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This is a family friendly podcast for Caniacs by Caniacs. We're talking of course about the CAROLINA HURRICANES of the NHL. Brad and Raymond have been fans of the Hurricanes for over 60 years combined, going back to the days of the Hartford Whalers. Whether you're just watching your first hockey game, or you've been a fan for decades, this is the podcast for you. We look forward to talking about the Hurricanes and their Caniacs, as well as answering your questions or responding to your comments. So whether you're a Caniac, or Jerk, we're here to bring you our love for the best team in the NHL.
This is back to our family friendly format (there is an analogy using attempted murder to be honest, but it's something I'd say in front of my kiddo).
We talk about where we go from here, how does the podcast adapt to the climate where one person will still be watching, and one will be following players from around the league.
We'd love your feedback. If you listen to the show, what would you like to see us do going forward.
This episode is for the adults, we will be talking to a Canes STM and a reporter covering the Hockey Canada 5 trial and fallout about the Hurricanes interest in McLeod and Hart, and why that is severely problematic.
This one has been marked explicit due to the nature of the content. Sexual Assault Warning.
This week we spoke to Mark and Chris from the Hillsborough Hogs youth hockey (Triangle Youth Hockey of North Carolina - https://www.tyhnc.org/). We had an excellent conversation about their organization, how the Hurricanes have helped grow hockey in the NC, and what some of the issues facing them are.
It was good to hear that the Canes don't seem to have taken the same imperial path of the Dallas Stars (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2025/08/01/nhl-dallas-stars-texas-youth-hockey-monopoly/84289184007/).
I certainly learned some things about NC's youth hockey beginnings and culture, so be sure to tune in to hear more!
Sports Director for Spectrum News One joins us to talk about free agency, in particular:
Nicolaj Ehlers
K'Andre Miller
& the departure of Scott Morrow
The first 3 days of Free Agency!
(Times are approximate)
Orlov 2min
Burns 4min
Stankoven 7min
Miftakhov 9min
Reilly 10min
Primeau 14min
Miller 22min
Ehlers 28min
A longer episode as we go through the Draft, as well as some early signings and trades. The bulk of the episode focuses on grading the Canes themselves including both the regular and post season.
If you disagree with us, let us know! What do you think we got wrong on this one?
We do a little bit about the Cup Finals, talk about some of the rumors floating around out there, and just have a good time talking hockey on Father's Day.
Welcome Coach Ryan (certified by Hockey Canada) from the HotGarbageSports YouTube channel to join us and talk some puck. If there is 1 episode to listen to this season make it this one, this guy know his stuff. And if you can't listen, at least do yourself a favor and check out his YouTube channel for great and fair hockey analysis, even for the Canes. Coach Ryan brings the knowledge of the game from a national level, but without the big market bias. He's our #1 YouTube hockey follow.
The Canes are now down 0-3 in the ECF again, and have only one a single period through those 3 games.
As always, Ray and I will be tough but fair in our thoughts, but this one is going to start the process of taking an honest look at what is happening in this series. If you're unsure now is a good time mentally for this one, feel free to skip and move on to game 4.
Our post-season analysis will probably be starting next week when we welcome on Coach Ryan from Hot Garbage Sports.
We welcome Hayes Permar from The Rialto Theater this week! We talk about his Caniac journey, he knows more hockey than he lets on, Channel 8 parodies, potential ECF matchups and more.
And the quote of the week from Hayes is "We know how to fan!" Don't miss this one!
This was very late after the game so apologies on any quality issues. A quick look at games 4 and 5.
We could not be prouder of all the boys on the team, what an accomplishment to make their 3rd Conference Finals in 7 years.
A great episode today, as Ray and I go through the Canes /Caps series thus far (aside from me confusing Dowd and Carlson)
This is a regular length episode!
Recap Game 1 with Brad and Ray.
Something nice to say about the caps? What?!
Something nice to say about Burns? WHAT?!
Great game Canes and way to take back home ice
Brad and Ray look at series around the league, welcome back Freddie Andersen, and preview Canes vs Caps.
Welcome to Round 2
A quick recap of games 4 & 5, and a Storm Report on what is working for the Hurricanes!
Regular episode this week. We have Tracy from Texas, a Stankoven fan who still loves her Stars but is now also watching some Canes hockey. Thanks Stank!
We hear her story, do a little "new to the Canes Q&A", and talk a little game 4. This was a fun one!
Brad and Ray go over what went right and what went wrong in game 2, and take a quick look at Game 3 in NJ.
A post game wrap-up from Round 1 Game 1 vs. the NJ Devils.
Overall a solid outing by the Canes, with mostly just minor tweaks before game 2.
Way to show off the Loudest House in the NHL to Alexander Nikishin Caniacs!
Nick from Canes Prospects joins us to talk Nikishin, the Canes new 21! He's signed & coming so everyone panic! (Just because it's fun)
Something new we're trying to do for yall, approximate timestamps:
4:00 Last week's games
7:00 Nick from Canes Prospects joins in for Nikishin talk
31:00 Black Aces and Chicago Wolves
41:00 Hurricanes roster logjam and depth including goalies
54:00 Caps and Rags
1:01 Nadeau
1:11 PK Subban makes comments
1:21 Goaltender for playoffs and wrap up
Susan AKA the Canes Sign Lady joins us to talk about her story, some of the players she's met, her pre-game jumbotron time, amazing Canes signs and more!
Due to some technical difficulties, we were cut short with Jas so we'll have them back on another time if they'd like.
We also talked about magic numbers, goaltender interference (again), and how the playoff picture is shaking out.
2 of Ray's friends, and friends of the show (Greg and Shane) a couple of Red Wings fans who came on to tell us about their hockey fandoms, and we re-live a bit of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, do a little cross comparison of Steve Yzerman vs. Rod Brind'Amour, and play a game of METAR (Think Storm Report but with Red Wings terminology)
A lot of fun was had on this one!
We talk with German über Canaic Carolin.
We talk about her Caniac story, how things are going after the trade deadline, what happens when Svech and Orlov are back, and do a Storm Report.
We talk with Spectrum News 1 Charlotte Sports Director Mike Solarte about the trade deadline.
We talk Rantanen, Eric Tulsky, Stankoven, Jankowski and more. We give GMET some grades on his trade deadline acquisitions, as well as talk all the ins and outs of the Rantanen era in Carolina.
A little cathartic day today with our guest Bethany!
We talk about Bethany' Caniac journey, we tell Ray he's wrong in a returning segment, we talk about why we feel upset with where the team is at, Mikko is not being traded, and more!
A former guest Beth invited Ray, I, and our friend ElJay to Toronto for the Canes/Leaf Saturday night and what a night it was!
This round table was recorded in the Air Canada Signature Lounge (shout out to Shannon our amazing hostess). We dined on the most incredible food, had seats directly behind the Canes penalty box (Hi Aho x2 and Walker!) and as always, great hockey talk.
Please forgive the background noise I did what I could on our $0 audio engineering budget. Hah
Bleacher Report Hockey writer / social media star Sam Prevot joined us in the Cellar to talk about the 4 Nations Faceoff. This has far exceeded anyone's expectations and there is at least 1 huge game on tap still to come in Canada v Finland.
We hear about Sam's journey through the ranks, her time with the PHF, swapping from Rags to Canes (Thanks Skinner!), and more.
We also talk about what we've seen so far at the 4 Nations Faceoff and what is still to come. Scoring, tendies, rosters; it's all here!
Kat from The Surge Cast joined us today to talk some Canes puck.
We talk about what she's been up to since season 2, what's going on with the Canes before the big break, we do a Storm Report, and after Kat has to leave us Ray and I talk a little 4 Nations Face-Off and Toronto away day.
Linnea, one of our wonderful Finnish friends joins us to talk about the new look Canes, the weeks behind us and ahead of us, and especially, the upcoming 4 Nations Tournament being held in Montreal & Boston.
It's the Mikko Rantanen show, I mean Storm Cellar (featuring Taylor Hall)
Massi joins us today as we talk about his Caniac journey from Italy to Texas to NC, the biggest trade in NHL history since 1996 featuring Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall, memories of Drury and Necas, why did Chicago make that deal, and more!
This week our guest is Mike Steele, a Whalers / Hurricanes fan formerly of CT and we talk about his Caniac story, Don Quixote and the Hurricanes, Burns/Blake/Carrier/Andersen, and take a look at the week ahead.
