured a triple - overtime thriller eventually won by Detroit 's Igor Larionov, the oldest player to score a last - round goal. Eric Staal was drafted by the Hurricanes in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He was later named team captain in 2010. The Hurricanes looked poised to pick up where they left off in 2002 -- 03, but never recovered from a 10 - loss January and finished dead last in the league with 61 points. After a similarly slow start to the 2003 -- 04 season, Paul Maurice, who had been the team 's coach since midway through their next - to - last season in Hartford, was fired and replaced with former New York Islanders bench boss Peter Laviolette. Under Laviolette, Weekes remained tough, but the offense was suspect ; center Josef Vasicek led the team with a mere 19 goals and 26 assists for 45 points. Many of the new fans attracted to the team ( and to hockey itself ) during the 2002 playoff run lost interest and attendance declined. One of the few positive results of these losing years, however, was the team 's drafting of future star Eric Staal in 2003. Stanley Cup champions The outcome of the 2004 -- 05 NHL lockout led to the shrinking of the payroll to $26 million. The Hurricanes, however, turned out to be one of the NHL 's biggest surprises, turning in the best season in the franchise 's 34 - year history. They finished the regular season with a 52 -- 22 -- 8 record and 112 points, shattering the previous franchise records of 94 points ( in the WHA ) set by the 1972 -- 73 Whalers and 93 points ( in the NHL ) set in 1986 -- 87. It was the first time ever that the franchise had passed the 50 - win and 100 - point plateaus. The 112 - point figure was good for fourth overall in the league, easily their highest overall finish as an NHL team ( tied with the third - overall Dallas Stars in points, but with one fewer win than the Stars ) and second in the East ( one point behind the Ottawa Senators ). The Hurricanes also ran away with their third Southeast Division title, finishing 20 points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Attendance increased from 2003 -- 04, averaging just under 15,600 per game, and the team made a profit for the first time since the move from Hartford. In the playoffs, after losing the first two games of the conference quarterfinal series against the Montreal Canadiens, Laviolette lifted goalkeeper Martin Gerber -- who had been struggling to regain his form after playing through a bout of intestinal flu -- in favor of rookie Cam Ward. The Hurricanes went on to win both games in Montreal, tying up the playoff series and turning the momentum around, winning the series on a Game 6 overtime goal by Cory Stillman. Carolina then faced the New Jersey Devils in the conference semi-finals, which proved surprisingly one - sided, as the Hurricanes beat the Devils in five games. Stillman struck again, once again scoring the series - winning goal. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Hurricanes faced the Buffalo Sabres, who had finished just one spot behind the Hurricanes in the overall standings. The contentious series saw both coaches -- Lindy Ruff and Laviolette -- taking public verbal shots at each other 's team, but in the deciding Game 7, the Hurricanes rallied with three goals in the third to win by a score of 4 -- 2. Rod Brind'Amour scored the game winner as the Hurricanes reached the Stanley Cup finals for the second time in team history. The Hurricanes celebrate following their game seven victory in the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. The Stanley Cup Finals were against the Edmonton Oilers, the first time in NHL history that two former WHA franchises had played against one another in the finals. The Hurricanes rallied from a 3 -- 0 deficit in Game 1 to win 5 -- 4 after Rod Brind'Amour scored with 30 seconds left. In Game 2, the Hurricanes shelled the Oilers 5 -- 0 to take a two - game lead. The Oilers won Game 3 in Edmonton, 2 -- 1, as Ryan Smyth scored the game - winning goal with 2 : 47 left to play. Carolina rebounded in Game 