The Storm Cellar (StormCellar)

To paraphrase Meat Loaf, 2 out of 4 ain't bad with a 3rd string goalie in net.

The Canes drop back to backs vs the Kittehs, but came back and beat both the Rags and Stars so it's not a bad week at all Caniacs.

Ray and I talk about the weeks' games, goal tending options, what could we steal from Nashville perhaps, and why we need to see the forest and not the trees.

Slow news (2) week(s)

Brendan Lemieux in.

Taranseko, EK, TA all on hold

No Aho extension news yet

Pesce still a Cane.

This week our guest is Mike Steele, a Whalers / Hurricanes fan formerly of CT and we talk about his Caniac story, Don Quixote and the Hurricanes, Burns/Blake/Carrier/Andersen, and take a look at the week ahead.

We had a lot to talk about today.

Jules's story - 2nd generation fan

Are we missing Necas?

A little talk about gatekeeping - Brad doubles down on what?

Caniacs vs fans

ComputerandCoin and hockey superstitions

J Willie HOF Game

and much much more!

Just Ray and I this week, we kept it short(ish) and sweet.

1) Whalers Jersey controversy

2) Guys not buying in? What does that mean?

3) 777 - This isn't the only problem, but this pairing is atrocious, especially at almost $10M. We talk about the pairing, as well as TA and Orlov separately.

Straight to the point, we hand out letter grades. Who gets an A and who gets an F?

How will the SCF go? We'll see you back here in 2 weeks to congratulate the winner and start talking draft and trades.

We welcome JFresh Hockey AKA Jack to the show to talk some puck.

We talk about his Penguins fandom, some Dubas/Tulsky talk, but spend most of our time talking about how JFresh shows analytics in a way that anyone can understand. This is a definitely a must-listen for anyone who want to start to get into the analytical side of hockey, without being throw straight into the fire.

This week we have Jacob Billington from TheHockeyWriters an HockeyBuzz

We talk about the Cam Ward HOF Game, Stadium Series Game, and the last few weeks. We also look ahead at March and the trade deadline.

Special Shout-Outs to the folks we got to see in NC!

No Ray this week (he's the pro, we were missing him this week) but we did have on Madeline AKA ThatArtistMads AKA MadsArt who was a wonderful guest.

We talk about her Caniac journey, have inspiration for a Hurricanes/Bible Study crossover comic, how My Chemical Romance fits in, Aho Aho Aho, Marty Necas and more!

The Storm Cellar welcomes Andy T to the program; a longtime Caniac since the teams' inception, and with a great eye for detail.

This is a shorter one due to time constraints, but we'll have Andy back in the future for sure!

Let's start the new season off with some of the best memories from the 2022-23 season. Here's Ray and so many amazing Caniacs.

Shoutout to these folks for talking with us:

The Surgecast crew

Allen H & Craig G

Mike Solarte

Collin Madewell

Daniel Wagner

Shein Sports

Big Ant

Bill Kirms

Mike Dickinson

Join Brad and Ray for their initial thoughts on Guentzel, Kuznetsov, & Smith.

TA, Lemeiux, and Raanta clear waivers - Raanta to Wolves

What might the forward lines look like?

Huge thanks to everyone who listens to us, we've had an amazing 100 episodes over the last 3.5 years.

Our guests this week were 2/3 of the SurgeCast (Zack and Bailey) and we do a full team Storm Report - grading every player who has played a game for the Canes this season.

Thanks also to all of the amazing guests we've had over the years, you are what fuels our podcast.

This week the Storm Cellar opens up The Sports Bar - our guest Mike Solarte was the Triangle's premier hockey guy when the Hurricanes came to NC. An Associated Press award winning journalist for his Raleigh IceCaps coverage; Mike was THE go-to person for hockey.

We talked about Mike's journey in Raleigh and Charlotte as part of "850 the Buzz" and "Spectrum News 1"

We get some anecdotes about the Raleigh IceCaps including my personal favorite Lyle Wildgoose, the early days of Canes hockey, the tough position of playing/reporting in Greensboro, a terrific story about Arturs Irbe, and more.

Then we talk a little Stadium Series and how both Mike, as well as Ray and I, are expecting to see some Finns and Scots this week.

If you only ever listen to 1 episode of The Storm Cellar, it should be this one.

Closing out November

Something stinks in the Storm Cellar

3 types of fans

It's the little things

Week in Review

Don't leave it in the Refs' hands

Jack Drury

When is Freddie coming back?

Andersen or Raanta in 2023?

Looking ahead to the roadie

"Win the right games"

NJ / Leafs - 3 goals disallowed

Shame on Matt Murray

Do fines do anything in the NHL?

Rewrite the offsides rules

The Yokohama ad on the boards sucks

Go Canadia and the US in the World Cup

Stick taps for Börje Salming

Today Ray and I talk with long time Whalers fan (now Canes fan) Mike D. Listen in as we talk about what it was like to be a Whalers fan when the team moved to NC, as well as how the team is seen now that some time has passed. Mike has some interesting takes on the move from Hartford, and the retiring of jerseys from the franchise's storied history. There may be some controversial opinions on this one, so if you agree or disagree, we want to hear your take on things! 

As always you can reach us on twitter @stormcellar97, on Facebook facebook.com/stormcellar97, or at stormcellar97@gmail.com

No guest this week, but Ray and I talked about a potential Necas deal may be done, Calgary/Florida trade, and lots about veteran presence. We discuss the next few years' UFA situation, who is a must-sign, how hard it is to lose fan favorites, and why the Canes need to look at winning now. 