We have 2 Caniacs on today's podcast, Jamie and John who have a really cool and unusual hockey story, if you're a techno nerd you'll love this one.
We talk about how they became friends and Caniacs, recap the last week, ask if leadership is an issue, and look ahead to this week's possible 8 points.
A fun episode to record, and 2 great Caniacs as well.
Ches joins the Cellar today as we recap the last week's game, try to define the 2024 calendar year for the Canes, file a Storm Report, and look at expectations for the week.
Also takes like Martinook for the next "C", who is playing better overall Aho or Necas (might surprise you), and what was the worse hit Meier or Haula?
This was a goody so tune in!
Without the technical difficulties!
Recorded before he Rags game.
We recap the last week, give our short Christmas wishes, and look ahead to Rags, Preds and a B2B with the Devils.
Brad and Ray ask some questions and want some feedback in a new game, "Are we wrong?"
We talk about the annual malaise weeks, still 3rd in Metro, toss out some hot(?) takes in "Are we wrong", do a Storm Report, and add some names to the NHL hotseat.
Ray and I welcome host of Locked-On Hurricanes and co-host of The Surgecast, Zach Martin to the show.
We talk about Zach's hockey journey to being a credentialed media member, the Canes line swaps, who in the league is on the hot-seat and more.
Ray and I just briefly touch on the 4 Nations Faceoff rosters.
Congrats to Sebastian Aho, Jaccob Slavin, and Seth Jarvis for making their respective country rosters!
To paraphrase Meat Loaf, 2 out of 4 ain't bad with a 3rd string goalie in net.
The Canes drop back to backs vs the Kittehs, but came back and beat both the Rags and Stars so it's not a bad week at all Caniacs.
Ray and I talk about the weeks' games, goal tending options, what could we steal from Nashville perhaps, and why we need to see the forest and not the trees.
I mean, it's Shane Willis, what more do you want!?
We talk with Shane Willis about how hard it is for your guys like Jarvis and Blake to break into the league, including some of Shane own journey. We also talk about what it's like to walk into a locker room with the likes of Ron Francis and Rod Brind'amour, we look at Carolina's draft and player strategies and how they have set Carolina up for long term success, and Shane joins us in doing the Storm Report - a look at what isn't quite working and what is.
Please consider donating to the Hurricanes $1M raffle to support our western NC communities!
https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/community/raise-up-1-million-raffle
This is a can't miss episode.
This week Ray and I are joined by Caniac Carolyn, former Canes Country contributor and aggregator of Canes information.
We talk about her Caniac story, that Aho's shooting is not down but we know why it feels that way, we recap why the roadie wasn't all bad, and what to expect from the new week.
A special shoutout to Zach from Locked-On Hurricanes (great daily podcast!) as well.
Tom Ray from the StormTracker podcast joined us this morning to talk about how a guy from all of Canada ended up being a Caniac. We also talk about the big Metro week the Canes put together, the loss to the Avs, and our projections on the week ahead.
This one was a lot of fun so tune in and enjoy!
Ray and Brad talk about the Northwest part of the roadie, coming home and spanking the Bruins, and how the team looks 10% of the way into the season.
We talk with Kat Whetstone of inside_the_rink and offside_news about her Caniac / Blue Jackets journey and the Canes first weeks or the season.
How are the Canes at 2-2? Who's off to a good start? What does the West Coast roadie look like?
We do a Storm Report to see who's a hurricane and who's a depression, and we wrap our up our episode with Kat's phenomenal article on Laine and mental health.
Nick from the Canes Prospects Twitter account joins us to go down the list from FUS, Nadeau, and Blake to guys you maybe haven't even heard of yet. Lots of Wolves on this list, the Russian pipeline is BOOMing, and more
We also do a lightning round of predictions on the season, so don't miss our opening night episode so let's #RaiseUp!
AHL reporter and all-around good dude Andrew Rinaldi joined us to talk about the Chicago Wolves / Carolina Hurricanes situation.
As we start season 5 of the pod, we welcome in one of Ray's best friends, Andy to the show. A Flames/Oilers guy through and through, Andy joins us to talk about his job in the NHL, to remember Johnny Gaudreau, and to talk about how the Jarvis contract could impact his beloved Oilers.
An emotional episode for sure.
Quick update to answer Daniel Wagner's question, Drury signed but Necas and Jarvis aren't (but they will be so don't worry), and we play match the Hurricane to the Ted Lasso character as a little timeline cleanse.
We hope you'll give us feedback on who you think we got right or wrong, and we'd love to hear your answers!
After a few weeks off Brad and Ray roll into all that's happened.
Congrats Florida Panthers!
Canes draft well.
NHL Rule Changes
Free Agency: Who's gone, who's staying, and who's new?
Also info about GMDW's departure, TamperBay, and more!
Straight to the point, we hand out letter grades. Who gets an A and who gets an F?
How will the SCF go? We'll see you back here in 2 weeks to congratulate the winner and start talking draft and trades.
Our penultimate episode of the season. A lot to unpack here so we went over:
The Canes / Rangers series
The remaining playoff teams and series
Don Waddell is out, Eric Tulsky is in
Top 3 priorities for the offseason and why
and more.
This week we talk game 4, what was different in the dub than in the rest of the series, goaltending and who starts game 5, are the Rags playing dirty?All this and more this week on the Storm Cellar.
Our good friend Paul joins us from Scotland to talk about Round 2 of the playoffs, and the matchup against the NY Rangers.
The perfect episode to listen to in your work van.
A short recap of Brad's trip to UBS arena, what happened in game 4, what to expect in game 5.
We had Spectrum News 1 Chartlotte Sports Director Mike Solarte back on to talk playoff hockey!
We deep dive the game more-so than usual to get going.
Top line woes, secondary scoring, special teams, dedaline pickup Kuznetsov scores. and more.
Who do you start in net in game 2?
Does Freddie Andersen have to win a cup to prove the haters wrong?
Kuznetsov interview - how will the team take it?
Coyotes relocation - having empathy for the Yotes fans.
Does Meruelo deserve another shot at an NHL team? And what went wrong in the desert.
Mike shares a great story about the Hurricanes first captain Kevin Dineen.
This special episode is dedicated to the Canes vs Islanders 1st round matchup.
We have special guest IsleGirl3 who may be the biggest Islanders fan on the planet. She shares her story of how she became an Islanders die-hard.
Then we get into the matchups and what each of us thinks our strengths and weaknesses are for round 1.
(TW - There is a brief mention of suicide that I left in as an integral part of a compelling story)(There are a few "damn"s I left in as well)
This week, Ryan Henkel from The Hockey News joins us as we talk about what it's like to be a Canes beat reporter.
We talk about Ryan's intro to journalism, his beginnings covering hockey, the transition from fan to reporter and more.
We also discuss the Canes new signings and Ryan's initial impressions of them, along with Scott Morrow's performance against the Blues.
We wrap this one up looking at the playoff picture again as it's still anyone's WC2 in the east, and the President's Trophy and Metro Championship are both up for grabs.
With 2 Bruins games within a week we have on infamous Bruins fan Bobbie Brewski from the Only Bruins Podcast.
We talk about how Bobbie got into the hockey, how he became a Bruins fan from Winnipeg, and get his answers to the 3 questions.
We also talk about the Canes/Bruins rivalry since 2019, and how it's evolved.
Is Kucherov the best player in the NHL? One of us says probably.
Why don't the Eastern Conference teams wants to make the post season?
Who would you not want to face in round 1?
...and more!
No guest this week! Skip ahead to 12;45 to avoid Basketball talk if you'd prefer.
Ray and I walk through the playoff picture: Wings and Flyers seem to want to miss the post season, Western Conference playoffs seem to be set, East is still up in the air.
New lines last week and a much deserved break this week.
Who starts in goal in the playoffs?
Andersen's playoff history
Kochetkov pitches another shutout
Upcoming guests include Mike Solarte for our playoff previews and Bobby Bears for our Bruins preview!
Beth joins us in the Cellar as we talk about her worldwide adventures landing her in Raleigh as a Caniac, Marty Necas gets some love, Guentzel and Kuzy are fitting right in, and the playoff picture is becoming more clear.
All this and more this week in the Storm Cellar!
ComputerAndCoin joins us again to fill us in on some of the aspects of her first full year of hockeydom. We talk about some of her away game experiences, what she focuses on, and how hockey is fitting into her life.