4 with a 2 -- 1 victory, and came home with a chance to win the Cup on home ice. However, Game 5 saw the Oilers come back with a stunning 4 -- 3 overtime win on a shorthanded breakaway by Fernando Pisani. In Game 6 in Edmonton, Carolina was soundly defeated 4 -- 0 ; the only bright point for the Hurricanes was the return of forward Erik Cole from a broken neck that had sidelined him since March. In Game 7, before the second - largest home crowd in franchise history ( 18,978 ), the Hurricanes won 3 -- 1, sealing the Hurricanes ' first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. Ward was honored with the Conn Smythe Trophy for the playoffs ' most valuable player, becoming just the fourth rookie to be honored with the award. Several Hurricanes raised the Cup for the first time in their long NHL careers ; Rod Brind'Amour and Bret Hedican had both played over 15 years without winning the Cup, while Glen Wesley -- the last remaining Hartford Whaler on the Hurricanes ' roster -- had waited 18 seasons. The Hurricanes Stanley Cup championship marked the first professional major league sports title for a team from North Carolina. As well, they were the first NHL team to win the Stanley Cup despite losing at least nine playoff games in that year ; the 2011 Boston Bruins, the 2014 Los Angeles Kings, and the 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins are the only other teams to have accomplished the feat. Post-championship slump ( 2006 -- 2017 ) The Hurricanes were unable to follow up their success. Losing four players to free agency in the offseason and 222 - man games to injury during 2006 -- 07, the team struggled throughout the regular season, and once eliminated in the last game, the Hurricanes finished third in the Southeast and 11th overall in the Eastern Conference. This finish made them the first champions since the 1938 -- 39 Chicago Black Hawks to have failed to qualify for the playoffs both the seasons before and after their championship season, and the third champion overall to not defend its title after both the Black Hawks and the 1995 New Jersey Devils. In 2007 -- 08, Carolina again missed out as Washington Capitals stormed back to take the division title on the last day of the season, leaving the Hurricanes second in the division and ninth overall in the conference, and making the ' Canes only the second club in NHL history to miss the playoffs for two seasons running after a Cup triumph. In 2009 the Hurricanes acquired Jussi Jokinen through a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning. After a slow start to the 2008 -- 09 season, Cup - winning coach Peter Laviolette was fired in early December and replaced by his own predecessor, Paul Maurice. Teetering on the edge of the playoff picture again, the club, on February 7, acquired utility forward Jussi Jokinen from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Wade Brookbank, Josef Melichar and Carolina 's fourth round draft pick in 2009, then reacquired winger Erik Cole from the Edmonton Oilers at the March trade deadline and proceeded on a 12 -- 3 -- 2 run to close out the season. The stretch run included nine straight wins, matching a franchise record from the 2005 -- 06 season, and capped off a streak of 12 straight home wins, which set a new franchise mark. The team finished sixth in the Eastern Conference with 97 points, the second-most points in franchise history. The Canes ' 2009 playoff run featured two tight series with dramatic finishes. Game 4 of the first round matchup with the New Jersey Devils saw Stanley Cup playoff history when Jussi Jokinen scored with. 2 seconds left in regulation to win the game, the latest regulation game - winning goal in NHL history. Then, in Game 7, the Devils took a 3 -- 2 lead into the final two minutes of the game at the Prudential Center in Newark before the ' Canes struck. With 1 : 20 to play, Tim Gleason saved a puck on his knees at the right point, passed it to Joni Pitkanen on the left boards, who then hit Game 4 hero Jussi Jokinen at the far post for the tying goal. Just 48 