This is a new podcast by Caniacs, for Caniacs. Brad and Ray have a combined 50+ years watching and following the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL, and they want to share their love of the Hurricanes to fans old and new alike. In this episode you'll meet Brad and Ray, listen while they talk about the season, and preview the series against the Nashville Predators.

This week Ray and I were joined by Aerin! We talked about:

Aerin's hockey and Caniac origin story, including the fact that Aerin is a sled hockey player.

We recap the week's game including some bright spots even in the Winnipeg debacle.

We talk a bit about the looming trade deadline and what we're looking for there.

This week Ray and I are joined by Caniac Carolyn, former Canes Country contributor and aggregator of Canes information.

We talk about her Caniac story, that Aho's shooting is not down but we know why it feels that way, we recap why the roadie wasn't all bad, and what to expect from the new week.

A special shoutout to Zach from Locked-On Hurricanes (great daily podcast!) as well.

This special episode is dedicated to the Canes vs Islanders 1st round matchup.

We have special guest IsleGirl3 who may be the biggest Islanders fan on the planet. She shares her story of how she became an Islanders die-hard.

Then we get into the matchups and what each of us thinks our strengths and weaknesses are for round 1.

(TW - There is a brief mention of suicide that I left in as an integral part of a compelling story)(There are a few "damn"s I left in as well)

After a few weeks off Brad and Ray roll into all that's happened.

Congrats Florida Panthers!

Canes draft well.

NHL Rule Changes

Free Agency: Who's gone, who's staying, and who's new?

Also info about GMDW's departure, TamperBay, and more!

Ray is joined by Caniacs from Raleigh, Calgary, and South Carolina, shoutout to the Flyers, and Chatfield/Noesen have looked very good this year.

This episode brings in a newer Caniac with another who has been around a little while, and it's a good mix or views and outlooks!

Longstanding Caniac James Connolly joins us to start the show, with newer Caniac Thomas Baker joining us at the mid and finishing strong

James talks about his Caniac story and his love of Cam Ward, Jeff Skinner, Jay Harrison, and Kevin Westgarth.

When Thomas joined us we talk about the All-Star game and our rep Andrei Svechnikov, as well as ways to spread some All-Star love around to other players.

Martinook defers to Necas for the Caniac fan vote. Bring in skill players for the skills comp, bring back more PHF players.

Review the last week's game, Patches debuts to 67 SOG then goes on hattie-watch in game 2.

Carolina is a known home for Finns, and now we're bringing in more Russians - should be a lot of fun going forward if Nishikin gets to the US.

Thomas Baker talks about writing for CardiacCanes, his love of Chatfield and Kochetkov.

Special Guest announcement: Our Stadium Series preview will feature Sports Broadcaster and OG Canes reporter Mike Solarte! 

Kerttu from Finland joins Ray and I to talk about:

This week's games (That Florida game was epic)

Canes/Stars

NHL Refs

Playoff picture shaping up

Trade deadline looms

4 Tendies is good for Chicken, bad for NHL team

and more!

Ray and Brad talk about the Northwest part of the roadie, coming home and spanking the Bruins, and how the team looks 10% of the way into the season.

Whaler's Night!

Shoutout to ComputerandCoin who joins us next week to update everyone on her hockey journey

Whalers v Devils

Money grab? All 41+ home games are designed to separate you from your money

Feast or Famine? Jekyll or Hyde?: Kochetkov & Necas

Kotchetkov and the Goalie situation & Was it right to pull him vs. the Avs in the 2nd

Marty Necas

Is 0-1 in Overtime RBA's perfect game?

West Conference Roadie

Canes vs Philly in the playoffs for the first time ever?

The TO Reilly situation - Unwritten ENG rules / Hunter & Turgeron

Stadium Series games are not sold out as of the recording

Mike Jones and the Black Excellence jersey

A listing of all the Whalers/Hurricanes black players

ComputerAndCoin joins us again to fill us in on some of the aspects of her first full year of hockeydom. We talk about some of her away game experiences, what she focuses on, and how hockey is fitting into her life.

We also look quickly at this past week's games and the playoff picture as it starts to take shape in the West, and the narrowing down of contenders in the East.

Welcome ComputerAndCoin AKA Nancia to the show

Nancia's story on starting her hockey journey including:

Doing something totally new post-COVID to get out of the house

Just went online and got tickets, went by herself

Has been to 3 games including Penguins and Bruins

Decided to do the TikToks which have been wildly popular

UNC and Duke Alum - Canes bringing people together across the state

Kochetkov might be her early favorite player, definitely a fan of the tendies

A new fan's thoughts on All-Star weekend vs the two old grumps' thoughts

The NHL needs to do better if it's going to have PHF player take part

(Doing interviews while announcing the PHF players, journalist gets shut down by Hillary Knight)

Mascots might be having the most fun of the weekend

Stadium Series / Canes Hall of Fame game - we need to get the Canes to get Nancia there

Caniacs are good folks in general, Nancia won't ever have to go alone again if she doesn't want to - best fan base in the league

We both agree that  "I want to drive the Zamboni" is a great song  (by the Gear Daddies)

Upper bowl fans vs lower bowl fans (She had fun in both areas fwiw)

Short week, short description! 

Timo Meier goes ham against LA, Ray oversleeps recording day, McDavid doesn't like growing the game,  could McDavid or Draisaitl be traded, butt whooping by CBJ - good or bad, LaFontaine debut, Canes vs. Bruins biggest game of the year so far (for Brad),  Eric Staal sighting, Go Canes!

