Carolina Hurricanes: How to fill PNC Arena

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RALEIGH, NC – DECEMBER: Carolina Hurricanes players celebrate a game winning goal by Noah Hanifin #5 against the Florida Panthers during an NHL game on December 3, 2017 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Make Hockey Great Again

No, I don’t mean build a wall around PNC or kicking out all fans of opposing teams. I’m talking about thinking outside the box and creating a reason for fans to get excited for Canes games. Before the Metropolitan Division was a thing and the Thrashers left Atlanta, there was the Southeast Division. There were rivalries and fans and players alike showed passion and fire for the team. Rivalries are starting to show again. Carolina Played two home games recently against teams closest to Raleigh, Predators and Panthers, and the results were electrifying!

RALEIGH, NC – DECEMBER 02: Carolina Hurricanes Defenceman Noah Hanifin (5) and Florida Panthers Center Derek MacKenzie (17) fight during a game between the Florida Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC on December 2, 2017. Carolina defeated Florida 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

It’s time to make rivalries a thing again for Carolina and make Hockey great again. Games against teams closest to us like those two should be marketed heavily, even if they aren’t in the same division. Allow trash-talking and raise expectations of a passion-fueled 60 minutes of hockey. Time to instill a pride worth defending in the Hurricanes. Time to make being a Caniac more than being a depressed hockey fan.

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