The ’98-’99 Carolina Hurricanes entered this 1st Round matchup as heavy favorites, but struggled to gain a hold on this series early on. The ’30-’31 Quakers took Game’s 1 and 3 to take a 2-1 series lead before the ’98-’99 Hurricanes won three straight games to end the series. The Quaker offense bested the Hurricanes in a 5-4 win in Game 1 and Quaker goaltender Wilf Cude shut down in the Hurricanes in a 4-2 win in Game 3. However, the Hurricanes exploded for eight goals in a Game 4 win and took control of the series from there.
Keith Primeau lead the way for the Canes in this series. He posted five goals and six assists for 11 points while peppering the Quaker net with 51 shots. Winger Gary Roberts followed right behind Primeau in points with nine (five goals and four assists). Defenseman Glen Wesley played solid defense with a +9 rating while posting two goals and five assists for seven points.
The Quakers heavily relied on their goaltender Cude in this series. He posted a .927 save percentage in this series and kept this series closer than it probably should have been. He posted single totals of saves of 54 in Game 1, 57 in Game 2, 53 in Game 3, 44 in Game 4, 68 in Game 5 and 52 in Game 6. Offensively for the Quakers, 8-year veteran forward Hib Milks lead the way with six goals and five assists for 11 points.
Here are this series’ links:
- Game Boxscores/Results
- Team Stats
- Hurricanes Skater Stats
- Quakers Skater Stats
- Hurricanes Goalie Stats
- Quakers Goalie Stats
Three Stars of the Series:
- PHQ – G – Wilf Cude – 2-4-0 3.83 GAA .927 SV% 10 Star Points
- CAR – C – Keith Primeau – 5 G 6 A 11 P +6 51 S 6 Star Points
- PHQ – LW – Hib Milks – 6 G 5 A 11 P Even 30 S 5 Star Points
GAME 1:
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| #48 ‘30-’31 Quakers | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| #17 ‘98-’99 Hurricanes | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: PHIQ – 5 CAR – 4 (1-0 PHQ)
1st Period:
- PHIQ Goal: G. Lowrey (1) assisted by A. Shields (1), H. Milks (1)
- CAR Goal: K. Primeau (1) assisted by P. Coffey (1), R. Sheppard (1)
- CAR Goal: K. Dineen (1) assisted by G. Roberts (1), K. Primeau (1)
2nd Period:
- PHIQ Goal: E. McCalmon (1) assisted by S. Howe (1), S. Crossett (1)
- PHIQ Goal: G. Lowrey (2) assisted by C. Barton (1), H. Milks (2)
- PHIQ Goal: S. Howe (1) assisted by H. Drury (1)
3rd Period:
- PHIQ SH-Goal: J. Jarvis (1)
- CAR Goal: G. Roberts (1) assisted by K. Dineen (1), G. Wesley (1)
- CAR Goal: G. Roberts (2) assisted by N. Pratt (1), R. Francis (1)
GAME 2:
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| #48 ‘30-’31 Quakers | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| #17 ‘98-’99 Hurricanes | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: CAR – 4 PHIQ – 1 (1-1 tie)
1st Period:
- PHIQ Goal: C. Barton (1) assisted by H. Milks (3), A. Shields (2)
- CAR SH-Goal: K. Primeau (2) assisted by N. Pratt (2)
2nd Period:
- CAR Goal: K. Primeau (3) assisted by S. Kapanen (1), R. Sheppard (2)
3rd Period:
- CAR Goal: K. Primeau (4)
- CAR Goal: G. Wesley (1) assisted by S. Kapanen (2), K. Primeau (2)
GAME 3:
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| #17 ‘98-’99 Hurricanes | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
| #48 ‘30-’31 Quakers | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: PHIQ – 4 CAR – 2 (2-1 PHIQ)
1st Period:
- PHIQ Goal: H. Milks (1) assisted by G. Lowrey (1), D. Coulson (1)
- PHIQ PP-Goal: H. Milks (2) assisted by B. Hutton (1), G. Lowrey (2)
2nd Period:
- CAR PP-Goal: R. Francis (1) assisted by G. Roberts (2)
- CAR PP-Goral: C. Leschyshyn (1) assisted by G. Roberts (3), R. Francis (2)
3rd Period:
- PHIQ PP-Goal: H. Milks (3) assisted by E. McCalmon (1)
- PHIQ Goal: H. Milks (4) assisted by G. Lowrey (3), S. Crossett (2)
GAME 4:
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| #17 ‘98-’99 Hurricanes | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 |
| #48 ‘30-’31 Quakers | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: CAR – 8 PHIQ – 3 (2-2 tie)
1st Period:
- CAR Goal: A. Kovalenko (1) assisted by R. Francis (3), G. Roberts (4)
- CAR Goal: G. Roberts (3) assisted by R. Francis (4), A. Kovalenko (1)
- CAR Goal: R. Sheppard (1) assisted by G. Wesley (2), K. Primeau (3)
- CAR Goal: R. Sheppard (2) assisted by S. Hill (1), S. Kapanen (3)
- PHIQ Goal: S. Howe (2) assisted by D. Coulson (2), H. Milks (4)
2nd Period:
- CAR Goal: J. O’Neill (1) assisted by M. Gelinas (1), G. Wesley (3)
- CAR Goal: G. Wesley (2) assisted by J. O’Neill (1)
- CAR Goal: R. Francis (2) assisted by G. Wesley (4), N. Pratt (3)
- PHIQ Goal: E. McCalmon (2) assisted by J. McKinnon (1), R. Lyons (1)
3rd Period:
- CAR Goal: K. Primeau (5) assisted by P. Coffey (2), R. Sheppard (3)
- PHIQ Goal: W. Kilrea (1) assisted by H. Milks (5)
GAME 5:
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| #48 ‘30-’31 Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| #17 ‘98-’99 Hurricanes | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: CAR – 3 PHIQ – 0 (3-2 CAR)
1st Period:
- CAR Goal: R. Sheppard (3) assisted by S. Kapanen (4)
- CAR Goal: G. Roberts (4) assisted by G. Wesley (5)
2nd Period:
3rd Period:
- CAR Goal: J. O’Neill (2) assisted by M. Gelinas (2)
GAME 6:
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| #17 ‘98-’99 Hurricanes | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
| #48 ‘30-’31 Quakers | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: CAR – 5 PHIQ – 3 (4-2 CAR)
1st Period:
- CAR Goal: N. Emerson (1) assisted by P. Coffey (3)
- CAR Goal: R. Sheppard (4) assisted by K. Primeau (4), S. Kapanen (5)
- PHIQ Goal: E. McCalmon (3) assisted by S. Crossett (3), R. Lyons (2)
2nd Period:
- PHIQ Goal: H. Milks (5) assisted by W. Kilrea (1)
- PHIQ Goal: H. Milks (6) assisted by S. Howe (2) assisted by W. Kilrea (2)
- CAR Goal: A. Kovalenko (2) assisted by R. Francis (5), P. Coffey (4)
- CAR Goal: S. Kapanen (1) assisted by R. Sheppard (4), K. Primeau (5)
3rd Period:
- CAR Goal: G. Roberts (5) assisted by K. Primeau (6)
Now that the ’98-’99 Carolina Hurricanes survived the ’30-’31 Philadelphia Quakers, they are moving on to the 2nd Round where they will face off against their division rivals, the 16th-seed ’03-’04 Tampa Bay Lightning.
Up next is the 1st Round matchup of the 25th-seed ’05-’06 Ottawa Senators and the 40th-seeded ’77-’78 Colorado Rockies.
