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Carolina Hurricanes: Every NHL All-Star selection in franchise history

By Andrew Miller

RALEIGH, NC - JANUARY 30: Eric Staal #12 of the Carolina Hurricanes and Jeff Skinner #53 of the Carolina Hurricanes prepare for the game in the team Staal locker room prior to the start of the 58th NHL All-Star Game at the RBC Center on January 30, 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - JANUARY 30: Eric Staal #12 of the Carolina Hurricanes and Jeff Skinner #53 of the Carolina Hurricanes prepare for the game in the team Staal locker room prior to the start of the 58th NHL All-Star Game at the RBC Center on January 30, 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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Right Wing. Years Selected: 2003. Jeff O'Neill. 7. player. 109.

The 2003 NHL All-Star Weekend festivities were something to remember for former Canes fan favorite right wing and “the eye of the storm”, Jeff O’Neill. Yet, O’Neill received some disrespect on a few occasions, from 2000-2002.

As a major snub from the 2001 All-Star Game (registering 41 goals that year), it might have provided some motivation for O’Neill to keep producing at a high-level over a four season span. His sole career All-Star appearance came in 2003, so he definitely enjoyed the opportunity.

O’Neill was a core part of Carolina’s 2002 Stanley Cup Finals squad, along with Kapanen, Francis, and Irbe. Those star players are not names that the fans in Raleigh are going to forget anytime soon, if ever.

Of all 11 Canes selected to an All-Star Game, O’Neill might have been disrespected the most, with three legitimate snubs. He could easily have two or three more selections in the early 2000s. Carolina’s 2002 breakout largely played a factor in his 2003 selection, though.

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