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!

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 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!

Brad Ray Turbo PPG FUS 11/7 Retirement 10/11/23

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!

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.

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!

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

Slow news (2) week(s) Brendan Lemieux in. Taranseko, EK, TA all on hold No Aho extension news yet Pesce still a Cane.

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...

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

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 +...

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)...

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.

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...

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!

Ray and I go through the final weeks of the season, who's hot, and then jump into analysis and expectations of each playoff series for round 1.

Today we talked about.. well, honestly Ray talked about hockey with Kaily and Alex, and I'm going to listen in to find out what they talked about! Then I can update the description. :)

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.

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.

Just Ray and I this week; short and to the point. We talk about the huge win in Philly, TA gets undressed by Aho. Looking at the past week and the week ahead Svechnikov injuries and what that means for fans' expectations Rod Blend'amour shuffle the lines and why not? Burns is now the Canes top scoring defenseman, move him back to offense? Predictions for this week, and more.

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...

This week we talk with Sam Overton, managing editor and Canes beat writer for NCSU's newspaper the Technician. We talk about being named after Sami Kapanen, coming from a Caniac household, covering the Canes (and Stadium Series) for the Technician, being a young woman in journalism as it pertains to the Canes, and more. We also talk about the trade deadline, the additions of Shayne Gostisbehere and Jesse Puljujarvi, and the effects on the team.  Ghostbear's first game in red. Sunday's...

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!

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...