No-one reading this needs to be reminded of Rod Brind’Amour’s achievements with the Carolina Hurricanes. After retiring from the NHL in 2010, he saw his #17 raised to the rafters of PNC Arena in February 2011, then joined the team’s coaching staff in June 2017. Serving as an assistant coach and development coach, Brind’Amour worked for nearly seven years on the coaching staff before being appointed as Head Coach of the Carolina Hurricanes in May 2018.
Canes fans were highly supportive of the move at the time, and appear to remain so generally; but as with any Carolina Hurricanes season, there have been a few bumps along the way.