The date was October 15, 1999 and the Carolina Hurricanes had just defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 thanks to goals by Sami Kapanen, Bates Battaglia, and Jeff O’Neill. Since then the Canes have failed to win a game in Vancouver — until last night. To put that into perspective, the Hurricanes organization would appear in two Stanley Cup Finals, another conference final, host an NHL draft and All-Star Game, hire the best player in franchise history to be their head coach, and then draft a player born three months after that win before they won a game in Vancouver again.
About Last Night: A Long Time Coming
