Live updates: Hurricanes hold victory parade and rally of the Stanley Cup champs in NC

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Last updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 3:01AM GMT
Carolina Hurricanes: Stanley Cup Champs

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina is throwing the Stanley Cup champions a victory parade. There's also an up-close opportunity for Caniacs to see members of the team and the Cup in person.

The win is the team's second Stanley Cup championship and comes 20 years after they won the first one. The Canes victory parade could be largest parade in Raleigh's history.

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Jun 21, 2026, 4:39 PM GMT

Stanley Cup champ Seth Jarvis appears at Dick's Sporting Goods

Stanley Cup champ Seth Jarvis makes an appearance at Dick's Sporting Goods in Cary on Sunday.

His appearance there comes the day after the victory parade through downtown Raleighwood and after a week of celebrating the Stanley Cup championship with Caniacs across the city in restaurants and bars.

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Jun 20, 2026, 11:06 PM GMT

Jordan Staal on the crowd: 'I was blown away'

Carolina Hurricanes players relished the moments as 150,000 fans came from all over to celebrate the championship with the team.

They knew the crowd would be big, but nothing prepared them for this. As captain Jordan Staal put it, "I was blown away."

Hurricanes players relish the moment as 150,000 fans came from all over to celebrate the championship with the team.
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Jun 20, 2026, 9:50 PM GMT

EMS responds to more than 2 dozen heat-related incidents at parade, rally

With the recent stretch of sizzling hot weather, there were bound to be some heat-related concerns during the heavily attended Carolina Hurricanes' victory parade and championship celebration.

A Wake County spokesperson said medical personnel attended to 27 heat-related incidents. Eight people were taken for treatment. Eight others refused medical care.

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Jun 20, 2026, 6:42 PM GMT

Largest in history: 150,000 turnout for Canes' parade and rally

Raleigh police confirm around 150,000 people turned out for the Carolina Hurricanes victory parade and rally in Downtown Raleigh.

This exceeds the city's estimate of at least 100K coming, which they told ABC11 earlier this week.

The celebration is officially the largest turnout for a parade in the city's history.

Raleigh can boast having the loudest downtown for more than 3 hours on Saturday.

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