We also look quickly at this past week's games and the playoff picture as it starts to take shape in the West, and the narrowing down of contenders in the East.
Just Brad and Ray today!
We recap our first look at Kuznetsov and recap the Devils and Habs games.
We summarize our trade deadline thoughts (check out the full episode - it's only 30 minutes!)
We enjoy watching Torts refuse to leave the bench.
and we breakdown what we think will happen to the Wildcard races.
Join Brad and Ray for their initial thoughts on Guentzel, Kuznetsov, & Smith.
TA, Lemeiux, and Raanta clear waivers - Raanta to Wolves
What might the forward lines look like?
This week Ray and I were joined by Aerin! We talked about:
Aerin's hockey and Caniac origin story, including the fact that Aerin is a sled hockey player.
We recap the week's game including some bright spots even in the Winnipeg debacle.
We talk a bit about the looming trade deadline and what we're looking for there.
Kerttu from Finland joins Ray and I to talk about:
This week's games (That Florida game was epic)
Canes/Stars
NHL Refs
Playoff picture shaping up
Trade deadline looms
4 Tendies is good for Chicken, bad for NHL team
and more!
Had to reschedule with our guest so it was Brad & Ray.
We talk more in depth than usual about this week's games.
4 goalies, where do you go from here?
(To trade or not to trade, that is the question)
The Storm Report
Playoff Picture
Stadium Series in NY not sold out
Whaler's Night!
Shoutout to ComputerandCoin who joins us next week to update everyone on her hockey journey
Whalers v Devils
Money grab? All 41+ home games are designed to separate you from your money
Feast or Famine? Jekyll or Hyde?: Kochetkov & Necas
Kotchetkov and the Goalie situation & Was it right to pull him vs. the Avs in the 2nd
Marty Necas
Is 0-1 in Overtime RBA's perfect game?
West Conference Roadie
Canes vs Philly in the playoffs for the first time ever?
The TO Reilly situation - Unwritten ENG rules / Hunter & Turgeron
Stadium Series games are not sold out as of the recording
Mike Jones and the Black Excellence jersey
A listing of all the Whalers/Hurricanes black players
Huge thanks to everyone who listens to us, we've had an amazing 100 episodes over the last 3.5 years.
Our guests this week were 2/3 of the SurgeCast (Zack and Bailey) and we do a full team Storm Report - grading every player who has played a game for the Canes this season.
Thanks also to all of the amazing guests we've had over the years, you are what fuels our podcast.
This week we chat with Aaron and talk about:
Greensboro hockey
2002 vs 2006
return of Marty Necas
Spencer Martin
J Willy HoF game
Roy coaching for Lou? Is this the Onion?
and a Storm Report
We had a lot to talk about today.
Jules's story - 2nd generation fan
Are we missing Necas?
A little talk about gatekeeping - Brad doubles down on what?
Caniacs vs fans
ComputerandCoin and hockey superstitions
J Willie HOF Game
and much much more!
Great episode this week, just Ray and I.
We talk PWHL Boston
All Star Sebastian Aho
Connor Bedard's face
Give you a Storm Report
and more this week!
We had Canes Stats in this week to talk about how they went from video games to Caniac.
And there was a lot of discussion around the issues that resulted in the Raanta being put on waivers. Whose fault was it? Was it the right move? How does this affect Raanta? How does this affect the team?
This might be our most in depth episode in a while, be sure to give it a go!
Thanks to Erin for joining us this week. It could have been kind of a downer episode but Erin was great as both a guest, and with her perspectives on the team right now.
Lots to unpack in this one and it's not all fun & games, but we try to cut to the heart of the concerns while being optimistic that the team can rebound and pull through this funk.
With the Canes about to start their west coast roadie, we had Collin from Home Ice Advantage on the show to talk about the week, and the change in his podcast format.
HIA is a daily 10ish minute look at the Canes, it's one of my top podcasts because it's easily digestible and Collin does a great job stepping back and getting to the heart of things. If you don't listen to him, give him a chance for sure.
We also talked about the 3rd pair and "4th" line, as well as the tendie situation. (Not Bojangles vs. Raisin' Canes) and our expectations as the Canes take on some solid teams this week.
This week we talked to Caniac Annie and her story: coming down from Long Island, transforming from Annie to Caniac Annie, STM, loves the team more than any player.
We also talked about last week's games/issues, and where we think the Canes will go from here.
This is a good one with an amazing Caniac.
Just Ray and I this week, we kept it short(ish) and sweet.
1) Whalers Jersey controversy
2) Guys not buying in? What does that mean?
3) 777 - This isn't the only problem, but this pairing is atrocious, especially at almost $10M. We talk about the pairing, as well as TA and Orlov separately.
We talk with Wade Minter AKA PA Guy AKA Mr Voice AKA Gina's good luck charm!
How did Wade get into hockey? How do I have a photo of Wade in my truck bed? How did Wade become the voice of the Canes? How did we have a Dusty Rhodes cameo? Why shouldn't we call it the East Coast Hockey League?
All this and more on this week's Storm Cellar!
Steve Kiesa joins us. An in-game Director for the Hurricanes, Steve is one of the folks who brings you all the entertainment that happens off the ice for the Canes.
We talk about Steve's transition to Caniac being from upstate NY, his job with the Canes, his favorite player, and more.
We also do a quick roundup of the roadie, and prepare to finish it up in Tampa before hopefully seeing Svechnikov at home against the Kraken.
The Storm Cellar welcomes Andy T to the program; a longtime Caniac since the teams' inception, and with a great eye for detail.
This is a shorter one due to time constraints, but we'll have Andy back in the future for sure!
It's been a month, but Brad and Ray are back to talk a bit of off-season and preseason hockey. It's time for all of us to get back into game shape!
Preseason starts this week!
We welcome JFresh Hockey AKA Jack to the show to talk some puck.
We talk about his Penguins fandom, some Dubas/Tulsky talk, but spend most of our time talking about how JFresh shows analytics in a way that anyone can understand. This is a definitely a must-listen for anyone who want to start to get into the analytical side of hockey, without being throw straight into the fire.
No Ray this week (he's the pro, we were missing him this week) but we did have on Madeline AKA ThatArtistMads AKA MadsArt who was a wonderful guest.
We talk about her Caniac journey, have inspiration for a Hurricanes/Bible Study crossover comic, how My Chemical Romance fits in, Aho Aho Aho, Marty Necas and more!
Let's start the new season off with some of the best memories from the 2022-23 season. Here's Ray and so many amazing Caniacs.
Shoutout to these folks for talking with us:
The Surgecast crew
Allen H & Craig G
Mike Solarte
Collin Madewell
Daniel Wagner
Shein Sports
Big Ant
Bill Kirms
Mike Dickinson
Slow news (2) week(s)
Brendan Lemieux in.
Taranseko, EK, TA all on hold
No Aho extension news yet
Pesce still a Cane.
We've been off for a bit, but we're back bi-weekly for the summer
First off, Congrats to Las Vegas Golden Knights
Bradly Nadeau Dmitry Orlov
Michael Bunting
Freddie Andersen
Antti Raanta
Was Brad wrong on Kochetkov?
Jesper Fast
Jordan Staal
Skjei / Pesce - is one or both out?
EK? TA? The Canes are still looking for firepower on defense.
Where does Chatfield fit in the mix?
GMDW hates trade deadlines, getting it done in the offseason.
A brief word of support to the PHF players and the PHF takeover.
This week we welcome long time Triangle sports hosts Joe Ovies! (@joeovies)
We talk through Joe's career - shoutout to his dad, time at WKNC (NCSU Radio), 850 the Buzz, 99.9 the Fan) and more.
He was the long time producer for Adam Gold, and was around during the time of the Sports Pig (Morgan Patrick) and Sports Bar (Mike Solarte).
He and Joe Giglio now have their own podcast which is the same format as their show, but in a 1 hour format (No fluff, just the good stuff) (OVIES + GIGLIO)
We also talk about the Caniacs, "non-traditional" markets (and what does that really mean?), and how the Caniacs ALWAYS show up when asked.
The Canes have been in Raleigh now longer than they were in Hartford, and for half of the franchise's entire lifespan going back to Boston.
We move on to Canes vs Florida and what's going on in the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals and expectations going forward, etc.
This week we were joined by Jack Ridenour, one of the graphic designers/artists for the Carolina Hurricanes! We talk with Jack about the absolute fire graphics the team is putting out this season, his Caniac fandom and intro to hockey, what goes into the creative process for this work, how the team balances being edgy without crossing any lines, and more. We think you'll love this one.