Brad and Ray recap round 1, and look at the 3 series still going on.

Lots of Canes/Isles including Andersen finally gets his first series clinching win, Rants shows his bum, MacKenzie out performs Bo Horvat for $5M less.

Who starts in net for the Canes in round 2?

Then previewing round 2 with a few quick predictions; yall may not like all of these.

Ray:

Stars in 6, Oilers in 7, Bruins in 6 or Leafs in 7, Rags in 6 or Devils in 7

Brad:

Stars in 6, Vegas in 7, Bruins in 6 or Leafs in 7, Canes in 7

We wrapped with a short discussion of season expectations considering we have 4 of the top 9 out with injuries. Hopefully see yall Wednesday night!

No guest this week! Skip ahead to 12;45 to avoid Basketball talk if you'd prefer.

Ray and I walk through the playoff picture: Wings and Flyers seem to want to miss the post season, Western Conference playoffs seem to be set, East is still up in the air.

New lines last week and a much deserved break this week.

Who starts in goal in the playoffs?

Andersen's playoff history

Kochetkov pitches another shutout

Upcoming guests include Mike Solarte for our playoff previews and Bobby Bears for our Bruins preview!

Welcome Bailey Curtis to the Storm Cellar!

Bailey's Story

- Cohost of The Surge Cast with Zach Martin

- Dad influence

- Became a fan during the lean years

- Paul Coffey pick in all times Canes draft was excellent pick 

- Cam Ward fan (Cam's number should be retired)

- Soccer goalie, loves the G-men

- Stamkos story

RBA for HHOF mention

25th Anniversary Logo

Welcome back Tripper!

Welcome Hanna Yates to the broadcast team - campaign to get Hanna on the podcast

Welcome Paul Stasney

Calvin De Haan disses Canes in 2019, PTO 2022

Who gets thes 5/6 spot? Bear, Coghlan, Chatfield, De Haan, and Gardnier 

Win no mode activated

Do the Canes needs to win the Metro or the East?

New Podcast about the Franchise's history coming next month; name reveal coming soon!

Find Bailey at @baileyycurtis

Find @TheSurgeCast at https://linktr.ee/TheSurgeCast

This week we were joined by Jack Ridenour, one of the graphic designers/artists for the Carolina Hurricanes! We talk with Jack about the absolute fire graphics the team is putting out this season, his Caniac fandom and intro to hockey, what goes into the creative process for this work, how the team balances being edgy without crossing any lines, and more. We think you'll love this one.

A special shoutout to Dan LaTorraca, Mike Forman, and Allie Ochotorena (the Canes other graphic designer) for letting Jack come on the program, and for all the amazing work their team does. I know we're not naming everyone but this group has really elevated the standards for sports teams across all leagues with what they're doing.

This is also our first year hitting 40 episodes! As we approach 7,000 unique downloads and closing in on 100 episodes, we want to thank everyone who gives us some of their time each week in listening. We appreciate all of you so much!

This week we chat with Aaron and talk about:

Greensboro hockey

2002 vs 2006

return of Marty Necas

Spencer Martin

J Willy HoF game

Roy coaching for Lou? Is this the Onion?

and a Storm Report

In our first Special Edition episode, Brad interviews Crystal from "CaniacsForEmma," who began raising money for Emma and her family to attend Hurricanes games in 2021-22. We've sure you've seen the photos and videos of Emma and her buddy Jordan Martinook all over social media, and it's a wonderful story that embodies what it means to be a Caniac. CaniacsForEmma has surpassed their first few goals and are looking to form an LLC with the intent of giving away tickets to special needs families to attend games and embrace them into the family that is the Caniac Nation. If you are able to donate, please do so at https://givebutter.com/caniacs4emma , and if you can't, you can still help by spreading the word around social media, or to your friends and coworkers.  Follow them on Twitter: @CaniacsForEmma Follow us on Twitter: @stormcellar97 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stormcellar97 and the podcast can be found on your favorite podcast network under The Storm Cellar! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4GOGzfakNlcjzKY00S0dgl

On this episode Brad talks with Pours4Scores co-founder Mary C. @pours4scores is a collaboration of twitter users who pledge donations to charity based upon who is scoring, shots taken, or even just by uploading a video tagged #pours4scores when the "Universal Drink" player nets one. This groups has donated over $8,000 in their first year (2020) and hopes to exceed $10,000 donated for 2021 We talk about the pours4scores creation and mission, the western Canadian roadie, and about being a Caniac in general. If you would like to help out, please follow @pours4scores on Twitter, or the Storm Cellar crew will help bridge the gap if you find us at https://facebook.com/stormcellar97.

Happy Halloween! This week we talk about the 7-0-0 Hurricanes' big wins over the Habs, Bruins, and Blackhawks. We discuss the 5 (yes five!) Canes averaging over a PPG, our "3 players to watch for" to see how they're doing, Rod Brind'Amour's coaching style, a potential matchup with the (formerly) undefeated Panthers, and the first look at Seth Jarvis.

We're looking for Caniac stories; if you have a cool story about  being a Caniac, especially if you're outside the triangle, let us know!  You can find us at facebook.com/stormcellar94, on Twitter  @stormcellar97, or at stormcellar97@gmail.com

Thanks for listening!

This week Brad and Ray talk about the departure of Nino Niederreiter, the re-signing of Ethan Bear and the tangled web of what will happen before opening night as the Hurricanes have $1.8M in cap space and still need to re-sign Marty Necas. Why did Bear sign for $2.2M which was lower than his $2.5M qualifying offer? With Gardiner under contract at $4M+, and Bear now at $2.2M, there is a logjam on defense and both of those guys would be very expensive 5/6 defenders; does one get shipped out, and if so, whom? Where does Necas fit in to the new forward group, or does he get moved for someone else as the Hurricanes also have a glut of potential 4th liners. 

