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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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."
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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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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This is what it's all about.
What a sight as Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal hoists the Stanley Cup as the team moves through the victory parade on Saturday in downtown Raleigh.