A special shoutout to Dan LaTorraca, Mike Forman, and Allie Ochotorena (the Canes other graphic designer) for letting Jack come on the program, and for all the amazing work their team does. I know we're not naming everyone but this group has really elevated the standards for sports teams across all leagues with what they're doing.
This is also our first year hitting 40 episodes! As we approach 7,000 unique downloads and closing in on 100 episodes, we want to thank everyone who gives us some of their time each week in listening. We appreciate all of you so much!
We are joined this week by Bruce AKA Gostibehere jersey guy, as well as Matt from Liberty Bell Jerseys who did an amazing GhostBear custom for Bruce. We also have the Mr. Mike Solarte to talk playoff puck.
We talk to Bruce about being a Philly convert, Matt about making a true custom jersey, and then playoffs round 2.
This is a great one, and we can't wait to get Matt back on to devote a whole episode to his amazing work.
Brad and Ray recap round 1, and look at the 3 series still going on.
Lots of Canes/Isles including Andersen finally gets his first series clinching win, Rants shows his bum, MacKenzie out performs Bo Horvat for $5M less.
Who starts in net for the Canes in round 2?
Then previewing round 2 with a few quick predictions; yall may not like all of these.
Ray:
Stars in 6, Oilers in 7, Bruins in 6 or Leafs in 7, Rags in 6 or Devils in 7
Brad:
Stars in 6, Vegas in 7, Bruins in 6 or Leafs in 7, Canes in 7
We wrapped with a short discussion of season expectations considering we have 4 of the top 9 out with injuries. Hopefully see yall Wednesday night!
Collin from Home Ice Advantage joins us for a look at Round 1 so far!
We start with the Canes / Isles series, then go around the league.
We talk PP, goalies, and predictions!
Ray and I go through the final weeks of the season, who's hot, and then jump into analysis and expectations of each playoff series for round 1.
Today we talked about.. well, honestly Ray talked about hockey with Kaily and Alex, and I'm going to listen in to find out what they talked about! Then I can update the description. :)
Just Ray and I again today; life happens! Family first!
We talk about the general trend of the Canes the last few seasons as they approach the end of the season, comparisons to previous years, do the Canes need a goal scorer or is scoring-by-committee working? Also Canes have never had a 50g scorer, only 2x 100 pt seasons, is the offense now the secondary scoring, and looking at potential playoff matchups and the soft(?) schedule to finish April.
Just Ray and I this week; our guest Jack Hudec will be on another day (looking forward to that to talk some Wolves)
We preview Bruins / Canes will be over by the time this is out (so is it still a preview?)
Brad does his Steve Dangle impersonation talking about Matthews post-whistle goal from 3/25.
Recapping Leafs and both Rangers games.
Good stuff.
Just Ray and I this week; short and to the point.
We talk about the huge win in Philly, TA gets undressed by Aho.
Looking at the past week and the week ahead
Svechnikov injuries and what that means for fans' expectations
Rod Blend'amour shuffle the lines and why not? Burns is now the Canes top scoring defenseman, move him back to offense?
Predictions for this week, and more.
This week we have on CandleCanyon AKA Emma, an amazing and talented artist who has worked with the Carolina Hurricanes, and whose art is often seen on hockey twitter.
Ray and I started the episode looking at the VGK game, the standings and wildcards, the weeks ahead, and just general Canes talk.
Emma joined us doing the Storm Cellar Forecast and we got her opinions on the Tropical Storm and Hurricane segments, then dove into her artwork and her Caniac story.
You can find Emma on Twitter and Instagram at CandleCanyon, both which link to her Etsy store!
This week we talk with Sam Overton, managing editor and Canes beat writer for NCSU's newspaper the Technician.
We talk about being named after Sami Kapanen, coming from a Caniac household, covering the Canes (and Stadium Series) for the Technician, being a young woman in journalism as it pertains to the Canes, and more.
We also talk about the trade deadline, the additions of Shayne Gostisbehere and Jesse Puljujarvi, and the effects on the team.
Ghostbear's first game in red.
Sunday's matchup against Tampa Bay and the "easy" week before the gauntlet of the following 10 days.
This week we have Jacob Billington from TheHockeyWriters an HockeyBuzz
We talk about the Cam Ward HOF Game, Stadium Series Game, and the last few weeks. We also look ahead at March and the trade deadline.
Special Shout-Outs to the folks we got to see in NC!
This week the Storm Cellar opens up The Sports Bar - our guest Mike Solarte was the Triangle's premier hockey guy when the Hurricanes came to NC. An Associated Press award winning journalist for his Raleigh IceCaps coverage; Mike was THE go-to person for hockey.
We talked about Mike's journey in Raleigh and Charlotte as part of "850 the Buzz" and "Spectrum News 1"
We get some anecdotes about the Raleigh IceCaps including my personal favorite Lyle Wildgoose, the early days of Canes hockey, the tough position of playing/reporting in Greensboro, a terrific story about Arturs Irbe, and more.
Then we talk a little Stadium Series and how both Mike, as well as Ray and I, are expecting to see some Finns and Scots this week.
If you only ever listen to 1 episode of The Storm Cellar, it should be this one.
Welcome ComputerAndCoin AKA Nancia to the show
Nancia's story on starting her hockey journey including:
Doing something totally new post-COVID to get out of the house
Just went online and got tickets, went by herself
Has been to 3 games including Penguins and Bruins
Decided to do the TikToks which have been wildly popular
UNC and Duke Alum - Canes bringing people together across the state
Kochetkov might be her early favorite player, definitely a fan of the tendies
A new fan's thoughts on All-Star weekend vs the two old grumps' thoughts
The NHL needs to do better if it's going to have PHF player take part
(Doing interviews while announcing the PHF players, journalist gets shut down by Hillary Knight)
Mascots might be having the most fun of the weekend
Stadium Series / Canes Hall of Fame game - we need to get the Canes to get Nancia there
Caniacs are good folks in general, Nancia won't ever have to go alone again if she doesn't want to - best fan base in the league
We both agree that "I want to drive the Zamboni" is a great song (by the Gear Daddies)
Upper bowl fans vs lower bowl fans (She had fun in both areas fwiw)
Welcome Colin Hayward AKA British Canes
Colin's story
English Premier League Football (EPL) comparison to NHL
RBA is intimidating
Comparing EPL fan energy to PNC energy
Aho and Svech
Dallas game recap (with some Professor Elemental ChapHop sounds)
Pesce lands a big overhand left
Can't spell Dallas without 2 big "L"s from Marty Necas
Sharks game recap
Fans leaving? Yay, Nay, or Nonya?
Stadium Series jerseys are finally out - look better than expected in person
Who can afford Horvat, JR will not get a top 6 guy in return according to Brad
Meier got to see the Caniacs live in action
Look ahead to the Bruins (that we spanked)
Aho 5th all time in Canes goals thanks to his 6th hat-trick
Canes hat-trick leaders
Jordan Staal and Aho lead team vs Islanders
Thursday night game: Patches out torn achilles
Canes still 2nd in the league
Panthers outside looking in
Tom Workrate joins us
Patches has a lot of loyalty already from the Caniacs
Possible Patches replacements
Svechnikov hit was bad but no suspension
Tom's story:
Islander's fan growing up on Long Island
Became a Caniac in 2013
Kevin Westgarth fan
First Goal Program
Jr Canes
Break in the program to discuss Provorov
Wes AKA JarvyDrury joins us!
Long time Caniac since he was a kid.
Talks 2002,2006, 2009
Dad was a Whalers fan
Inspired by John Forsland to become a sports broadcaster
Eric Staal & Seth Jarvis
Defense is scoring, but offense is not
PP is 0/9 in last 3 games, PK has scored in 3/9 during same 3 games
What's up with Coghlan? What changed since pre-season
Chatfield tearing it up, solidified 5th guy, great wheels
Trade maybe, or bring up Lajoie?
Defensive scoring should open up offense
Burns scores because Bluejackets don't move after faceoff
Andersen is back and looks good, are Raanta and Kochetkov less than 100%?
