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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-18 · by Aaron Beard The Associated Press
Carolina Hurricanes players are back at preseason camp three months after winning the Stanley Cup, focusing on building for another season rather than dwelling on past success. Captain Jordan Staal signed a one-year contract extension, while goaltender Frederik Andersen and defenseman Alexander Nikishin are absent due to free agency moves and contract negotiations respectively. The team celebrates its recent achievements but is already preparing to contend again under coach Rod Brind’Amour, emphasizing the need for continued hard work and improvement after overcoming previous playoff limitations.
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The Carolina Hurricanes, Stanley Cup champions, have started their preseason camp focusing on the upcoming season. Captain Jordan Staal signed a one-year contract extension through 2027-28. The team returned largely intact from their championship run three months ago, celebrating with a parade in downtown Raleigh that drew over six figures in attendance. While defenseman Alexander Nikishin is currently not attending due to being a restricted free agent awaiting a new deal, the Hurricanes aim to build on last season's success under coach Rod Brind'Amour. The team's confidence and experience from winning the Cup are seen as invaluable assets for the new season.
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Barely three months had passed since the Carolina Hurricanes finally punched through a playoff roadblock to win another Stanley Cup when it was time to turn their attention forward to another season.
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it → pass → season
“You have to keep building, we understand that,” Carolina top-line center Sebastian Aho said Thursday.
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Aho → have → that
“Three months ago we were playing some amazing hockey and we were able to accomplish something we dreamed of for a long time.
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we → play → time
But at the same time, it doesn’t really help us today.”
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it → help → us
Monday marked three months since the Hurricanes shut out the Vegas Golden Knights in a road Game 6 to win the Cup for the second time in franchise history.
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Hurricanes → mark → history
In the time since, they’ve celebrated with a parade that brought a six-figure crowd to downtown Raleigh and gotten their individual days to spend with hockey’s cherished trophy.
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that → celebrate → trophy
The team that has returned from that long celebration is largely the same as the one that ended last season with three straight victories under face-of-the-franchise coach Rod Brind’Amour.
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that → return → Brind’Amour
Top goaltender Frederik Andersen is gone after signing a one-year deal with Edmonton.
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Andersen → go → Edmonton
And rising defenseman Alexander Nikishin isn’t in camp as a restricted free agent still awaiting a deal after working in Carolina’s third pairing; general manager Eric Tulsky issued a statement Wednesday saying the team wouldn’t comment on Nikishin’s status.
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team → rise → status
The Hurricanes are also waiting on the recovery of top-line forward Seth Jarvis from shoulder surgery, taking place in June with a potential recovery time of 4-6 months.
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Hurricanes → wait → months
Jarvis is back to skating, but Thursday was a little different having more people on the ice and having to “be careful bumping into people.”
But everything else is in place to contend again, including the team reaching a one-year extension on Tuesday with captain and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jordan Staal through the 2027-28 season.
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team → skate → season
“I wanted to keep playing with these guys,” Staal said.
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Staal → want → guys
“I have too much fun with this group and everything we’ve built here.”
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we → have → group
For years, the Hurricanes had been the Eastern Conference contender that couldn’t get past the conference final, notably being swept by Florida in 2023 and then losing to the Panthers again in a five-game series in 2025.
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that → get → 2025
That marked the third time in a seven-season playoff run that the Hurricanes had hit the same ceiling.
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Hurricanes → mark → ceiling
But the Hurricanes swept Ottawa and Philadelphia in the first two rounds last spring, then recovered from a Game 1 loss to Montreal to win the Eastern Conference Final in five games on the way to a dominant 16-3 postseason run.
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Hurricanes → sweep → run
“The good part is they’ve done it, so they understand what it takes,” Brind’Amour said.
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Brind’Amour → do → what
“The passion and the grit and everything that you have to bring to win in this league, that doesn’t disappear now that you won.
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you → have → league
It actually probably magnifies and you have to figure out how to find that little more of an edge.
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you → magnify → edge
“Not that we ever got easy nights, I think every team prepared for us, but I think we’re that much more of a target.”
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we → get → target
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