How Rod Brind’Amour Transformed the Hurricanes Into Surprising Championship Contenders Overnight
Carolina Hurricanes’ 8-0 Playoff Start Sets Tone For Cup Push
During his tenure in Carolina as head coach, prior to reaching the Cup Final in 2026, the Hurricanes reached the Eastern Conference Finals in 2019, 2023, and 2025, winning just one game. If you go back to 2009, the Hurricanes had a record of 1-17 in their previous 18 games in the Eastern Conference Final after their Game 1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
That was before they rattled off four straight wins to get back to the Stanley Cup Final. While the record isn’t the best in the Eastern Conference Final, going through these hard times made him happy to have gotten past that round. But he understands the job is not finished yet.



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