Remember Kochetkov is a kid, maybe too much pressure too early
Patches minor injury - We know he's a glass cannon
I asked Walt Ruff about RBA's 200th win, but it's Colin's fault
Congrats to RBA for 200th win, 3rd fastest all time, and complete culture change for the Hurricanes
RBA is surplanting Ron Francis as "THE" Hurricanes player
This episode brings in a newer Caniac with another who has been around a little while, and it's a good mix or views and outlooks!
Longstanding Caniac James Connolly joins us to start the show, with newer Caniac Thomas Baker joining us at the mid and finishing strong
James talks about his Caniac story and his love of Cam Ward, Jeff Skinner, Jay Harrison, and Kevin Westgarth.
When Thomas joined us we talk about the All-Star game and our rep Andrei Svechnikov, as well as ways to spread some All-Star love around to other players.
Martinook defers to Necas for the Caniac fan vote. Bring in skill players for the skills comp, bring back more PHF players.
Review the last week's game, Patches debuts to 67 SOG then goes on hattie-watch in game 2.
Carolina is a known home for Finns, and now we're bringing in more Russians - should be a lot of fun going forward if Nishikin gets to the US.
Thomas Baker talks about writing for CardiacCanes, his love of Chatfield and Kochetkov.
Special Guest announcement: Our Stadium Series preview will feature Sports Broadcaster and OG Canes reporter Mike Solarte!
Happy New Year Caniacs!
This week we talk about:
Brad's new threads
Great finish to December, Canes are streaking
The Metro is a wagon, might send 5 teams to the playoffs
NJ game
The team is getting effort from everyone
Aho sneakily averaging a ppg still
3rd line is best line
the Athletics agrees with Brad about O'Reilly to the Canes AKA Trade Talk & Patches
Leaked Stadium Series Jerseys? Good? Bad? Meh?
Looking forward to this week's games
We'd appreciate you giving us a 5 star review if you enjoy the podcast.
This week in a nutshell:
Special Guest talks about "The Whale's Tale"
We quickly go over the Canes 14 point game streak and one heck of a week from the boys without Aho.
The goalie situation
And we answer your Caniac Questions. Special thanks to Thomas Baker, Bill J, Carey, Matthew, Zachary Martin, Jesse Rutledge, and Duke Dutchy for the questions!
This week we had Collin from Home Ice Advantage back on to talk about the goal-tending situation when Andersen comes back.
We also talked about that amazing Dallas game, the upcoming Pens game (8-1-1 last 10 vs Canes 8-0-2 last 10), Raanta was NOT the problem last night, the upcoming schedule, and our Boxing Day celebration episode for next week.
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Yule to everyone who celebrates, and Happy Sunday to those who don't.
This week we were joined again by Daniel Wagner. In short we talked through:
The Coyotes and Isles games.
Statsny and KK get on the board.
Aho and Fast out, Anderson soon to be back in.
What happens to Pyotr and why when Andersen is back.
Kase and Patches
December schedule
North Carolina Night AKA IceCaps Night
and more!
We welcome Kerttu from Finland to the Cellar!
Return of Teuvo
Introduce Kerttu
Aho & Teravainen
Canes social media team
Up at 5:30am
Just a fun team to watch - very likeable
What a change a week makes
Boston was a game changer
Raanta had some cramping
Kings broadcast saluts Canes Defense - stats
Hurricane/Storm/Depression
Statsny
What do we go with 3 goalies?
Next 3 games? Beat the teams you should beat.
1000+ Followers on Twitter (Thanks Moose)
Brandy Sullivan wins a Storm Cellar Jersey
Thanks again to all our listeners!
Closing out November
Something stinks in the Storm Cellar
3 types of fans
It's the little things
Week in Review
Don't leave it in the Refs' hands
Jack Drury
When is Freddie coming back?
Andersen or Raanta in 2023?
Looking ahead to the roadie
"Win the right games"
NJ / Leafs - 3 goals disallowed
Shame on Matt Murray
Do fines do anything in the NHL?
Rewrite the offsides rules
The Yokohama ad on the boards sucks
Go Canadia and the US in the World Cup
Stick taps for Börje Salming
In today's episode:
Cold weather - sorry Buffalo
NHL Iron Man Phil Kessel
The week in review:
Pyotr the Great on Hatpicks
5v5 domination
Special teams still not good
RBA's comments
Get out of Powerplay free card?
Is special teams personel or system?
Faceoffs are important
So far we're not great, but we're not bad
Jersey and Bruins on heaters, Philly has cooled off
Canes are 4th in the East even not clicking
Patches is skating
How does Patches fit in when he's back (Odd man out?)
Stefan Noesen
PP can go 0fer as long as it clicks in the playoffs
With Andersen out - Who's your number 1? Kochetkov v Raanta
Kochetkov vs Bennington would be a legendary goalie fight (Dec 1)
Is it OK to say "we"?
Upcoming schedule
This week Ray and I were joined by Kyle Sullivan, host of "Here in Puckberg" @HPuckberg and co-host of "Locked-On Avalanche" @LOPN_Avalanche
With 2 games against the Avalanche in less than a week, we thought it would be good to bring in some opposing viewpoints and talk some puck.
We briefly (very briefly) talk about the Miller debacle, Canes v Edmonton (2 games, 2 hat-tricks for Svech), then the Colorado game, the parallels of the Canes and Avs, and finish up with a round of WeatherWatch (Tropical Depression/Tropical Storm/Hurricane).
Big win in Philly.
Canes are not playing great, but are atop the Metro - step away from the ledge.
Areas of concern : Faceoffs, PP%, PK% : PP Net% is 10.
Necas is on fire, he is absolutely killing it 5v5.
Pesce + Skjei are a +19 through 8 games, 3rd line Martinook looks great.
Ethan Bear + Pederson to Vancouver -- honestly a great salary dump, and Bear should be a 3/4 guy there as well. All around win.
Goaltending thus far this year?
Ray is joined by Caniacs from Raleigh, Calgary, and South Carolina, shoutout to the Flyers, and Chatfield/Noesen have looked very good this year.
Week 1
2 games down, 96-0-0 to go!
This week we talk Cogs, Necas, Burnsie, Svech's sweet sweet pass.
Shorty but a goodie
We talk with Collin Fearns of Home Ice Advantage Fame AKA a Canes Historian
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving yall!
We talk about:
Collin's story and podcast
The Season started (but it really hasn't?)
Go Nino!
25th Anniversary
Martinook Waivers
Season Expectations
and more!
Welcome Bill Rogers
Maple Leafs fan who became a New England Whalers fan, then followed them to Hartford and now Carolina.
Gotta have that Ron Francis jersey.
The Whale joined the NHL - punitive draft measures?
WHA / NHL merger - how did Edmonton keep Gretzky? How good was Gretzky really?
Paul Coffey talk
Calvin De Haan signs for $850K, that leaves Coghlan, Chatfield, and Bear for 2 spots
Did Don actively seek out to include Coghlan in the Patches deal?
Preseason action - Freddie gives up 3 in 3, no one panics.
164 point pace for Burnsie
Introduction of a new Whalers podcast (Name dropped in the episode)
Caniac Zach
@pours4scores - COVID/Trocheck
$8000+ raised the first season
Zach's story
Aho is a gimme AKA Superstar
Training camp
Gardiner injury - did they know? is that why De Haan is here?
Bear / De Haan / Chatfield
Will Bear go to Vancouver, and if he does, who QBs PP2?
Culture shift in Carolina
Players in town a month early
Players want to come here
Rod is the heart of the paradigm shift
2022 retirements
PK Subban off the ice good guy
Hockey games start today!
Our guest was unable to join us, but Brad and Ray had a great time talking about the 25th anniversary year!
Weather's turning colder, some Canes take in an NCSU victory, Carter Finley upgrades, and congrats to all the 5K runners! We briefly talk the Prospect Showcase, first pre-season game is in 8 days, eagle eyed viewers see the old single flag logo in a social media piece. Canes unveil 25th anniversary jersey, it's a beaut! Brad admits he likes the single flag logo (it's a symbol, accuracy wasn't the priority!) and we have TWO more jserseys coming this year - Reverse Retro and Stadium Series! Stadium Series ticket sales were completely flubbed by the team and NHL - no communication is BAD communication there people.
Huge shoutout to Shannon, Any, and Carrie Jean for helping us out this week! We can't wait to meet yall in person in February!
And we need guests! If you want to be on the show, let us know!
Welcome Bailey Curtis to the Storm Cellar!