seconds later, Chad LaRose sprang Eric Staal for a solo down - ice rush to give the Canes 4 -- 3 game and series wins ; Staal 's goal was the latest regulation Game 7 winning goal in playoff history. In the second round matchup with the top - seeded Boston Bruins, the ' Canes ran out to a 3 -- 1 lead before the Bruins battled back for two wins. In Game 7 in Boston, Scott Walker scored the game and series winner 18 : 46 into overtime to send Carolina to the Eastern Conference finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins, though, put a decisive end to the ' Canes ' string, sweeping the series 4 -- 0 on the way to their own Stanley Cup championship. As a result of their surprise run, very few changes were made in the off - season. Veterans such as Aaron Ward, Andrew Alberts and Stephane Yelle were brought in to help drive the team further, but things did not go according to plan. The Hurricanes experienced a 14 - game losing streak spanning October and November, and midway through the year, the ' Canes replaced their only post-lockout captain Rod Brind'Amour with Eric Staal. Despite improved play during the second half of the season, they could not overcome the deficit from early on in the season. The Hurricanes would end up with the seventh overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, eventually selecting Jeff Skinner from the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ). Brind'Amour retired over the 2010 off - season to take a coaching job with the club. Jeff Skinner was awarded the Calder Trophy for his rookie season performance in the 2010 -- 11 season. The 2010 -- 11 - year was widely expected to be a transitional year from the veteran - heavy, high - salary club that opened 2009 -- 10 to a younger, cheaper base. The ' Canes, though, contended for a playoff slot for the entire season, aided by Skinner 's emergence as an offensive phenomenon who, as the youngest player in the league, would lead all rookies in points. Raleigh hosted the 2011 NHL All - Star Game in January, and Eric Staal captained a team he selected ( opposite a team selected by the Detroit Red Wings ' Nicklas Lidstrom ) that featured Skinner ( the youngest All - Star in NHL history ), Cam Ward, and ( for the SuperSkills competition ) defenseman Jamie McBain. The Hurricanes went into the final day of the season able to determine their own fate, but lost 6 -- 2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning to finish ninth in the East. Skinner was awarded the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year, the first player in franchise history to receive that honor. In December 2011, the Carolina Hurricanes fired coach Paul Maurice and hired Kirk Muller. On February 20, 2012, the Carolina Hurricanes signed Tim Gleason to a four - year, $16 million extension and two days later, on February 22, they also signed Tuomo Ruutu to a four - year, $19 million extension. Two months later the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they had signed Jiri Tlusty to a two - year deal that would pay him $1.5 million for 2012 -- 13 and $1.7 million for 2013 -- 14 ( Gleason and Tlusty would eventually be traded to the Washington Capitals and the Winnipeg Jets over the next few seasons ). Despite the signings of Gleason, Ruutu, and Tlusty, the Hurricanes would finish fifth in the Southeast Division and twelfth in the Eastern Conference during the 2011 -- 12 season, which forced them to miss the playoffs for a third consecutive season. On May 9, 2012, the 2006 Stanley Cup Champions Carolina Hurricanes ' Game 7 victory was recognized as one of the NC Hall of Fame 's `` Great Moments '' series. During the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, the Carolina Hurricanes traded Brandon Sutter, Brian Dumoulin and their 2012 first round draft pick ( Derrick Pouliot ) to the Penguins in exchange for Jordan Staal, uniting the player with his older brother, Eric Staal. On March 25, 2013, the Hurricanes signed Alexander Semin to a five - year deal, worth $35 million. However, in the lockout - shortened 2012 -- 13 season, the team would finish third in the Southeast Division and thirteenth in the Eastern Conference, which would make the team miss the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Before the 2013 -- 14 season, the Hurricanes were realigned into the new Metropolitan Division. They would finish seventh in the division during the 2013 -- 14 season ( ahead of only the New York Islanders ) and would miss the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season, which prompted management to fire head coach Kirk Muller. On June 19, 2014, Bill Peters was named head coach of the team. During the 2014 -- 15 season, the team finished last in the Metropolitan Division and would miss the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. After team captain Eric Staal was traded to the New York Rangers at the trade deadline, the team finished sixth in the division during the 2015 -- 16 season. The Hurricanes finished seventh in the division in the 2016 -- 17 season, missing the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. Thomas Dundon era ( 2018 -- present ) Before the 2017 -- 18 season, the Hurricanes unveiled new uniforms. On July 13, 2017, it was reported that Chuck Greenberg had sent Karmanos a letter of intent to buy the team for $500 million. On December 7, 2017, it was announced that Thomas Dundon signed an agreement to purchase the Hurricanes, which ensured that the team would not be relocated. The deal was finalized on January 11, 2018, with Dundon becoming majority owner and having a 61 percent stake in the team, while Karmanos retained a minority interest. AHL affiliation history 1979 -- 1980 : Springfield Indians 1980 -- 1990 : Binghamton Whalers 1990 -- 1994 : Springfield Indians 1994 -- 1997 : Springfield Falcons 1997 -- 1999 : Beast of New Haven 1999 -- 2001 : Cincinnati Cyclones 2001 -- 2006 : Lowell Lock Monsters 2006 -- 2010 : Albany River Rats 2010 -- present : Charlotte Checkers Season - by - season record This is a list of the last five seasons completed by the Hurricanes. For the full season - by - season history, see List of Carolina Hurricanes seasons Note : GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Season GP OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2012 -- 13 48 19 25 42 128 160 3rd, Southeast Did not qualify 2013 -- 14 82 36 35 11 83 201 225 7th, Metropolitan Did not qualify 2014 -- 15 82 30 41 11 71 188 226 8th, Metropolitan Did not qualify 2015 -- 16 82 35 31 16 86 198 226 6th, Metropolitan Did not qualify 2016 -- 17 82 36 31 15 87 215 236 7th, Metropolitan Did not qualify Personnel Current roster view talk Updated January 22, 2018 # Nat Player Pos S / G Age Acquired Birthplace 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 Finland ! Aho, Sebastian Sebastian Aho 7.0 ! RW 20 2015 Rauma, Finland 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 Sweden ! Dahlbeck, Klas Klas Dahlbeck 2.0 ! D 26 2016 Katrineholm, Sweden 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33 United States ! Darling, Scott Scott Darling 1.0 ! G 29 2017 Newport News, Virginia 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 Canada ! Di Giuseppe, Phillip Phillip Di Giuseppe 4.0 ! C 24 2012 Maple, Ontario 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 United States ! Faulk, Justin Justin Faulk ( C ) 2.0 ! D 25 South St. Paul, Minnesota 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 Canada ! Fleury, Haydn Haydn Fleury 2.0 ! D 21 2014 Carlyle, Saskatchewan 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 United States ! Hanifin, Noah Noah Hanifin 2.0 ! D 20 2015 Boston, Massachusetts 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 Canada ! Jooris, Josh Josh Jooris 7.0 ! RW 27 2017 Burlington, Ontario 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 Sweden ! Kruger, Marcus Marcus Kruger 4.0 ! C 27 2017 Stockholm, Sweden 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 Sweden ! Lindholm, Elias Elias Lindholm 4.0 ! C 23 2013 Boden, Sweden 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 Canada ! McGinn, Brock Brock McGinn 