Happy New Year Caniacs!

This week we talk about:

Brad's new threads

Great finish to December, Canes are streaking

The Metro is a wagon, might send 5 teams to the playoffs

NJ game

The team is getting effort from everyone

Aho sneakily averaging a ppg still

3rd line is best line

the Athletics agrees with Brad about O'Reilly to the Canes AKA Trade Talk & Patches

Leaked Stadium Series Jerseys? Good? Bad? Meh?

Looking forward to this week's games

We'd appreciate you giving us a 5 star review if you enjoy the podcast.

We talk with Wade Minter AKA PA Guy AKA Mr Voice AKA Gina's good luck charm!

How did Wade get into hockey? How do I have a photo of Wade in my truck bed? How did Wade become the voice of the Canes? How did we have a Dusty Rhodes cameo? Why shouldn't we call it the East Coast Hockey League?

All this and more on this week's Storm Cellar!

We talk with Collin Fearns of Home Ice Advantage Fame AKA a Canes Historian

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving yall!

We talk about:

Collin's story and podcast

The Season started (but it really hasn't?) 

Go Nino!

25th Anniversary

Martinook Waivers

Season Expectations 

and more!

It's the Mikko Rantanen show, I mean Storm Cellar (featuring Taylor Hall)

Massi joins us today as we talk about his Caniac journey from Italy to Texas to NC, the biggest trade in NHL history since 1996 featuring Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall, memories of Drury and Necas, why did Chicago make that deal, and more!

A last minute phonecall where Ray and I briefly go through the KK deal and the Max Domi trade, how the deal breaks down, and what this could mean going forward. Maybe we'll eventually get yesterday's Trade Talk episode out eventually. 

Linnea, one of our wonderful Finnish friends joins us to talk about the new look Canes, the weeks behind us and ahead of us, and especially, the upcoming 4 Nations Tournament being held in Montreal & Boston.

I mean, it's Shane Willis, what more do you want!?

We talk with Shane Willis about how hard it is for your guys like Jarvis and Blake to break into the league, including some of Shane own journey. We also talk about what it's like to walk into a locker room with the likes of Ron Francis and Rod Brind'amour, we look at Carolina's draft and player strategies and how they have set Carolina up for long term success, and Shane joins us in doing the Storm Report - a look at what isn't quite working and what is.

Please consider donating to the Hurricanes $1M raffle to support our western NC communities!

https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/community/raise-up-1-million-raffle

This is a can't miss episode.

Our good friend Paul joins us from Scotland to talk about Round 2 of the playoffs, and the matchup against the NY Rangers.

The perfect episode to listen to in your work van.

Just Ray and I this week; our guest Jack Hudec will be on another day (looking forward to that to talk some Wolves)

We preview Bruins / Canes will be over by the time this is out (so is it still a preview?)

Brad does his Steve Dangle impersonation talking about Matthews post-whistle goal from 3/25.

Recapping Leafs and both Rangers games.

Good stuff.

So what are the topics this week? We speak with Caniac and Wolviac (Trademark us) Erich who speaks to us about the Canes AHL affiliate the Chicaco Wolves. We talk AHL players, do the Canes go for a trade and if so how do our AHLers fit in to the equation. The Avalanche are scary good, do they go after a goaltender like Fleury? The 2023 Stadium Series is officially coming to Carter-Finley in Raleigh on 2/18/23, book your hotels now! We discussed the lack or originality in opponent choice and toss out some of our ideas, and we talk about how tailgating in NC is on a whole 'nother level. We pretend the Caps game didn't happen and jump to the Pens game for our thoughts - Staal and Trocheck lead the way; and don't forget that although the Pens are among least penalized teams, that doesn't mean they commit the least penalties.

Ray and Brad review March, talk about the injury to Jasperi Kotkaniemi, the reworked lines with KK out,  Max (not Tie) is fitting into the Canes system, the Canes are hot since the passing of the trade deadline, TSN article on the disaparity of NHL penalties comparing Avs and Canes, RBA's response to the TSN article, will the article affect the reffing, Keith Yandle ironman streak probably ends at 989. A brief segment on the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chanitlly, VA (planes!) and it's Autism Awareness Month! (#RedInstead)

Great episode this week, just Ray and I.

We talk PWHL Boston

All Star Sebastian Aho

Connor Bedard's face

Give you a Storm Report

and more this week!

We have 2 Caniacs on today's podcast, Jamie and John who have a really cool and unusual hockey story, if you're a techno nerd you'll love this one.

We talk about how they became friends and Caniacs, recap the last week, ask if leadership is an issue, and look ahead to this week's possible 8 points.

A fun episode to record, and 2 great Caniacs as well.

Week 1 

2 games down, 96-0-0 to go!

This week we talk Cogs, Necas, Burnsie, Svech's sweet sweet pass. 

Shorty but a goodie

Kat Hunter  - Caniac as long as she can remember

 -loves Dmen and goalies (who doesn't?) 

 - 1st jersey Cam Ward

  - TikTok    (katergy74)

- started making vids for friends of the show @pours4scores (shameless plug)

- Pesce and Brock McGinn

Flames / Oilers - The goal overshadows the series

 - Great series, lots of action even if not the best hockey. 

 - No one is talking about 4 goals in 1:11, because of the (in our opinion) no-goal call.