Bailey's Story
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Cohost of The Surge Cast with Zach Martin
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Dad influence
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Became a fan during the lean years
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Paul Coffey pick in all times Canes draft was excellent pick
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Cam Ward fan (Cam's number should be retired)
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Soccer goalie, loves the G-men
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Stamkos story
RBA for HHOF mention
25th Anniversary Logo
Welcome back Tripper!
Welcome Hanna Yates to the broadcast team - campaign to get Hanna on the podcast
Welcome Paul Stasney
Calvin De Haan disses Canes in 2019, PTO 2022
Who gets thes 5/6 spot? Bear, Coghlan, Chatfield, De Haan, and Gardnier
Win no mode activated
Do the Canes needs to win the Metro or the East?
New Podcast about the Franchise's history coming next month; name reveal coming soon!
Find Bailey at @baileyycurtis
Find @TheSurgeCast at https://linktr.ee/TheSurgeCast
This was originally recorded live on July 4, 2022; the day Ray and I met in person for the first time after 20 years of friendship. Originally posted to Youtube we thought we'd toss this into the mix during this quiet period before the madness begins. How did our predictions of who stays and who goes hold up? If you had billions of dollars, where would you put an NHL team? What NHL rule would you change? Let us know!
This week Ray and I were joined by friend of the show Samantha Wismer to talk puck. We talk about Samantha's hockey journey, Alex Lyon and the Calder Cup Champion Chicago Wolves, Derek Stepan gets a PTO (Professional Try Out contract) with the Canes, and we all wished Team Finland best of luck in the World Juniors last night.
New Intro and our first guest of our 3rd season; we think you'll enjoy both! Daniel Wagner joins the program to talk his Caniac fandom, Patches injury and how it affects the team, Marty Necas is re-signed (but not on 8/8 for a missed opportunity) and we asked the fans who was the toughest Whaler/Hurricane of all time.
It was so nice getting guests back on the show and we're ready to get back into game shape for the upcoming season; as of the upload date for this episode we have only 45 days until the first preseason game!
No guest this week, but Ray and I talked about a potential Necas deal may be done, Calgary/Florida trade, and lots about veteran presence. We discuss the next few years' UFA situation, who is a must-sign, how hard it is to lose fan favorites, and why the Canes need to look at winning now.
This week Brad and Ray talk about the departure of Nino Niederreiter, the re-signing of Ethan Bear and the tangled web of what will happen before opening night as the Hurricanes have $1.8M in cap space and still need to re-sign Marty Necas. Why did Bear sign for $2.2M which was lower than his $2.5M qualifying offer? With Gardiner under contract at $4M+, and Bear now at $2.2M, there is a logjam on defense and both of those guys would be very expensive 5/6 defenders; does one get shipped out, and if so, whom? Where does Necas fit in to the new forward group, or does he get moved for someone else as the Hurricanes also have a glut of potential 4th liners.
We can't believe we are now starting Season 3!! Thanks to everyone who tunes in to listen to us! This week we talk a bit about our first every in person meeting (URL https://youtu.be/PfdFRZpjS4Q), Johnny Hockey To CBus, then it's all about Burns, Patches and the rest. So join us as we start prepping for October!
No Ray this week (that's on me) but the wonderful Linnea (L) joins me and we talk about her hockey story, her favorite players, meeting Brett Pesce's parents, and play a game of "Stay or Go" with the Canes UFAs.
Short and Sweet on this one Caniacs!
Season Finale for the Podcast for the season, but we'll be doing some episodes during the off-season as well with a "round table" format.
This week: Wanted to do an episode immediately after the conclusion, probably better off we didn't.
- Canes v Rangers series and Game 7
-- Trouba's hit on Jarvis, "Too many men" penalty against a guy who can't stand up?
-- Hockey needs to do away with hits that follow through the head.
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What went wrong?
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What needs to happen next?
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Exit Interviews & RFAs/UFAs
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Can they keep Niederreiter & Trocheck? Should they?
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Jake Gardiner is back off LTIR @ $4M to keep, almost $2M to buyout.
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Do you trust TA to a long term contract?
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the Necas quagmire.
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Bring up AHL guys and spend on a true goal scorer
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The Storm Center (formerly Tropical depression/Tropical Storm/Hurricane)
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Thank you listeners! If you want to be on the podcast this off-season, let us know! We'll be doing round tables every 2-3 weeks all summer.
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We will be launching a 2nd podcast in October all about Whalers history in Season 1, Canes history in Season 2.
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Ray and Brad are super excited to meet in person this July 4th, after 20+ years of online friendship.
Kat Hunter - Caniac as long as she can remember
-loves Dmen and goalies (who doesn't?)
- 1st jersey Cam Ward
- TikTok (katergy74)
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started making vids for friends of the show @pours4scores (shameless plug)
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Pesce and Brock McGinn
Flames / Oilers - The goal overshadows the series
- Great series, lots of action even if not the best hockey.
- No one is talking about 4 goals in 1:11, because of the (in our opinion) no-goal call.
Canes / Rangers so far - Can they win on the road? Why or why not?
Kat shares her thoughts but had to run to prep for the big game tonight, Brad and Ray finish up Canes / Rangers
- Staal line reminds Ray of the BBC in terms of being the best line at what they do
- 20 year old Seth Jarvis might be the Canes best player in the playoffs outside of Antti Raanta
BREAKING NEWS - Andersen was in a crease this morning per @Ice_Chip
Ray and Brad discuss Avs / Blues - Heck of a series
- Avs advance to WCF for first time since 2002
Brad postulates, "worse exit for fans- Blues or Pathers?" Do you prefer to go out knowing it's coming, or via a punch in the gut when you thought you still had a chance? Very different takes on this one.
Predictions for game 6
On this episode of the Storm Cellar we have Corwin from Boston! Corwin is an amazing hockey fan and goalie, and is perhaps the nicest Bruins fans evah. We talk about Corwin's love of the game, some Bruins, some 2x Isobel Cup Champion Boston Pride (I love them too) and some Canes as well. Being a goaltender themself, Corwin has some thoughts on goaltender interference, and some great analysis on what went right (or wrong depending on your perspective) in round 1. We played Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, Nor'Easter, and Hurricanes, before going quickly around the league to look at the remaining series. Of course we talked some Canes vs Rangers and Cor is fully onboard with sending the New Yorkers home for the summer.
A great episode with a great hockey person, definitely tune in for this one, and we hope to have Cor back this summer during our round-table episodes.
A special edition episode for the start of Round 2. Ray and I recap round 1, then delve into Round 2 a bit. I apologize now for the audio quality, we were recording while the family was asleep so it's a little less animated than usual. Hopefully Apple has fixed the issues with the podcast updating properly; fingers crossed. Thanks for tuning in!
Mike from Dallas-Fort Worth (Michael Watson)
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NHL 1994 strikes again!
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99 playoffs bought first Canes merch
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2002 cemented the fandom
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Vegas trip #NHL2VEGAS
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Brind'amour / Aho
Useless Facts
Canes 5-0 all time in Game 7s (Whalers 0-3 all time)
2009 Scotty Walker defeats Bruins in game 7; 13 years ago today
Series in which home team won every game:
02 Leafs / Islanders
92 Habs / Whalers
65 Blackhawks / Habs
55 Habs / Wings
Game 7 - Canes vs Bruins
3 factors:
Crowd - you bought a ticket for a seat, don't use it
Shutdown Marchand (1pt in Raleigh, 10pts in Boston)
Crowd - LOUD AND PROUD
Around the league
Canes vs Bruins Predictions
We speak, the team listens!
This week we had on the amazing Lindsey Holmes - Canes, Leafs, Bruins fan. We talk about her finding the Canes, coming from a hockey family, Toronto security won't just let anyone meet Austin Matthews, and more.
Also in this episode:
Canes v Bruins Round 1 : expecting a road split
Pyotr steps up
Nino proves he deserves a contract
Svech legally crushes Lindholm
No major for boarding Smith?
Google Translate FTW for Baby Goalie
- language doesn't seem to be an issue on the ice for Pyotr
Martinook out - possible ankle injury
Domi has been invisible in a bad way
Bring in Stepan and Lorentz.
PP did score 2, but is still at 11.8% (needs to be faster and less predictable 1-3-1? overload?)
We play Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, & Hurricane
Jasper Fast is invisible in a good way
Quickly we look around the playoffs.
Happy birthday to the podcast!
Happy birthday to Luke Prokop!