6.0 ! LW 23 2012 Fergus, Ontario 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42 Sweden ! Nordstrom, Joakim Joakim Nordstrom 4.0 ! C 25 2015 Stockholm, Sweden 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 United States ! Pesce, Brett Brett Pesce 2.0 ! D 23 2013 Tarrytown, New York 7001490000000000000 ♠ 49 Sweden ! Rask, Victor Victor Rask 4.0 ! C 24 2011 Leksand, Sweden 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 United States ! Ryan, Derek Derek Ryan 4.0 ! C 31 2015 Spokane, Washington 7001530000000000000 ♠ 53 Canada ! Skinner, Jeff Jeff Skinner ( A ) 6.0 ! LW 25 Markham, Ontario 7001740000000000000 ♠ 74 United States ! Slavin, Jaccob Jaccob Slavin 2.0 ! D 23 2012 Denver, Colorado 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 Canada ! Staal, Jordan Jordan Staal ( C ) 4.0 ! C 29 2012 Thunder Bay, Ontario 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 United States ! Stempniak, Lee Lee Stempniak 7.0 ! RW 34 2016 West Seneca, New York 7001860000000000000 ♠ 86 Finland ! Teravainen, Teuvo Teuvo Teravainen 4.0 ! C 23 2016 Helsinki, Finland 7001570000000000000 ♠ 57 United States ! van Riemsdyk, Trevor Trevor van Riemsdyk 2.0 ! D 26 2017 Middletown, New Jersey 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 Canada ! Ward, Cam Cam Ward 1.0 ! G 33 2002 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 Canada ! Williams, Justin Justin Williams 7.0 ! RW 36 2017 Cobourg, Ontario Retired numbers Rod Brind'Amour 's number 17 was retired by the franchise in 2011. Carolina Hurricanes retired numbers No. Player Position Career No. retirement Glen Wesley 1994 -- 2008 February 17, 2009 10 Ron Francis 1981 -- 1991, 1998 -- 2004 January 28, 2006 17 Rod Brind'Amour 2000 -- 2010 February 18, 2011 The Hurricanes also honor three numbers within the organization, but do not display their banners publicly : 3 -- Steve Chiasson ( D, 1997 -- 1999 ), who died in an automobile accident immediately after the 1998 -- 99 season 9 -- Gordie Howe ( RW, 1977 -- 1980 ) 63 -- Josef Vasicek ( F, 2000 -- 2006 ), who died in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster Besides the above numbers, Wayne Gretzky 's No. 99 is also retired for the Hurricanes, having been retired for all the NHL 's member teams at the 2000 NHL All - Star Game. Notes : When the Whalers moved to North Carolina to begin the 1997 -- 98 NHL season, they returned the previously retired # 2 for Rick Ley ( D, 1972 -- 1981 ) and # 19 for John McKenzie ( RW, 1977 -- 1979 ) to circulation, while retaining Howe 's # 9 without public display. Wesley ( who wore No. 20 in Hartford ) was the only Hurricane to wear # 2 prior to its re-retirement ; # 19 has been issued to several players since the move. Wesley was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2003 trade deadline, but returned that offseason as an unrestricted free agent. Team captains Note : This list of team captains does not include captains from the Hartford Whalers ( NHL ) and New England Whalers ( WHA ). Kevin Dineen, 1997 -- 1998 Keith Primeau, 1998 -- 1999 Ron Francis, 1999 -- 2004 Rod Brind'Amour, 2005 -- 2010 Eric Staal, 2010 -- 2016 Justin Faulk and Jordan Staal, 2017 -- present ( co-captains ) Hall of famers Ron Francis, who captained the team in both Hartford and Carolina and spent 15 years with the franchise overall as a player before joining its staff in 2006, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007. He is the third Hall of Famer to have earned his credentials primarily with the Whalers / Hurricanes franchise. The only other Hall member to have played in a Hurricanes jersey is Paul Coffey, who spent one and a half seasons in Carolina near the end of his career ( as well as, two seasons prior, 20 games in Hartford ). In the franchise 's history, WHA and NHL Whalers Gordie Howe, Mark Howe and Dave Keon are all members, as is Bobby Hull, although he only played nine games in Hartford. In addition, longtime franchise radio play - by - play announcer Chuck Kaiton received the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2004, an honor granted by the Hall of Fame. Broadcasters John Forslund, TV play - by - play Tripp Tracy, TV color analyst Chuck Kaiton, radio play - by - play First - round Draft picks Note : This list does not include selections of the Hartford Whalers. The Hurricanes drafted Noah Hanifin was drafted 5th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. 