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Carolina Hurricanes: Top Stanley Cup Playoff Moments

By Robert Leonard

RALEIGH, NC - JUNE 01: Rod Brind'Amour #17 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his game-winning goal in front of teammate Justin Williams #11 during the third period against the Buffalo Sabres in game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2006 NHL Playoffs on June 1, 2006 at RBC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes won the game 4-2 and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - JUNE 01: Rod Brind'Amour #17 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his game-winning goal in front of teammate Justin Williams #11 during the third period against the Buffalo Sabres in game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2006 NHL Playoffs on June 1, 2006 at RBC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes won the game 4-2 and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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Carolina’s Kevyn Adams lifts the Stanley Cup. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina in game seven of the Stanley Cup Final to win the Stanley Cup. (Photo by Scott Bales/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images)
Carolina’s Kevyn Adams lifts the Stanley Cup. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina in game seven of the Stanley Cup Final to win the Stanley Cup. (Photo by Scott Bales/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images) /

Game 7, 2006 Stanley Cup Finals

It is said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. If there was an alternative definition, it would be not defining this game as the top moment in franchise history.

There isn’t a lot that needs to be said about June 19, 2006 that you already don’t know. There’s the insane Cam Ward saves. Justin Williams scoring into the empty net and jumping around. Rod Brind’Amour so excited to grab the cup that Gary Bettman had to actually tell him to hang on.

So here’s a story you haven’t heard. I was one of the 19,000 or so lucky enough to be there that night. I sat in the next to last row in 333 in front of a couple from Edmonton that drove all the way from Edmonton to see the game.

“You drove all the way here?!?” I asked confused. “Either way, I get to see the Cup presented” he responded.

And that is why we do this.

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Question For CC Readers: What are your favorite Carolina Hurricanes Playoff Memories?

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