NHL (Official Thread)

[Mike80]

Nothing says hockey like a Vegas/Carolina matchup.

At least it's not a Canuckistani team....because Fuck Canada.

 

[ScriptOhio]

https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/article/hurricanes-choose-to-not-touch-prince-of-wales-trophy-after-win-over-canadiens-050945847.html

Hurricanes choose to not touch Prince of Wales trophy after win over Canadiens​

After punching a ticket to their first Stanley Cup final in 20 years, Carolina followed Rod Brind'Amour's advice: 'Do what you want, but don't touch it'

On the brink of their first Stanley Cup since 2006, the Carolina Hurricanes did not want to tempt fate.

The Hurricanes crushed the Montreal Canadiens to win the Eastern Conference finals 4-1. Afterwards, when being presented with the Prince of Wales trophy, Carolina chose to not touch the trophy — a decision that is rife with superstition.


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Historically, the decision to not touch or touch the trophy doesn’t have much consistency in the outcome. Of the 10 teams over the past 20 years who touched the trophy, four have not won the Cup, per NHL.com.

But hockey players are incredibly superstitious, and the few success stories after not touching it are enough to make the solution clear. The Florida Panthers, who won the past two Stanley Cups, lost the final series in 2023 after touching the conference trophy, but came back to win it twice after not touching it.

And in Hurricanes’ history, in the team’s only other Eastern Conference finals win in 2002, captain Ron Francis picked up the trophy. Carolina went on to lose the 2002 Stanley Cup in five games to the Detroit Red Wings.