1997 : Nikos Tselios ( 22nd overall ) 1998 : Jeff Heerema ( 11th overall ) 1999 : David Tanabe ( 16th overall ) 2000 : none 2001 : Igor Knyazev ( 15th overall ) 2002 : Cam Ward ( 25th overall ) 2003 : Eric Staal ( 2nd overall ) 2004 : Andrew Ladd ( 4th overall ) 2005 : Jack Johnson ( 3rd overall ) 2006 : none 2007 : Brandon Sutter ( 11th overall ) 2008 : Zach Boychuk ( 14th overall ) 2009 : Philippe Paradis ( 27th overall ) 2010 : Jeff Skinner ( 7th overall ) 2011 : Ryan Murphy ( 12th overall ) 2012 : none 2013 : Elias Lindholm ( 5th overall ) 2014 : Haydn Fleury ( 7th overall ) 2015 : Noah Hanifin ( 5th overall ) 2016 : Jake Bean ( 13th overall ), Julien Gauthier ( 21st overall ) 2017 : Martin Necas ( 12th overall ) NHL awards and trophies Main article : List of Carolina Hurricanes award winners Stanley Cup 2005 -- 06 Prince of Wales Trophy 2001 -- 02, 2005 -- 06 Conn Smythe Trophy Cam Ward : 2005 -- 06 Frank J. Selke Trophy Rod Brind'Amour : 2005 -- 06, 2006 -- 07 King Clancy Memorial Trophy Ron Francis : 2001 -- 02 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Ron Francis : 2001 -- 02 Lester Patrick Trophy Peter Karmanos Jr. : 1997 -- 98 Calder Memorial Trophy Jeff Skinner : 2010 -- 11 Statistics Franchise scoring leaders These are the top - ten point - scorers in franchise ( Hartford and Carolina ) history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season. * -- current Hurricanes player Note : Pos = Position ; GP = Games Played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; P / G = Points per game Points Player Pos GP Pts P / G Ron Francis 1186 382 793 1175 0.99 Eric Staal 909 322 453 775 0.85 Kevin Dineen RW 708 250 294 544 0.77 Rod Brind'Amour 694 174 299 473 0.68 Jeff O'Neill RW 673 198 218 416 0.62 Pat Verbeek RW 433 192 211 403 0.93 Blaine Stoughton RW 357 219 158 377 1.06 Geoff Sanderson LW 479 196 173 369 0.77 Erik Cole LW 557 168 195 363 0.65 Ray Ferraro 442 157 194 351 0.79 Goals Player Pos Ron Francis 382 Eric Staal 322 Kevin Dineen RW 250 Blaine Stoughton RW 219 Jeff O'Neill 198 Geoff Sanderson LW 196 Pat Verbeek RW 192 Jeff Skinner * LW 180 Sylvain Turgeon LW 178 Rod Brind'Amour 174 Assists Player Pos Ron Francis 793 Eric Staal 453 Rod Brind'Amour 299 Kevin Dineen RW 294 Andrew Cassels 253 Jeff O'Neill 218 Ray Whitney LW 215 Pat Verbeek RW 211 Sami Kapanen LW 203 Dave Babych 196 Franchise records ( Note : these records include those from the Hartford Whalers ) Individual With 39 wins in the 2008 -- 09 season, Cam Ward set the franchise record for most wins by a goaltender in a season. Most goals in a season : Blaine Stoughton, 56 ( 1979 -- 80 ) Most assists in a season : Ron Francis, 69 ( 1989 -- 90 ) Most points in a season : Mike Rogers, 105 ( 1979 -- 80, 1980 -- 81 ) Most penalty minutes in a season : Torrie Robertson, 358 ( 1985 -- 86 ) Most points in a season, defenceman : Mark Howe, 80 ( 1979 -- 80 ) Most points in a season, rookie : Sylvain Turgeon, 72 ( 1983 -- 84 ) Fastest hat trick : Ray Whitney, 1 minute 40 seconds, February 8, 2007, vs. Boston Bruins Most shots on goal in one game : Jeff Skinner, 13 ( 2014 ) Most hat tricks in a season : Eric Staal, 4 ( 2008 -- 09 ) Most wins in a season : Cam Ward, 39 ( 2008 -- 09 ) Most shutouts in a season : Artūrs Irbe ; Kevin Weekes ; Cam Ward, 6 ( 1998 -- 99, 2000 -- 01, 2003 -- 04, 2008 -- 09 ) Most career post-season goals : Eric Staal, 18 Most career post-season points : Eric Staal, 40 Most points in one post-season : Eric Staal, 28 ( 2006 ) Most shutouts in one post-season : Kevin Weekes ; Cam Ward, 2 ( 2002, 2006, 2009 ) Team Most wins in a season : 52 ( 2005 -- 06 ) Most points in a season : 112 ( 2005 -- 06 ) Most consecutive wins : 9 ( 2005 - 06 ( twice ), 2008 -- 09 ) Most consecutive home