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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 14: Jordan Staal #11 of the Carolina Hurricanes carries the Conn Smythe Trophy after the team’s 3-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. the Hurricanes won the series four games to two. (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
As the calendar will turn to September in just a couple of days, that means the NHL season is right around the corner, but there is still about a month remaining until the regular-season opener, which will take place between the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Hurricanes are the reigning Stanley Cup Champions, so all eyes will be on their title defense during the upcoming season.<\/p>\n Since it\u2019s the middle of the offseason, social media accounts across the league have to get crafty regarding offseason content. Well, for the Hurricanes, they decided to make the following post, which reads:<\/p>\n \u201cMaking internet quizzes cool again\u201d<\/p>\n Find out who your #Canes spirit animal is.<\/p>\n Take the Quiz \u00bb https:\/\/n.carhur.com\/4i8kyoV<\/p>\n Making internet quizzes cool again \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n Find out who your #Canes<\/a> spirit animal is. <\/p>\n Take the Quiz \u00bb t.co\/lLe4jZQox2<\/a> <\/p>\n Take the quiz if you\u2019d like, but the post has since received some backlash, and even the Hurricanes account manager got in on the discussion.<\/p>\n Carolina Hurricanes\u2019 Social Post Goes Viral<\/p>\n \n In reality, there is really nothing wrong with the Carolina Hurricanes trying to get some engagement in what\u2019s been a fairly quiet offseason surrounding the team after their remarkable Stanley Cup playoff run, but there will always be critics out there.<\/p>\n Here are some of the comments under the post:<\/p>\n @brandnewpuck wrote: \u201cThought we would\u2019ve been done with throwing around the phrase \u201cspirit animal\u201d in the big 26 but i guess not\u201d<\/p>\n The Hurricanes X account then responded: \u201cah, we\u2019ve reached the \u201ccomplain about things that don\u2019t matter\u201d portion of the offseason\u201d<\/p>\n While most of the comment section is Hurricanes fans just responding with which player is their \u2018spirit animal\u2019, that response by the admin of the account garnered a fairly strong reaction.<\/p>\n @puckdiary: \u201cNative people do matter actually this is insane of a response\u201d<\/p>\n @feiprofiel: \u201cAdmins need to stop acting like they\u2019re one of us. You are representing the entirety of an NHL team and you\u2019re out here picking fights with fans and completely overlooking the numerous indigenous ppl telling you to not use that term. Be professional and respectful or log out\u201d<\/p>\n @oliviapwhl: \u201ccarolina hurricanes admin being racist, team usa players in canadian markets making STATEMENTS that they want to be traded in the middle of their contracts, mike babcock psychological warfare on the midst and training camp hasn\u2019t even started yet\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n I don\u2019t know that I would consider it racist, but perhaps a little insensitive, the account could have gone in a different directions with the wording of the post, but it\u2019s mainly a fun engagement grab to get fans a closer attachment to their star players like Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis, Conne-Smyth winner Jordan Staal, Jordan Maritnook, Brandon Bussi, Nikolaj Ehlers, and others.<\/p>\n The rebuttal comment itself could also be considered a little bit \u2018insensitive\u2019, as the admin of the X account didn\u2019t need to respond to the original comment, which only subjected the account to more flak, but Hurricanes\/NHL fans, let me know in the comments what you think about this situation and the \u2018backlash\u2019 it\u2019s caused.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tTJ French<\/strong><\/a> covers the MLB for Heavy. TJ is a graduate of the University of Georgia. He has 2+ years of writing experience.
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GettyRALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA \u2013 JUNE 20: Players and staff ride in bus floats during the Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup Final Victory Parade on June 20, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina.(Photo by Jaylynn Nash\/Getty Images)\n<\/p>\n
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