The Carolina Hurricanes touched down in Helsinki today ahead of their two games against the Seattle Kraken as part of the NHL Global Series.

The Canes took off from RDU Sunday afternoon and arrived in Finland Monday morning, going straight from the plane to practice, which feels so fitting for this team.

"Some guys were feeling a little better than others, it was a long flight, but just a lot of fun getting out there," said Jesperi Kotkaniemi. "Guys were really pumped about seeing the sauna in the locker room too and just watching everything that's been going on around here."

And the venue for the skate?

A cave excavated right into the bedrock below Veikkaus Arena, 37 meters below the surface.

"For me personally, this was my first practice back with the team, so nothing better than an eight hour flight right into the fire," joke captain Jordan Staal. "But Fishy was talking about it kind of on the bus ride in, calling it 'The Cave,' and we were like, 'Oh, that sounds interesting.' Might have been my first time taking an elevator down into a rink, but man that ice felt like home."

"You don't see stuff like this, so pretty cool," said coach Rod Brind'Amour.

The Hurricanes will be in town for a bit under a week, so they have a lot in store on this trip, primarily planned by Finnish centerman Sebastian Aho, and the practice in "The Cave" is just one of many things on their list.

"I think the guys are excited to be here," Aho said on Monday. "It's kind of a unique trip obviously and you get to spend a lot of time together."

"You come all this way to experience Finnish culture, and so I like going around the city and finding stuff new to do," Brind'Amour said. "I'm excited to be here now. I didn't like the flight over here, but now that we're here, I'm happy to be here."

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