wins : 12 ( 2008 -- 09 ) Best shot differential in a game : 45 ( 57 -- 12 ), April 7, 2009, vs. New York Islanders Attendance Home attendance Season Attendance Average 1997 -- 98 372,526 9,086 1998 -- 99 335,708 8,188 1999 -- 2000 508,441 12,401 2000 -- 01 547,186 13,346 2001 -- 02 617,132 15,052 2002 -- 03 642,973 15,682 2003 -- 04 505,534 12,330 2004 -- 05 Season canceled due to lockout 2005 -- 06 639,454 15,596 2006 -- 07 712,861 17,386 2007 -- 08 681,962 16,633 2008 -- 09 679,488 16,572 2009 -- 10 624,873 15,240 2010 -- 11 656,611 16,415 2011 -- 12 657,747 16,042 2012 -- 13 421,401 17,558 2013 -- 14 634,832 15,483 2014 -- 15 516,375 12,594 2015 -- 16 500,363 12,203 2016 - 17 482,829 11,776 References Jump up ^ `` Table of Contents '' ( PDF ). Carolina Hurricanes 2016 - 17 Media Guide. Carolina Hurricanes. December 14, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Williams, Terrell ( June 4, 2013 ). `` Hurricanes Introduce New Home and Road Uniforms ''. Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved December 30, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Carolina Hurricanes Brand Assets ''. Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved July 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Callaghan, Gerry. `` Natural Disaster. '' Archived 2012 - 12 - 02 at Archive.is Sports Illustrated, October 27, 1997 ; Web article retrieved November 19, 2008. Jump up ^ Burnside, Scott. `` Karmanos : Hard - nosed owner, die - hard hockey fan. '' ESPN.com, June 6, 2008 ; Web article retrieved February 14, 2009. Jump up ^ ESPN.com, New Jersey Devils / Carolina Hurricanes NHL recap on ESPN Jump up ^ SportsIllustrated.com, SI 's 2001 - 02 NHL Team Previews : Hurricanes Jump up ^ Fayetteville Online, Hurricanes fans bring the noise Archived June 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ ESPN.com, NHL Attendance Jump up ^ `` Hurricanes tighten up for playoff run in East - USATODAY.com ''. Jump up ^ Press, The Associated ( April 4, 2007 ). `` Hurricanes Eliminated From Playoff Race '' -- via washingtonpost.com. Jump up ^ `` Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes - April 9th, 2011 ''. Jump up ^ `` Great Moments - NC Sports Hall of Fame ''. Jump up ^ Tsn.Ca Staff. `` Hurricanes ink F Semin to five - year, $35 M contract extension ''. The Sports Network. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Hurricanes fire coach Kirk Muller ''. Jump up ^ `` Carolina Hurricanes lose burden of playoff expectations ''. Jump up ^ `` Greenberg to Purchase Hurricanes for $500 Million ''. The Hockey Writers. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Hurricanes owner confirms he received offer to sell ''. NHL. July 13, 2017. Jump up ^ Williams, Terrell ( December 7, 2018 ). `` Dundon Signs Agreement to Purchase Hurricanes ''. NHL.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018. Jump up ^ Rosen, Dan ( December 7, 2017 ). `` Hurricanes enter into purchase agreement, will not relocate ''. NHL.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018. Jump up ^ Smith, Michael ( January 11, 2018 ). `` Dundon Becomes Majority Owner of Hurricanes ''. NHL.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Carolina Hurricanes Roster ''. NHL.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Transactions ''. TSN.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Hurricanes honor Wesley, retire No. 2 ''. NHL.com. Associated Press. 2009. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Canes to retire Brind'Amour's jersey ''. WRAL.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 15. ^ Jump up to : `` Hurricanes always honored Howe, quietly and unofficially ''. News & Observer ( Raleigh ). 2016. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Kaiton 's Korner, Feb. 26 2011 ''. hurricanes.nhl.com. 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Tweetmail No. 118 : Return of the Tweetmail ''. Carolina Hurricanes. 2016. 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Question: how many times have the carolina hurricanes won the stanley cup
Answer: 1 (2005–06)