Canes / Rangers so far - Can they win on the road? Why or why not?

Kat shares her thoughts but had to run to prep for the big game tonight, Brad and Ray finish up Canes / Rangers

 - Staal line reminds Ray of the BBC in terms of being the best line at what they do

 - 20 year old Seth Jarvis might be the Canes best player in the playoffs outside of Antti Raanta

BREAKING NEWS - Andersen was in a crease this morning per @Ice_Chip

Ray and Brad discuss Avs / Blues - Heck of a series

- Avs advance to WCF for first time since 2002

 Brad postulates, "worse exit for fans- Blues or Pathers?"  Do you prefer to go out knowing it's coming, or via a punch in the gut when you thought you still had a chance? Very different takes on this one.

Predictions for game 6

We are joined this week by Bruce AKA Gostibehere jersey guy, as well as Matt from Liberty Bell Jerseys who did an amazing GhostBear custom for Bruce. We also have the Mr. Mike Solarte to talk playoff puck.

We talk to Bruce about being a Philly convert, Matt about making a true custom jersey, and then playoffs round 2.

This is a great one, and we can't wait to get Matt back on to devote a whole episode to his amazing work.

This week we have on CandleCanyon AKA Emma, an amazing and talented artist who has worked with the Carolina Hurricanes, and whose art is often seen on hockey twitter.  

Ray and I started the episode looking at the VGK game, the standings and wildcards, the weeks ahead, and just general Canes talk.

Emma joined us doing the Storm Cellar Forecast and we got her opinions on the Tropical Storm and Hurricane segments, then dove into her artwork and her Caniac story. 

You can find Emma on Twitter and Instagram at CandleCanyon, both which link to her Etsy store!

We can't believe we are now starting Season 3!! Thanks to everyone who tunes in to listen to us! This week we talk a bit about our first every in person meeting (URL https://youtu.be/PfdFRZpjS4Q), Johnny Hockey To CBus, then it's all about Burns, Patches and the rest. So join us as we start prepping for October!

This week we talk a bit about the ECF and then answer your Caniac Questions.

Welcome to the weekend Caniacs. This week Brad and Ray discuss the All Star Weekend (for better or worse), some idea to liven up the game (Bring in the PHF All Stars!), Women's Olympic hockey has started, Raleigh is getting a stadium series game in Feb 2023, Toronto/Hurricanes is always a thrill in one Calgary household, and special thanks to last week's guests Beth & Courtney who are some seriously dedicated hockey fans, and we were thrilled we got to spend some time talking with them.

Ray and I just briefly touch on the 4 Nations Faceoff rosters.

Congrats to Sebastian Aho, Jaccob Slavin, and Seth Jarvis for making their respective country rosters!

This weeks' podcast recaps Rangers and Devils, LaFontaine gets the start, new segment "2 minutes minor" explains the basics of the CORSI stat, Andrei Svechnikov earns "Russian Bull" nickname (Him strong, like bull!), 2 racially charged incidents in hockey this week (Boko Imama and Jordan Subban), reference to why Ray dislikes the Habs (2002 Kevin Weekes banana incident), paraphrasing @vfcentericepod's take on the ECHL inciden 35:30), Brad reminds his Bruins loving neighbors what's up, and we talk quickly about next week's schedule including the NJ Devils rematch.

 

We had Spectrum News 1 Chartlotte Sports Director Mike Solarte back on to talk playoff hockey!

We deep dive the game more-so than usual to get going.

Top line woes, secondary scoring, special teams, dedaline pickup Kuznetsov scores. and more.

Who do you start in net in game 2?

Does Freddie Andersen have to win a cup to prove the haters wrong?

Kuznetsov interview - how will the team take it?

Coyotes relocation - having empathy for the Yotes fans.

Does Meruelo deserve another shot at an NHL team? And what went wrong in the desert.

Mike shares a great story about the Hurricanes first captain Kevin Dineen.

Caniac Shawn Dickinson

new hockey fan in late 90s, 2000s memories

what the 2002 cup run meant to the team/fans 

Shoutouts to Brad & Shawn / Blincos

fav players : Jeff O'Neil / Rod Brind'Amour (Erik Cole / Svechnikov)

Jeff O'Neil - eye of the Hurricane, then Brad calls him a prick

2002 Red Wings one of the best teams ever?

RBA for HOF (Great off season episode idea!)

Martin Necas talk

Lost 9 of last 15, 3 of last 5.

"Gassed or Indifferent?"

Cruise Control into playoffs?

PP issues 

We play Tropical Depression/ Tropical Storm / Hurricane (35min)

these are always fun to see how people see the boys

Predictions for Canes / Ducks

Collin from Home Ice Advantage joins us for a look at Round 1 so far!

We start with the Canes / Isles series, then go around the league.

We talk PP, goalies, and predictions!

This week we talk game 4, what was different in the dub than in the rest of the series, goaltending and who starts game 5, are the Rags playing dirty? All this and more this week on the Storm Cellar.

Wes AKA JarvyDrury joins us!

Long time Caniac since he was a kid.

Talks 2002,2006, 2009

Dad was a Whalers fan

Inspired by John Forsland to become a sports broadcaster

Eric Staal & Seth Jarvis

Defense is scoring, but offense is not

PP is 0/9 in last 3 games, PK has scored in 3/9 during same 3 games

What's up with Coghlan? What changed since pre-season

Chatfield tearing it up, solidified 5th guy, great wheels

Trade maybe, or bring up Lajoie?

