Championship Canes storm General Assembly, deliver pep talk deep in budget overtime

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: June 23, 2026

Words: 596

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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In 2006, Carolina Hurricanes captain Rod Brind’Amour hoisted the Stanley Cup in the chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly after leading the team to their first championship.

Twenty years later, he returned to Jones Street to bring it back — this time as head coach.

“What I witnessed on Saturday at the parade was something very, very special,” Brind’Amour told the state House of Representatives. “People that wouldn’t normally talk to each other were …

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