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Carolina Hurricanes: 5 NC teams that should host a hockey night

By Jared Ellis

RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 01: Carolina Hurricanes mascot Stormy celebrates on the ice after a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Carolina Hurricanes at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC on March 1, 2019. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 01: Carolina Hurricanes mascot Stormy celebrates on the ice after a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Carolina Hurricanes at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC on March 1, 2019. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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BOYDS, MD – JUNE 29: North Carolina Courage’s Merritt Mathias (11), Leah Pruitt (12), Lynn Williams (9), and McCall Zerboni (7) hug and celebrate with Debinha Miri (Débora Cristiane de Oliveira) (10) after her late first half goal during the National Womens Soccer League (NWSL) game between the North Carolina Courage and Washington Spirit June 29, 2019 at Maureen Hendricks Field at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, MD. (Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
BOYDS, MD – JUNE 29: North Carolina Courage’s Merritt Mathias (11), Leah Pruitt (12), Lynn Williams (9), and McCall Zerboni (7) hug and celebrate with Debinha Miri (Débora Cristiane de Oliveira) (10) after her late first half goal during the National Womens Soccer League (NWSL) game between the North Carolina Courage and Washington Spirit June 29, 2019 at Maureen Hendricks Field at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, MD. (Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

North Carolina Courage

North Carolina’s women’s soccer team might not be a household name but that shouldn’t mean a thing. They are an incredibly fun and talented team to watch. They also won the 2018 NWSL championship, the inaugural women’s International Champions Cup, and back to back NWSL shield titles (best regular season record). And they were only founded in January of 2017.

The success this team is having is amazing to watch. At the time of writing this article, they currently sit in 2nd place in the NWSL, just one point behind the Portland Thorns.  Attacker, Lynn Williams, is also leading the league in both assists and shots. With the US women’s national team recently winning their 4th FIFA World Cup, more eyes than ever will be on the world of women’s soccer.

This team is not getting the attention they deserve. The success of the national team will bring in more people for sure. A hockey night with their Wake county neighbors could also help bring in people and help them make some new fans, if their overwhelming success hadn’t made them a fan already like it has for me.

On to the biggest fish in this pond:

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