Defensive scoring should open up offense

Burns scores because Bluejackets don't move after faceoff

Andersen is back and looks good, are Raanta and Kochetkov less than 100%?

Remember Kochetkov is a kid, maybe too much pressure too early

Patches minor injury - We know he's a glass cannon

I asked Walt Ruff about RBA's 200th win, but it's Colin's fault

Congrats to RBA for 200th win, 3rd fastest all time, and complete culture change for the Hurricanes

RBA is surplanting Ron Francis as "THE" Hurricanes player

Mike from Dallas-Fort Worth (Michael Watson)

- NHL 1994 strikes again!

- 99 playoffs bought first Canes merch

- 2002 cemented the fandom

- Vegas trip #NHL2VEGAS

- Brind'amour / Aho

Useless Facts

Canes 5-0 all time in Game 7s (Whalers 0-3 all time)

2009 Scotty Walker defeats Bruins in game 7; 13 years ago today

Series in which home team won every game:

02 Leafs / Islanders

92 Habs / Whalers

65 Blackhawks / Habs

55 Habs / Wings

Game 7 - Canes vs Bruins

3 factors:

Crowd - you bought a ticket for a seat, don't use it

Shutdown Marchand (1pt in Raleigh, 10pts in Boston)

Crowd - LOUD AND PROUD

Around the league

Canes vs Bruins Predictions

Our penultimate episode of the season. A lot to unpack here so we went over:

The Canes / Rangers series

The remaining playoff teams and series

Don Waddell is out, Eric Tulsky is in

Top 3 priorities for the offseason and why

and more.

Today's pod is about 2 things; a little Canes history in physical form and then it's all about questions from our listeners. We can't tell you how much we appreciate you tuning in to us. Our listenership has doubled since the All-Star break and we're super excited that we've surpassed 1500 unique listens to our podcast. Thank you all and we hope you enjoy this one!

This week in a nutshell:

Special Guest talks about "The Whale's Tale"

We quickly go over the Canes 14 point game streak and one heck of a week from the boys without Aho.

The goalie situation

And we answer your Caniac Questions. Special thanks to Thomas Baker, Bill J, Carey, Matthew, Zachary Martin, Jesse Rutledge, and Duke Dutchy for the questions!

This week we were joined again by Daniel Wagner. In short we talked through:

The Coyotes and Isles games.

Statsny and KK get on the board.

Aho and Fast out, Anderson soon to be back in.

What happens to Pyotr and why when Andersen is back.

Kase and Patches

December schedule 

North Carolina Night AKA IceCaps Night

and more!

This week, Ryan Henkel from The Hockey News joins us as we talk about what it's like to be a Canes beat reporter.

We talk about Ryan's intro to journalism, his beginnings covering hockey, the transition from fan to reporter and more.

We also discuss the Canes new signings and Ryan's initial impressions of them, along with Scott Morrow's performance against the Blues.

We wrap this one up looking at the playoff picture again as it's still anyone's WC2 in the east, and the President's Trophy and Metro Championship are both up for grabs.

Ray and I welcome host of Locked-On Hurricanes and co-host of The Surgecast, Zach Martin to the show.

We talk about Zach's hockey journey to being a credentialed media member, the Canes line swaps, who in the league is on the hot-seat and more.

Quick update to answer Daniel Wagner's question, Drury signed but Necas and Jarvis aren't (but they will be so don't worry), and we play match the Hurricane to the Ted Lasso character as a little timeline cleanse.

We hope you'll give us feedback on who you think we got right or wrong, and we'd love to hear your answers!

Tom Ray from the StormTracker podcast joined us this morning to talk about how a guy from all of Canada ended up being a Caniac. We also talk about the big Metro week the Canes put together, the loss to the Avs, and our projections on the week ahead.

This one was a lot of fun so tune in and enjoy!

Steve Kiesa joins us. An in-game Director for the Hurricanes, Steve is one of the folks who brings you all the entertainment that happens off the ice for the Canes.

We talk about Steve's transition to Caniac being from upstate NY, his job with the Canes, his favorite player, and more.

We also do a quick roundup of the roadie, and prepare to finish it up in Tampa before hopefully seeing Svechnikov at home against the Kraken.

The short version:

West Coast Roadie, Ray gets to watch hockey at normal times; Brad gets to watch on TV and not an iPad.

Keep loses from becoming streaks; Power Play needs adjustment.

Around the Metro / League with 25% of season gone.

December is a mixed bag of games, including 3 tough ones in Canada.

Future Guests: Alex Ohári @futurecanes, Mary from @Pours4Scores, and hopefully a mystery guest

Laurel Wheeler @finnishsunshine - Please use the "alt text" feature in twitter when posting photos, gifs, and videos! This is a huge help for any visually impaired fans.

If you want to be on the show, let us know! If we can partner up and promote a charity or cause, let us know that too!

washington capitals #nocaps  (Brad's foreshadowing when asked who wins "It all depends on the referees")

We had Canes Stats in this week to talk about how they went from video games to Caniac.

And there was a lot of discussion around the issues that resulted in the Raanta being put on waivers. Whose fault was it? Was it the right move? How does this affect Raanta? How does this affect the team?

This might be our most in depth episode in a while, be sure to give it a go!

In today's episode:

Cold weather - sorry Buffalo

NHL Iron Man Phil Kessel

The week in review:

Pyotr the Great on Hatpicks

5v5 domination

Special teams still not good

RBA's comments

Get out of Powerplay free card?

Is special teams personel or system?

