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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 With more than 100,000 Caniacs expected to pack downtown Raleigh on Saturday for the Carolina Hurricanes\u2019 Stanley Cup victory parade, North Carolina lawmakers say it reflects just how much the hockey team\u2019s support has grown since its first championship 20 years ago.<\/p>

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The parade, which city officials say could be the largest in Raleigh\u2019s history, will begin at\u00a011 a.m. and end with a rally at City Plaza celebrating the Carolina Hurricanes winning the Stanley Cup Final.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf someone had told you 20 years ago that a professional hockey team drew the kind of response that we\u2019ve seen, not just in Raleigh and not just in Wake County, but across the state in North Carolina, you wouldn\u2019t have believed it,\u201d said North Carolina State Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham).<\/p>\n

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has declared Saturday as the start of \u201cStanley Cup Summer.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour lifts the Stanley Cup after a win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final series, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo\/Candice Ward) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Raleigh, Edward Mills Road between Wade Avenue and N.C. 54 will also be designated as \u201cHurricanes Highway.\u201d Stein is also one of the scheduled speakers at Saturday\u2019s rally.<\/p>\n

\u201cStanley Cup Summer has officially begun,\u201d the governor said. \u201cThe Hurricanes won the hardest title in sports as the consummate team, each player doing his job. Their victory unified the state, bringing together North Carolinians who hail from every corner of the state and who cheer for their own favorite college team. Today, we are all Caniacs! Sound the siren \u2013 it\u2019s time to celebrate!\u201d<\/p>\n

State Rep. Lindsay Prather (D-Buncombe) said the expected massive turnout proves hockey can thrive in the South.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI can\u2019t wait to see the cup,\u201d Prather said. \u201cThere\u2019s always kind of been a sense in the rest of the country that people say hockey doesn\u2019t belong in the South. I think we proved everyone wrong. There\u2019s a bit of a sense of validation that hockey does belong here and it almost kind of feels like the good guys finally won. \u201c<\/p>\n

Prather, a self-described Caniac, said she and her husband will be hitting the road at 5 a.m. to drive from Asheville to Raleigh for the victory festivities.<\/p>

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\u201cThis is Canes country. We are super, super excited. And just absolutely can\u2019t wait. I think North Carolina really needed something positive to be able to rally around, and this is just exactly what we needed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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In a state known for fierce college sports rivalries, lawmakers say the Canes are a team everyone can support.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take our sports very seriously here in North Carolina,\u201d said North Carolina State Sen. Natalie Murdock (D-Durham). \u201cAnd to say we can all unify and come together for the Hurricanes at this parade and be on the same team, it\u2019s unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re used to having these rivalries in basketball in our universities. But the Carolina Hurricanes are a team that everybody can rally around and everyone can get excited about, no matter who they support in any other sport,\u201d Prather said.<\/p>\n

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Lawmakers also said the Canes\u2019 victory is fueling broader conversations about the state\u2019s professional sports future, including whether the Triangle could eventually support a Major League Baseball franchise.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to be the seventh most populous state when the next census comes out. We\u2019re the largest state that does not have a Major League Baseball team,\u201d said Berger. \u201cIf there is an opportunity for North Carolina to get an expansion baseball team, I\u2019d love to see that. I am hopeful that will have an ability to put forward something sooner rather than later, that will give us that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murdock, from Durham, agrees.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalks are heating up for an MLB team as a result of the success of the Canes. So we want to keep it going,\u201d said Murdock.<\/p>

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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — With more than 100,000 Caniacs expected to pack downtown Raleigh on Saturday for the Carolina Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup victory parade, North Carolina lawmakers say it reflects just how much the hockey team’s support has grown since its first championship 20 years ago. 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