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When Chris Derrenbacher\u2019s son, Jack Derrenbacher, was 5 years old, he asked his dad if he could play hockey.<\/p>\n

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Chris had introduced Jack to the sport by taking him to Carolina Hurricanes games as season-ticket holders. Jack would also shoot pucks on mini-nets around the house, but now he wanted to hit the ice himself.<\/p>\n

There was one problem, though.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really didn\u2019t know how to get (Jack) into hockey,\u201d Chris said. \u201cThere was no publicity about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time, around 2010, there weren\u2019t many rinks in or near Raleigh \u2014 Chris said three \u2014 and a somewhat niche youth hockey scene. Under the circumstances, it took three years for Chris to find and enroll Jack into a learn-to-play program, he said, at the Polar Ice Cary skating facility.<\/p>\n

Since those earlier years, not long after the Canes won their first Stanley Cup in 2006, youth hockey has boomed in Raleigh. That Cup victory, coupled with success over the past eight seasons under coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour, has led to increased interest in the sport.<\/p>\n

In 1998-99, USA Hockey reported 2,149 registered players \u2014 youth and adults \u2014 in North Carolina, a number that rose to 8,698 in 2024-25.<\/p>\n

Since 2006, Polar Ice has built more locations and sheets of ice, while multiple youth programs have started and expanded across the Triangle. Meanwhile, the Carolina Junior Hurricanes \u2014 the largest youth program \u2014 has developed into a program that produces professional players, including its first NHL Draft pick, Skyler Brind\u2019Amour, Rod Brind\u2019Amour\u2019s son, in 2017.<\/p>\n

Following the Canes\u2019 2026 Cup win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 Sunday, youth organizers, parents and others expressed optimism that the grassroots game can take another leap.<\/p>\n

The limited number of hockey rinks and warm climate remain challenges, but many of those involved in the sport at the youth level are excited about the potential for the Canes\u2019 success to continue raising hockey\u2019s popularity in Raleigh.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t see (hockey\u2019s growth) slowing down here,\u201d Chris Derrenbacher said.<\/p>\n

Before the Canes\u2019 arrival in 1997, some fans in the Triangle might have been exposed to hockey by the professional minor league Raleigh IceCaps, who played at Dorton Arena on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, drawing between 4,000 and 5,000 fans per game.<\/p>\n

Still, in the 1990s, the youth hockey scene was sparse, and the sport itself wasn\u2019t much of a part of local mainstream culture. Boys and girls might have been exposed to the sport through transplant friends or national headlines, but much of the local craze centered on college basketball.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I told somebody local I was going to a hockey game,\u201d Derrenbacher said, \u201cthere was a chance back in the early 2000s they might not know we had a hockey team.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the Canes reached the Cup Final in 2002 and won the Cup in 2006, the scene began to change.<\/p>\n

In February 2007, the Canes attached their branding to youth hockey through a partnership with the Raleigh Youth Hockey Association, creating the Carolina Junior Hurricanes. The travel hockey program provides competition and skill development across different age groups and levels.<\/p>\n

Initially, Derrenbacher said the local youth programs provided high-level talent development but lacked elite local competition. Players traveled out of state, to places like Florida and Texas, to play in notable events. This problem still exists, but closer youth programs are emerging, such as those in Charlotte.<\/p>\n

Facility-wise, Derrenbacher said most local rinks had only one sheet of ice and limited spectator space, which made it difficult to host meaningful competitions and further pushed young hockey players onto the road. The necessity to travel so often made the sport less appealing to families considering having their kids play hockey. Today, Wake County has two facilities with double-sheet setups.<\/p>\n

Skyler Brind\u2019Amour, a forward for the AHL\u2019s Chicago Wolves, said he noticed Junior Canes\u2019 growth throughout his childhood. The 26-year-old acquired many of his fundamental hockey skills when he played for the Junior Canes before attending the college-preparatory South Kent School in Kent, Connecticut.<\/p>\n

Skyler Brind\u2019Amour said his Junior Canes teams traveled extensively to competitions across the country, with high-level travel competitions held outside North Carolina. Many of his teammates had been inspired by the 2006 Canes Cup and dreamed of playing college hockey.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe kind of always joked in our team, we\u2019re kind of part-time high school students,\u201d Skyler Brind\u2019Amour said, \u201cbecause we always have to miss Thursdays (and) Fridays for tournaments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skyler Brind\u2019Amour said his early Junior Canes teams weren\u2019t very competitive against other states\u2019 travel programs. But during his teenage years, they improved and began beating those same squads. He credited the program\u2019s coaching staff for being in his corner and providing him the confidence to recognize his talent when he might\u2019ve doubted it.<\/p>\n