Faceoffs are important

So far we're not great, but we're not bad

Jersey and Bruins on heaters, Philly has cooled off

Canes are 4th in the East even not clicking

Patches is skating

How does Patches fit in when he's back (Odd man out?)

Stefan Noesen

PP can go 0fer as long as it clicks in the playoffs

With Andersen out - Who's your number 1? Kochetkov v Raanta

Kochetkov vs Bennington would be a legendary goalie fight (Dec 1)

Is it OK to say "we"?

Upcoming schedule

We welcome Kerttu from Finland to the Cellar!

Return of Teuvo

Introduce Kerttu

 Aho & Teravainen

 Canes social media team

 Up at 5:30am

 Just a fun team to watch - very likeable

What a change a week makes

Boston was a game changer

Raanta had some cramping

Kings broadcast saluts Canes Defense - stats

Hurricane/Storm/Depression

Statsny

What do we go with 3 goalies?

Next 3 games? Beat the teams you should beat.

1000+ Followers on Twitter (Thanks Moose)

Brandy Sullivan wins a Storm Cellar Jersey

Thanks again to all our listeners!

Thanks to Erin for joining us this week. It could have been kind of a downer episode but Erin was great as both a guest, and with her perspectives on the team right now.

Lots to unpack in this one and it's not all fun & games, but we try to cut to the heart of the concerns while being optimistic that the team can rebound and pull through this funk.

Just Brad and Ray today!

We recap our first look at Kuznetsov and recap the Devils and Habs games.

We summarize our trade deadline thoughts (check out the full episode - it's only 30 minutes!)

We enjoy watching Torts refuse to leave the bench.

and we breakdown what we think will happen to the Wildcard races.

This week we welcome long time Triangle sports hosts Joe Ovies! (@joeovies)

We talk through Joe's career - shoutout to his dad, time at WKNC (NCSU Radio), 850 the Buzz, 99.9 the Fan) and more.

He was the long time producer for Adam Gold, and was around during the time of the Sports Pig (Morgan Patrick) and Sports Bar (Mike Solarte).

He and Joe Giglio now have their own podcast which is the same format as their show, but in a 1 hour format (No fluff, just the good stuff) (OVIES + GIGLIO)

We also talk about the Caniacs, "non-traditional" markets (and what does that really mean?), and how the Caniacs ALWAYS show up when asked.

The Canes have been in Raleigh now longer than they were in Hartford, and for half of the franchise's entire lifespan going back to Boston.

We move on to Canes vs Florida and what's going on in the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals and expectations going forward, etc.

Ches joins the Cellar today as we recap the last week's game, try to define the 2024 calendar year for the Canes, file a Storm Report, and look at expectations for the week.

Also takes like Martinook for the next "C", who is playing better overall Aho or Necas (might surprise you), and what was the worse hit Meier or Haula?

This was a goody so tune in!

This week we talked to Caniac Annie and her story: coming down from Long Island, transforming from Annie to Caniac Annie, STM, loves the team more than any player.

We also talked about last week's games/issues, and where we think the Canes will go from here.

This is a good one with an amazing Caniac.

We speak, the team listens!

This week we had on the amazing Lindsey Holmes - Canes, Leafs, Bruins fan. We talk about her finding the Canes, coming from a hockey family, Toronto security won't just let anyone meet Austin Matthews, and more. 

Also in this episode:

Canes v Bruins Round 1 : expecting a road split

Pyotr steps up

Nino proves he deserves a contract

Svech legally crushes Lindholm

No major for boarding Smith?

Google Translate FTW for Baby Goalie

  - language doesn't seem to be an issue on the ice for Pyotr

Martinook out - possible ankle injury

Domi has been invisible in a bad way

Bring in Stepan and Lorentz.

PP did score 2, but is still at 11.8% (needs to be faster and less predictable 1-3-1? overload?)

We play Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, & Hurricane

Jasper Fast is invisible in a good way

Quickly we look around the playoffs.

Happy birthday to the podcast! 

Happy birthday to Luke Prokop!

Bailey Curtis' question - short answer Laurel Wheeler

Some honest talk about the intersection of our podcast and the Canes fanbase

(representation matters, inclusion matters, remember this is OUR team)

Game 4 and 5 predictions

It's been a month, but Brad and Ray are back to talk a bit of off-season and preseason hockey. It's time for all of us to get back into game shape!

Preseason starts this week!

This week Brad and Ray talk to Gina T, a home grown hockey fan who exemplifies what it means to be a Caniac. We talk about Gina's introduction to hockey via her boyfriend (now husband) Tom, their switch to Caniacs (sorry Penguins), the Storm Surge, and we answer show friend Erich's question about Gina's favorite player Brett Pesce, Twitch streamer. On the topic of Pesce, we discuss what prompts people to plunk down money for a jersey, what makes those players stand out? We answer Samantha from Philly who asked about what to do on defense with Smith and TDA out long term as well. We hit the high points of the last 4 games including the Pesce OT winner and the ability to close out the month above .500, David Ayres game anniversary (and movie!), and Alex Ovechkin's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We wrap up this week beginning our push in earnest to get Freddie Andersen into the Vezina talk, because he's earned it. WHEW! That's a lot and we had a lot of fun doing it!

Just Ray and I again today; life happens! Family first!

We talk about the general trend of the Canes the last few seasons as they approach the end of the season, comparisons to previous years, do the Canes need a goal scorer or is scoring-by-committee working? Also Canes have never had a 50g scorer, only 2x 100 pt seasons, is the offense now the secondary scoring, and looking at potential playoff matchups and the soft(?) schedule to finish April.

