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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — It was quite the day to be a Carolina Hurricanes fan in Raleigh.
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Throngs of Caniacs swarmed Raleigh to celebrate the Canes’ Stanley Cup victory during the championship parade Saturday morning into mid-afternoon.
CBS 17 crews were all over the event and captured some stand-out images while they were there.
A tarps off kinda celebration
While not a new aspect of sports fandom, the tarps off trend has recently taken center stage for some fans, sometimes as a means of starting a late-game rally.
During the parade, one bus of Hurricanes players joined in.
Members of the Carolina Hurricanes went tarps off for part of the championship parade in Raleigh. (Russ Bowen) 
Members of the Carolina Hurricanes went tarps off for part of the championship parade in Raleigh. (Russ Bowen) 
Members of the Carolina Hurricanes went tarps off for part of the championship parade in Raleigh. (Russ Bowen) 
Members of the Carolina Hurricanes went tarps off for part of the championship parade in Raleigh. (Russ Bowen)
A reunion 20 years in the making
The last time the Carolina Hurricanes won a Stanley Cup was in 2006, which spawned the iconic Rod Brind’Amour photo of him holding the cup over his head.
The Canes’ journey to reach the top of the mountain once again was filled with trials and tribulations over the next 20 years. In that time, all three of the Staal brothers — Eric, Jordan and Jared — made history in 2013 by all starting a game together, and Brind’Amour went from player to coach.
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This year, Jordan joined his brother Eric in becoming a captain who led the Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup victory.
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Jordan Staal holds the Stanley Cup above his head at the championship rally in Raleigh. 
Rod Brind’Amour holds the his second Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup over his head at the championship rally in Raleigh.
A storm of red and black
If there was ever a way to prove that Raleigh is a hockey city, specifically a Hurricanes hockey, all someone would need to do is show them pictures of the crowd from the parade.
According to the City of Raleigh and the Raleigh Police Department, more than 100,000 people from all walks of life came to celebrate the Canes’ victory. It was a storm of red and black all throughout downtown Raleigh.
A parking garage in Raleigh is filled with people looking to catch a glimpse of the passing parade. (Harrison Grubb) 
Photo courtesy: Pool coverage 
Photo courtesy: Pool coverage 
Photo courtesy: Pool coverage 
Regardless of how people experienced the parade, it was a moment of unity and celebration for a team that has been on the hunt for another Stanley Cup for two decades.
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