Skyler Brind\u2019Amour became the first Junior Canes player to be selected in the NHL Draft when the Edmonton Oilers took him 177th overall in 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no reason that Raleigh can\u2019t be a great junior program,\u201d Skyler Brind\u2019Amour said. \u201cIt already is, but even probably a little more.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of 2023-24, six Junior Canes alumni have gone on to play professional hockey, 34 to play junior hockey and 72 to play collegiate hockey, according to the program.<\/p>\n

Shane Willis, the Canes\u2019 manager of youth and amateur hockey, has helped bring about youth hockey\u2019s rapid growth over the last 15 to 20 years. At the start, he said he worried about people wearing jerseys of opposing NHL teams\u2019 stars, like Pittsburgh\u2019s Sidney Crosby or Washington\u2019s Alex Ovechkin. He no longer encounters this as frequently.<\/p>\n

Attaching the Canes branding to Polar Ice NC, which owns the local rinks, and to the Junior Canes has been huge in exposing the community to the team, he said.<\/p>\n

In 2019, the Junior Canes took another notable step when it and local rival Carolina Eagles pooled their staff, coaches and players under the Carolina Junior Hurricanes Hockey Association to provide an even higher level program for 8-under to 18-under boys and girls.<\/p>\n

\u201c(The growth) can never be pointed to one thing or one person,\u201d Willis said. \u201cIt\u2019s about multiple partnerships and things working together. Then just spotlight the success of an NHL team in the city, and it creates a firestorm.\u201d<\/p>\n

At an even more fundamental level, the Canes have supported the development of youth hockey with their First Goal Program. Part of a league-wide initiative to provide boys and girls ages 5 to 10 with equipment and instructional sessions, the program has introduced more than 6,000 people to the game since 2016.<\/p>\n

First Goal Program participants are given equipment fitting, ice time, USA Hockey membership and more benefits to introduce them to hockey.<\/p>\n

As of Wednesday morning, Willis said the Canes had 638 sign-ups for their summer program, closing in on their 650-player target. He said there has been greater interest in the initiative this year than in previous ones, as numerous parents have continued to enroll their kids well past the initial sign-up date.<\/p>\n

\u201c(It\u2019s) easier,\u201d Willis said, \u201cwhen a winning culture is created that Rod (Brind\u2019Amour) and his team has done over the last eight years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul Strand, the owner of the North Carolina Golden Bears youth hockey program, said he has seen a rise in the quality of hockey players from the Triangle since 2006. While there have always been talented prospects, he said the level of engagement after the Cup victory increased the number of top-end players.<\/p>\n

Strand, who played for the IceCaps in its final season, credited Rod Brind\u2019Amour for instilling a strong hockey culture in the city through the team\u2019s recent success and playing style<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you win a Stanley Cup, you have a whole bunch of kids out there who get excited,\u201d Strand said, \u201cand they want to try hockey for the first time. 2006 caused that as well, and I think it\u2019s definitely gonna increase that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Girls hockey has been increasing at an especially rapid rate, partly fueled by the Canes\u2019 sustained success under Brind\u2019Amour, but also by the founding of the Professional Women\u2019s Hockey League in 2023.<\/p>\n

In 2006-07, just 332 female hockey players were registered with USA Hockey, a number that gradually increased to 513 in 2016-17 and soared to 966 in 2024-25.<\/p>\n

While the PWHL doesn\u2019t have a team in North Carolina, the Minnesota Charge and Ottawa Frost drew 10,782 fans to the Lenovo Center during the 2024-25 Takeover Tour.<\/p>\n

Camille Lewis, the vice president of the North Carolina Trailblazers Women\u2019s Hockey Association, said when she first started playing hockey in Raleigh \u2014 about 15 years ago \u2014 many of her peers had learned to skate as adults. As a Canadian, she spent plenty of time on the ice growing up, even though she never picked up a stick until adulthood. But many of her teammates hadn\u2019t even hit the ice until they were inspired by the 2006 Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt triggered a huge momentum around the women\u2019s league,\u201d Lewis said, \u201cto have women that were totally new to the sport joining in.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Trailblazers currently have a wait list to join their league and have seen a spike in interest over the past two years, Lewis said. With 83 women and girls across six teams this summer, Lewis said she believes the league has the most teams they have ever had, certainly since COVID-19. Twenty of the players registered for their summer season are new to hockey \u2014 one year or less of experience \u2014 the most of such players they have ever fielded.<\/p>\n

Lewis said because the Canes have been in Raleigh longer now, the skill level of their league has increased. While the association accommodates players of all levels by spreading out talent, she said, longstanding members have noticed the pace of games increasing as more players join with youth experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Canes\u2019 success, just in the last few years,\u201d Lewis said, \u201cand I think all the excitement around the Cup, it\u2019s definitely drawing a lot of attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Chris Derrenbacher\u2019s daughter, Mary, started playing hockey at 6 years old, her only option was to play with boys. As she grew older, the opportunities to team up with girls expanded, but those teams would often face off against boys because there weren\u2019t many girls teams nearby or willing to come to Raleigh.<\/p>\n

