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Celebrities the Carolina Hurricanes should invite for the Storm Surge

By Zac Hynus

RALEIGH, NC - JANUARY 04: Players of the Carolina Hurricanes participate in their Storm Surge celebration following an NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 4, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - JANUARY 04: Players of the Carolina Hurricanes participate in their Storm Surge celebration following an NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 4, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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RALEIGH, NC – JANUARY 04: Players of the Carolina Hurricanes participate in their Storm Surge celebration following an NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 4, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – JANUARY 04: Players of the Carolina Hurricanes participate in their Storm Surge celebration following an NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 4, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Last Season, the storm surge became a world-wide phenomenon bringing together players, fans, and even some celebrities to join in on the fun. This year, who should the Carolina Hurricanes bring in to up the ante on this unique celebration. 

During the 2018-2019 season, the Carolina Hurricanes gained a massive amount of media attention. Not only for their play on the ice, but also thanks to their post game celebrations known as the storm surge.

This whole crazy idea came from captain Justin Williams, who was trying to create a new way for the players to connect with the Hurricanes fan base. Little did he realize how these celebrations would grow and galvanized the caniacs to this team.

The celebrations started out small with simple skits like running into the boards and Andrei Svechnikov sliding into the goal. However over time, the storm surge began to pick up more momentum and became far more elaborate with the addition of videos, on-ice projections, and the lighting become a part of the fun.

Then on March 1st, 2019 after the bunch of jerks defeated a red-hot, and the eventual Stanley Cup champions, St. Louis Blues 5-2 inside

PNC Arena, the storm surge was taken to a whole new level. The team gathered around center ice for another storm surge, and out of the tunnel came the four-time world heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield who presided to knockout Jordan Martinook to thunderous cheers.

From Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly to county music star Scotty McCreery, celebrities have always been apart of the Hurricanes game day experience as many have been the warning siren sounder to lead the Hurricanes onto the ice for years. However, Holyfield’s appearance in the storm surge now opens a brand new door.

Which leads to the question, what celebrities the Carolina Hurricanes should invite for the Storm Surge?

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