Bailey Curtis' question - short answer Laurel Wheeler
Some honest talk about the intersection of our podcast and the Canes fanbase
(representation matters, inclusion matters, remember this is OUR team)
Game 4 and 5 predictions
A big shout out to Sydney for being a last minute fill in at guest. She's a long time hockey fan, but a new Caniac who is along for the ride with Seth Jarvis and the boys. We talk about Sydney's back story, delve into Seth Jarvis and Pyotr the Great a little bit, preview Canes v Bruins, go around the league with Round 1 predictions, and finish up talking superstitions.
We hope to hear from you about your playoff superstitions, so send'em to us on Twitter or Facebook!
Today's pod is about 2 things; a little Canes history in physical form and then it's all about questions from our listeners. We can't tell you how much we appreciate you tuning in to us. Our listenership has doubled since the All-Star break and we're super excited that we've surpassed 1500 unique listens to our podcast. Thank you all and we hope you enjoy this one!
Calgary Caniac Eljay: Whalers fan since 89 when he got a Whalers jersey. Moved to rural Alberta and was able to watch the Whale on TV, not to mention 2nd cousin and Whaler great Geoff Sanderson. Favorite Player Ronnie Franchise, modern day Andrei Svechnikob.
Are the Canes in a slump? Is there too much line mixing?
6 of 8 against playoff teams in March/April (4 OT/SO) games, PP needs to be less predictable down low; need to adapt to teams playing better defensively.
Caller into NHL network, We need a superstar (but do we? or do we have one or two?) compare Florida, Edmonton, Leafs
Detroit game vs Ned shutout
Canes / Avs - STM trip!
Only Colorado has clinched a playoff birth in the west?!
Vegas may miss playoffs for the first time
Coyotes season ticket prices for 2023
Ref kicks puck to Bruins - how bad is that?
Canes / Avs predictions
Caniac Shawn Dickinson
new hockey fan in late 90s, 2000s memories
what the 2002 cup run meant to the team/fans
Shoutouts to Brad & Shawn / Blincos
fav players : Jeff O'Neil / Rod Brind'Amour (Erik Cole / Svechnikov)
Jeff O'Neil - eye of the Hurricane, then Brad calls him a prick
2002 Red Wings one of the best teams ever?
RBA for HOF (Great off season episode idea!)
Martin Necas talk
Lost 9 of last 15, 3 of last 5.
"Gassed or Indifferent?"
Cruise Control into playoffs?
PP issues
We play Tropical Depression/ Tropical Storm / Hurricane (35min)
these are always fun to see how people see the boys
Predictions for Canes / Ducks
Ray and Brad review March, talk about the injury to Jasperi Kotkaniemi, the reworked lines with KK out, Max (not Tie) is fitting into the Canes system, the Canes are hot since the passing of the trade deadline, TSN article on the disaparity of NHL penalties comparing Avs and Canes, RBA's response to the TSN article, will the article affect the reffing, Keith Yandle ironman streak probably ends at 989. A brief segment on the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chanitlly, VA (planes!) and it's Autism Awareness Month! (#RedInstead)
This is late, and it's now past the trading deadline, so how about a list?!
LJ had to work 2min : 3 game slide (now 4) Toronto, Capitals 13min : Nino suspension 18:50 rangers-shesterkin 28:20 - trades and deals 31min - who is still available for the Canes 31:45 - Ray calls Max Domi as the potential right move (nice call Ray) 34min - Brad thinks Waddell will wait until the last seconds when teams panic to get rid of UFAs (nice call Brad) 35min - Brad wants a move because of how good the goaltenders have been, not a situation that comes along often 39min - was KK our deadline deal 39:50 - Brad think Waddell will try a 3 team swap ( :D ) 42min - comparisons to 2006 46min - playoff bracket - matchups are as important as the trade deadline 52min - NYR game predictions (SOOOOO WRONG)
A last minute phonecall where Ray and I briefly go through the KK deal and the Max Domi trade, how the deal breaks down, and what this could mean going forward. Maybe we'll eventually get yesterday's Trade Talk episode out eventually.
On this week's podcast, Ray and Brad have Patty on the program talking Canes pucks as always. We talk about Patty's story, another Penguin's convert, moving from CA to NC, long time STH and game 7 of 2006. Patty brings up some great points about how the ACC factors into the Hurricanes growth cycle in NC. We also talk Kotkaniemi extension, and Brad tosses out a different name for "odd man out" as far as Canes' centers go (you gotta listen to find out whom). We wrap it up talking Canes vs Avs in a "Best of the NHL" match round 1, and quickly preview the Flyers and the Penguins. Also, I might have missed a worty-dird in editing so my apologize if I did!
So what are the topics this week? We speak with Caniac and Wolviac (Trademark us) Erich who speaks to us about the Canes AHL affiliate the Chicaco Wolves. We talk AHL players, do the Canes go for a trade and if so how do our AHLers fit in to the equation. The Avalanche are scary good, do they go after a goaltender like Fleury? The 2023 Stadium Series is officially coming to Carter-Finley in Raleigh on 2/18/23, book your hotels now! We discussed the lack or originality in opponent choice and toss out some of our ideas, and we talk about how tailgating in NC is on a whole 'nother level. We pretend the Caps game didn't happen and jump to the Pens game for our thoughts - Staal and Trocheck lead the way; and don't forget that although the Pens are among least penalized teams, that doesn't mean they commit the least penalties.
This week Brad and Ray talk to Gina T, a home grown hockey fan who exemplifies what it means to be a Caniac. We talk about Gina's introduction to hockey via her boyfriend (now husband) Tom, their switch to Caniacs (sorry Penguins), the Storm Surge, and we answer show friend Erich's question about Gina's favorite player Brett Pesce, Twitch streamer. On the topic of Pesce, we discuss what prompts people to plunk down money for a jersey, what makes those players stand out? We answer Samantha from Philly who asked about what to do on defense with Smith and TDA out long term as well. We hit the high points of the last 4 games including the Pesce OT winner and the ability to close out the month above .500, David Ayres game anniversary (and movie!), and Alex Ovechkin's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We wrap up this week beginning our push in earnest to get Freddie Andersen into the Vezina talk, because he's earned it. WHEW! That's a lot and we had a lot of fun doing it!
Brad and Ray recap what has been perhaps the Canes worst month so far, can it be salvaged? Is the glass half full or half empty on that Florida OT loss? 5 on 3 woes? Say it ain't so! 2 battles against Pennsylvania on Sunday & Monday followed up by some Blue Jackets and Oilers.
Today we were joined by caniac Haylee, a Bruins fan to start, she's a hard core Caniac now.
We talked about her favorite player Stephen Lorentz, last week's games - is the bottle half full or half empty, trade deadline coming up - Giroux, Shatenkirk, Haylee says team chemistry > any particular player, the loss of Hamilton & Nedeljkovic (old timers vs newer fan thoughts), Ray tears up still over the Ron Francis to Pittsburgh deal, Vegas odds - Canes chance to win the cup at 10.3%, ideas for improving All Star weekend, Haylee's story about how Seth Jarvis shows he's an awesome person, and Haylee shows she's an awesome girlfriend.
We also touched on the "Miracle at Molson" which we're linking to here:
https://youtu.be/IjE7yYu0tuc?t=139
Welcome to the weekend Caniacs. This week Brad and Ray discuss the All Star Weekend (for better or worse), some idea to liven up the game (Bring in the PHF All Stars!), Women's Olympic hockey has started, Raleigh is getting a stadium series game in Feb 2023, Toronto/Hurricanes is always a thrill in one Calgary household, and special thanks to last week's guests Beth & Courtney who are some seriously dedicated hockey fans, and we were thrilled we got to spend some time talking with them.
An amazing (and lengthy!) episode with 1/2 of the From Center Ice Podcast team and a writer/editor of for women's sports. We welcomed Beth and Courtney into the Storm Cellar this week to talk about the hiring of Émilie Castonguay, in general about the intersection of women and hockey (as well as women in hockey). These two passionate fans talked about the Castonguay hiring, women in hockey including Olympics, ECHL, and the PHF, as well as their perspectives of being female fans. We give out some mid-season rankings and although they're Blackhawks fans, we can all agree on some Dougie Hamilton love. If you are someone, like us, who truly wishes to see hockey grow and who thinks that hockey should be for everyone, this is the one episode of ours you should listen to. You can find them on Twitter at @wonderbeffers and @vfcentericepod
This weeks' podcast recaps Rangers and Devils, LaFontaine gets the start, new segment "2 minutes minor" explains the basics of the CORSI stat, Andrei Svechnikov earns "Russian Bull" nickname (Him strong, like bull!), 2 racially charged incidents in hockey this week (Boko Imama and Jordan Subban), reference to why Ray dislikes the Habs (2002 Kevin Weekes banana incident), paraphrasing @vfcentericepod's take on the ECHL inciden 35:30), Brad reminds his Bruins loving neighbors what's up, and we talk quickly about next week's schedule including the NJ Devils rematch.