Playing in the Polar House Hockey League and for the Junior Hurricanes, Mary progressed tremendously, Chris said, and eventually moved to Shattuck-St. Mary\u2019s School, a college preparatory school in Faribault, Minnesota. Mary committed in late 2025 to play college hockey at Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Mary wanted to grow,\u201d Chris Derrenbacher said, \u201cshe had to go away. And so we made that tough decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Derrenbacher said the hockey scene up north is still more competitive, he added that if they were making that decision today, continuing with the Junior Canes might\u2019ve been a viable choice.<\/p>\n

In 2026, all three of the Junior Canes Tier I girls teams qualified to play in the USA Hockey National Championships in Amherst, New York.<\/p>\n

Brad Hoffman, the youth committee chair of the Carolina Amateur Hockey Association, said the NHL\u2019s involvement in the Southeast U.S. overall has spurred hockey\u2019s growth in Raleigh. Five of the past seven NHL championships have been won by either the Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers and Canes.<\/p>\n

However, Hoffman said the sport\u2019s growth potential is limited by the number of rinks. While in colder climates, kids can practice on frozen ponds and have an abundance of ice time, thanks to their long-standing hockey culture, Raleigh doesn\u2019t enjoy that luxury.<\/p>\n

Currently, Wake County has five hockey facilities and seven sheets of ice.<\/p>\n

Since new hockey players in Raleigh usually have to learn to skate and pick up other fundamentals through organized programs and house leagues, and ice time is scant, not all of the new interest from the Canes Cup can be accommodated easily.<\/p>\n

Hoffman said the victory could attract investment, but building more rinks is an expensive upfront endeavor, which might deter investors. A hockey rink can cost upwards of $18 million to build, he said. It can be much more for a double sheet and more complex facilities.<\/p>\n

Strand, who said his Golden Bears program has 280 players, believes that Raleigh is due for more hockey rink developments. He said the local rinks do a good job of making space for the clubs, but as the sport continues to grow in popularity, there is a need for more ice time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cost of ice is expensive,\u201d Strand said, \u201cand you\u2019re not talking any small numbers if you make the wrong decision \u2026 But I think that winning a Cup takes quite a bit of uncertainty out. You\u2019ve got automatic growth there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Further crowding the rinks is the rise of the Triangle High School Hockey League, a 22-team league for high school students. The league does not directly affiliate with the schools it represents, but fields teams composed of players from those schools.<\/p>\n

President Steven Ismaili and Brian Pencola founded the league as high school students in 2023. Now graduated, Pencola said they have expanded the league and work with the Junior Canes to assist with their bookkeeping<\/p>\n

Pencola said he played travel hockey throughout his childhood, but as a senior at Cardinal Gibbons High School, he craved the sense of pride that surrounded high school sports. So he and Ismaili gathered a group of their classmates and reached out to numerous other schools to see which might be interested in playing.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t easy for other schools to field a team, but eventually, a team in South Carolina, Columbia Fusion, said they\u2019d be willing to come to the Triangle for a game.<\/p>\n

Many early games and practices would take place during unusual hours, such as 7 a.m., when ice time was free, but they made it work, and the league took off.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea of representing your school,\u201d Pencola said, \u201cgoing out there in front of your friends, your family, wearing your school\u2019s colors (and) logo, it creates a different sense of community and connection through the community in a different way than it was before compared to just travel hockey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ismaili and Pencola shared clips from the first game on social media soon after, and quickly, numerous other teams reached out to play.<\/p>\n

Over the last couple of years, the league has professionalized as Ismaili and Pencola have gained mentorship from the Junior Canes, helping them secure proper licenses and related credentials. Pencola said the league has reached out to schools to affiliate their teams with their athletic departments, but insurance costs have deterred those institutions from doing so. Ismaili said they plan to revisit that idea in a few years.<\/p>\n

The league has enough interest to expand to 24 teams next season, Ismaili said, but the lack of ice time has made them hesitant to grow further. He is hopeful about future rink expansions and developments, but is still waiting for those changes to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to be able to have winter seasons and send teams to nationals,\u201d Ismaili said, \u201cwhich would be awesome. But right now, that is not anywhere near, because just ice time is our biggest concern.\u201d<\/p>\n

Logistical issues are plaguing hockey programs across the Triangle. But perhaps that is just proof of the point.<\/p>\n

A lack of ice teams indicates many people are excited about hockey \u2014 a welcome change to the years before the sport consumed the Raleigh community.<\/p>\n

\u201cI imagine on Monday morning,\u201d Derrenbacher said, \u201cany kid who is still in school or going to camp, every one of them, if they had a Canes shirt, they were wearing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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