Carolina Hurricanes: Ranking every season in the history of the franchise

RALEIGH, NC - JUNE 19: Rod Brind'Amour #17 of the Carolina Hurricanes kisses the Stanley Cup after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in game seven of the 2006 NHL Stanley Cup Finals on June 19, 2006 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes defeated the Oilers 3-1 to win the Stanley Cup finals 4 games to 3. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

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19 Nov 1998: Goalie Arturs Irbe #1 of the Carolina Hurricanes prepares to make a stop during a game against the New Jersey Devils at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Devils defeated the Hurricanes 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Al Bello /Allsport /

5. 1998-99

The Canes took the NHL by storm as an upstart team in the Southeast Division during the 1998-99 season. This was the last season that Carolina played in Greensboro before moving to Raleigh. And it did not disappoint.

Carolina made it to the first round of the playoffs before losing to the Boston Bruins in six games. Keith Primeau, Sami Kapanen, and Ray Sheppard led the team in points, each totaling at least 58.

Arturs Irbe also had the best season of his career with a .923 save perentage. Even Trevor Kidd did a solid job between the pipes when called upon. At age 26, Kidd should have had a bright future in the NHL but never came of much.

The 1998-99 campaign will always be remembered as the first year the Canes made the playoffs. It was also the first time that either the Canes or the Hartford Whalers had made it to the playoffs since the 1991-92 season.

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