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Groom refused to get married without Canes jerseys. Bride said, 'I do.' | News & Observer

Ben McKenzie had a lot on his plate Thursday, when he and doctors suspected he might have had a heart attack.

But it was the things he loves that were on his mind – his wife of two weeks, Katie, and his favorite NHL team, the Carolina Hurricanes.

From his hospital bed, the 30-year-old posted a photo on the Canes subreddit to show fellow fans that the couple donned Hurricanes jerseys for their wedding ceremony in Hot Springs on May 12.

“I had a lot of time to kill just sitting here,” Ben said Friday, still at the hospital in Lexington, S.