2015 Carolina Hurricanes Qualifying Tournament

1. ’05-’06 Carolina Hurricanes (52-22-8, 112 points (1st in Southeast), STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS)
2. ’01-’02 Carolina Hurricanes (35-26-16-5, 91 points (1st in Southeast), Lost in Stanley Cup Final)
3. ’08-’09 Carolina Hurricanes (45-30-7, 97 points (2nd in Southeast), Lost in Conference Final)
4. ’98-’99 Carolina Hurricanes (34-30-18, 86 points (1st in Southeast), Lost in Conference Quarterfinal)
5. ’00-’01 Carolina Hurricanes (38-32-9-3, 88 points (2nd in Southeast), Lost in Conference Quarterfinal)
6. ’10-’11 Carolina Hurricanes (40-31-11, 91 points (3rd in Southeast), DNQ for Playoffs)
7. ’99-’00 Carolina Hurricanes (37-35-10-0, 84 points (3rd in Southeast), DNQ for Playoffs)
8. ’07-’08 Carolina Hurricanes (43-33-6, 92 points (2nd in Southeast), DNQ for Playoffs)

The ’98-’99 Carolina Hurricanes were the 17th seed in the inaugural Ultimate NHL Playoff. They swept the 48th-seeded ’30-’31 Philadelphia Quakers in the First Round and then took a 3-0 series lead in the Second Round over the 16th-seeded ’03-’04 Tampa Bay Lightning. However, they would blow that 3-0 lead and become the first team in UNP history to do so.

Players to Watch:

• C – Ron Francis – He had more success in terms of winning elsewhere, and was not an original member of the Canes, but how can I keep the guy who is second all-time in assists of this list?
• C – Eric Staal – And there’s this guy who is Mr. Hurricane. He leads the franchise in games played, goals, assists, points, penalties in minutes and years of service.
• G – Cam Ward – Only the guy above him has worn the Hurricanes logo longer than Cam. Oh and he won the Conn Smythe as a rookie when the Canes won the Cup.