For the final installment of the Top 20 At 20, we look at some of the honorable mention players who didn’t quite crack the full list but made a name for themselves while with the Carolina Hurricanes over the years. Among the players included today are two former captains, a winner of a reality show, and a defenseman who bears more than a passing resemblance to Huey Lewis and/or Henry Rollins.
Honoring the players who defined the Carolina Hurricanes over the team’s first two decades in North Carolina.
Brian’s rank: 12
Consensus rank: 24
Years with Canes: 1997-1999
Scoring totals: 56 goals, 69 assists, 125 points in 159 games
How acquired: From Detroit to Hartford with Paul Coffey and a first round pick for Brendan Shanahan and Brian Glynn, 10/9/1996
Before Erik Cole, before Rod Brind’Amour, before Jordan Staal, there was Keith Primeau.