The Hurricanes' only Stanley Cup in 2005-06 produced some franchise all-time greats, three of whom find themselves on the team's Mount Rushmore, says Ken Campbell.
Rod Brind'Amour drinks from the Stanley Cup after the Carolina Hurricanes won it all in 2006.We keep waiting for the Carolina Hurricanes to break through and win another Stanley Cup to go along with the one they won almost two decades ago. They keep trying to get it right. We'll see if they're successful.
The Hurricanes have indeed been a legitimate contender for a while now, but they have lacked the game-breaker most great NHL teams have. Even when they won the Cup in 2006, it was very much a triumph of the collective over the individual.
It should come as no surprise their Mount Rushmore is made up largely of players who were part of that Cup-winning team. And since one of the requirements is that at least one of the players has to be currently on the NHL roster, we've added a guy who will almost certainly be a key cog if the Hurricanes ever do break through.
Here's Carolina's Mount Rushmore:
And here's how the Mount Rushmore rankings have gone so far:
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