Short week, short description!
Timo Meier goes ham against LA, Ray oversleeps recording day, McDavid doesn't like growing the game, could McDavid or Draisaitl be traded, butt whooping by CBJ - good or bad, LaFontaine debut, Canes vs. Bruins biggest game of the year so far (for Brad), Eric Staal sighting, Go Canes!
In the first episode of 2022, Brad and Ray talk about some amazing Christmas presents and Caniac generosity, RBA's control of the locker room during the team's significant COVID weeks, a heads up that the Canes were featured on Sportsnet's Dangle's Dangits for their 7 goal comeback against the Blue Jackets on New Year's Day, Vegas odds, and the Florida Panthers matchup.
Shout outs this week to Steve Dangle, Courtney Dagger, and Alex Ohari.
And if you haven't seen it, check out the funniest video on youtube: Steve Dangle's David Ayres Game Reaction https://youtu.be/QFnQ0dcaBUI
On this episode Brad talks with Pours4Scores co-founder Mary C. @pours4scores is a collaboration of twitter users who pledge donations to charity based upon who is scoring, shots taken, or even just by uploading a video tagged #pours4scores when the "Universal Drink" player nets one. This groups has donated over $8,000 in their first year (2020) and hopes to exceed $10,000 donated for 2021 We talk about the pours4scores creation and mission, the western Canadian roadie, and about being a Caniac in general. If you would like to help out, please follow @pours4scores on Twitter, or the Storm Cellar crew will help bridge the gap if you find us at https://facebook.com/stormcellar97.
This was a long one folks, but perhaps our best episode yet!
Caniac Zach Martin talks about his hockey podcast The LampLighters and the intersection of sports and mental health.
Grading the Canes (Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, Tropical Depressions)
Turbo nets 100
Will Brad get hatemail due to his Martinook opinion?
We start talking about Ian Cole & Vinny Trocheck literally seconds before they go back to back in the net. (51min mark)
Ted Lasso puns
English Premier League talk (1:10 - Crystal Palace, Everett, & New Castle)
Some 2006 talk and the January 2000 snow game
The short version:
West Coast Roadie, Ray gets to watch hockey at normal times; Brad gets to watch on TV and not an iPad.
Keep loses from becoming streaks; Power Play needs adjustment.
Around the Metro / League with 25% of season gone.
December is a mixed bag of games, including 3 tough ones in Canada.
Future Guests: Alex Ohári @futurecanes, Mary from @Pours4Scores, and hopefully a mystery guest
Laurel Wheeler @finnishsunshine - Please use the "alt text" feature in twitter when posting photos, gifs, and videos! This is a huge help for any visually impaired fans.
If you want to be on the show, let us know! If we can partner up and promote a charity or cause, let us know that too!
washington capitals #nocaps (Brad's foreshadowing when asked who wins "It all depends on the referees")
In this episode Ray and Brad got a chance to meet a wonderful Hollander and Caniac, Linda Paans. Linda started following the team when her favorite player Paul Coffey joined the team in 98, and after he left, she decided that there was something special about the group in Raleigh. In this episode we cover a lot of ground including Brad's Paul Coffey in Boston anecdote, Seth Jarvis, Svech vs Crosby, Linda's amazing Canes collection, OTL points good or bad, and Turbo's 350th regular season game with the Hurricanes.
This was a tough one to talk about, and it certainly geared towards adults, we left it mostly unedited so it's kind of a stream on consciousness.
If you have been the victim of sexual assault and need help please reach out and get the support you need.
National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline (RAINN) - 1-800-656-4673
In Canada:
RCMP Victims Services - https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ccaps-spcca/vic-eng.htm
Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centers - https://casac.ca/anti-violence-centres/
Today Ray and I talk with long time Whalers fan (now Canes fan) Mike D. Listen in as we talk about what it was like to be a Whalers fan when the team moved to NC, as well as how the team is seen now that some time has passed. Mike has some interesting takes on the move from Hartford, and the retiring of jerseys from the franchise's storied history. There may be some controversial opinions on this one, so if you agree or disagree, we want to hear your take on things!
As always you can reach us on twitter @stormcellar97, on Facebook facebook.com/stormcellar97, or at stormcellar97@gmail.com
Happy Halloween! This week we talk about the 7-0-0 Hurricanes' big wins over the Habs, Bruins, and Blackhawks. We discuss the 5 (yes five!) Canes averaging over a PPG, our "3 players to watch for" to see how they're doing, Rod Brind'Amour's coaching style, a potential matchup with the (formerly) undefeated Panthers, and the first look at Seth Jarvis.
We're looking for Caniac stories; if you have a cool story about being a Caniac, especially if you're outside the triangle, let us know! You can find us at facebook.com/stormcellar94, on Twitter @stormcellar97, or at stormcellar97@gmail.com
Thanks for listening!
Sorry for the delay to everyone, including my podcast partner Ray, it took me a week to finally find time to get this out! but it's still relevant! We talk a little offseason, KK, TDA, and our top 3 Canes to watch. We're looking for Caniac stories; if you have a cool story about being a Caniac, especially if you're outside the triangle, let us know! You can find us at facebook.com/stormcellar94, on Twitter @stormcellar97, or at stormcellar97@gmail.com
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In this episode we do our first simulcast with Coach Dwayne from the Sports School Podcast. We grade some teams from around the league, talk lots about the Canes successful season (SIGN ROD NOW) and the playoff run (SIGN ROD NOW), and delve into what to expect during the offseason (SIGN ROD NOW) include who the important UFAs/RFAs are (SIGN ROD NOW) as well as some potential pickups to make the team better. (SIGN ROD NOW)
Donate to CaniacsForEmma at www.givebutter.com/caniacs4emma and follow them on twitter: @CaniacsForEmma
Did we mention we need to sign Rod right now, today, seriously Tom, make me change this episode description today...
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In our first Special Edition episode, Brad interviews Crystal from "CaniacsForEmma," who began raising money for Emma and her family to attend Hurricanes games in 2021-22. We've sure you've seen the photos and videos of Emma and her buddy Jordan Martinook all over social media, and it's a wonderful story that embodies what it means to be a Caniac. CaniacsForEmma has surpassed their first few goals and are looking to form an LLC with the intent of giving away tickets to special needs families to attend games and embrace them into the family that is the Caniac Nation. If you are able to donate, please do so at https://givebutter.com/caniacs4emma , and if you can't, you can still help by spreading the word around social media, or to your friends and coworkers. Follow them on Twitter: @CaniacsForEmma Follow us on Twitter: @stormcellar97 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stormcellar97 and the podcast can be found on your favorite podcast network under The Storm Cellar! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4GOGzfakNlcjzKY00S0dgl
In this episode we talk with the Carolina Hurricanes Original #90 - Paul Lawson from Scotland. Paul has been a Whalers/Hurricanes fan since around 1993, and has played in 2 Alumni games. In this episode he descirbes his first alumni game, including netting one on a pass from the Grim Reaper himself, Stu Grimson, as well as chirping on Aaron Ward.
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This week Brad and Ray recap the Predators series, preview the Tampa series, and speak a little about the situation surrounding Ethan Bear. #WeStandWithEthan
This is our first special edition episode where Ray and I interview Laurel Wheeler, a Caniac from Texas, via Finland. Yes we said Finland! Laurel's story gets better as she tells it, and her enthusiasm for the team is palpable. This was a lot of fun to do, we thank Laurel so much for taking the time to be on the show; she epitomizes what it means to be a Caniac.
Brad and Ray discuss the first 3 games of the Hurricanes/Predators series, take a look around the league, and give their game 4/5 predictions.
This is a new podcast by Caniacs, for Caniacs. Brad and Ray have a combined 50+ years watching and following the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL, and they want to share their love of the Hurricanes to fans old and new alike. In this episode you'll meet Brad and Ray, listen while they talk about the season, and preview the series against the Nashville Predators.