With the Canes about to start their west coast roadie, we had Collin from Home Ice Advantage on the show to talk about the week, and the change in his podcast format.

HIA is a daily 10ish minute look at the Canes, it's one of my top podcasts because it's easily digestible and Collin does a great job stepping back and getting to the heart of things. If you don't listen to him, give him a chance for sure.

We also talked about the 3rd pair and "4th" line, as well as the tendie situation. (Not Bojangles vs. Raisin' Canes) and our expectations as the Canes take on some solid teams this week.

This is our first special edition episode where Ray and I interview Laurel Wheeler, a Caniac from Texas, via Finland. Yes we said Finland! Laurel's story gets better as she tells it, and her enthusiasm for the team is palpable. This was a lot of fun to do, we thank Laurel so much for taking the time to be on the show; she epitomizes what it means to be a Caniac.

New Intro and our first guest of our 3rd season; we think you'll enjoy both! Daniel Wagner joins the program to talk his Caniac fandom, Patches injury and how it affects the team, Marty Necas is re-signed (but not on 8/8 for a missed opportunity) and we asked the fans who was the toughest Whaler/Hurricane of all time.

It was so nice getting guests back on the show and we're ready to get back into game shape for the upcoming season; as of the upload date for this episode we have only 45 days until the first preseason game!

With 2 Bruins games within a week we have on infamous Bruins fan Bobbie Brewski from the Only Bruins Podcast.

We talk about how Bobbie got into the hockey, how he became a Bruins fan from Winnipeg, and get his answers to the 3 questions.

We also talk about the Canes/Bruins rivalry since 2019, and how it's evolved.

Is Kucherov the best player in the NHL? One of us says probably.

Why don't the Eastern Conference teams wants to make the post season?

Who would you not want to face in round 1?

...and more!

On this episode of the Storm Cellar we have Corwin from Boston! Corwin is an amazing hockey fan and goalie, and is perhaps the nicest Bruins fans evah. We talk about Corwin's love of the game, some Bruins, some 2x Isobel Cup Champion Boston Pride (I love them too) and some Canes as well. Being a goaltender themself, Corwin has some thoughts on goaltender interference, and some great analysis on what went right (or wrong depending on your perspective) in round 1. We played Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, Nor'Easter, and Hurricanes, before going quickly around the league to look at the remaining series. Of course we talked some Canes vs Rangers and Cor is fully onboard with sending the New Yorkers home for the summer.

A great episode with a great hockey person, definitely tune in for this one, and we hope to have Cor back this summer during our round-table episodes.

We've been off for a bit, but we're back bi-weekly for the summer

First off, Congrats to Las Vegas Golden Knights

Bradly Nadeau Dmitry Orlov

Michael Bunting

Freddie Andersen

Antti Raanta

Was Brad wrong on Kochetkov?

Jesper Fast

Jordan Staal

Skjei / Pesce - is one or both out?

EK? TA? The Canes are still looking for firepower on defense.

Where does Chatfield fit in the mix?

GMDW hates trade deadlines, getting it done in the offseason.

A brief word of support to the PHF players and the PHF takeover.

Welcome Colin Hayward AKA British Canes

Colin's story

English Premier League Football (EPL) comparison to NHL

RBA is intimidating

Comparing EPL fan energy to PNC energy

Aho and Svech

Dallas game recap (with some Professor Elemental ChapHop sounds)

Pesce lands a big overhand left

Can't spell Dallas without 2 big "L"s from Marty Necas

Sharks game recap

Fans leaving? Yay, Nay, or Nonya?

Stadium Series jerseys are finally out - look better than expected in person

Who can afford Horvat, JR will not get a top 6 guy in return according to Brad

Meier got to see the Caniacs live in action

Look ahead to the Bruins (that we spanked)

AHL reporter and all-around good dude Andrew Rinaldi joined us to talk about the Chicago Wolves / Carolina Hurricanes situation.

Welcome Bill Rogers

Maple Leafs fan who became a New England Whalers fan, then followed them to Hartford and now Carolina.

Gotta have that Ron Francis jersey.

The Whale joined the NHL - punitive draft measures?

WHA / NHL merger - how did Edmonton keep Gretzky? How good was Gretzky really?

Paul Coffey talk

Calvin De Haan signs for $850K, that leaves Coghlan, Chatfield, and Bear for 2 spots

Did Don actively seek out to include Coghlan in the Patches deal?

Preseason action - Freddie gives up 3 in 3, no one panics.

164 point pace for Burnsie

Introduction of a new Whalers podcast (Name dropped in the episode)

An amazing (and lengthy!) episode with 1/2 of the From Center Ice Podcast team and a writer/editor of for women's sports. We welcomed Beth and Courtney into the Storm Cellar this week to talk about the hiring of Émilie Castonguay, in general about the intersection of women and hockey (as well as women in hockey). These two passionate fans talked about the Castonguay hiring, women in hockey including Olympics, ECHL, and the PHF, as well as their perspectives of being female fans. We give out some mid-season rankings and although they're Blackhawks fans, we can all agree on some Dougie Hamilton love. If you are someone, like us, who truly wishes to see hockey grow and who thinks that hockey should be for everyone, this is the one episode of ours you should listen to. You can find them on Twitter at @wonderbeffers and @vfcentericepod

A special edition episode for the start of Round 2. Ray and I recap round 1, then delve into Round 2 a bit. I apologize now for the audio quality, we were recording while the family was asleep so it's a little less animated than usual. Hopefully Apple has fixed the issues with the podcast updating properly; fingers crossed. Thanks for tuning in!