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When the final horn sounded on the Carolina Hurricanes\u2019 Stanley Cup championship, the players at the bench quickly hopped over the boards en masse to let the partying begin in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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All but Sebastian Aho. He turned in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n

Aho\u2019s first move was to jump back behind the bench and wrap Canes coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour in a big hug, squeezing tight, not letting go. It was a scene that went viral on social media, one that resonated with so many hockey and sports fans after the Canes turned back the Vegas Golden Knights for the Cup in six games.<\/p>\n

Aho smiled Saturday when the hug was mentioned during an interview. Aho was wearing a pair of sun glasses he likely has shed very little this past week as the Canes awaited a victory parade that brought an estimated 150,000 people<\/a> for a wild celebration on the downtown Raleigh streets.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was trying to get to the ice and I looked back and Roddy was right there,\u201d Aho said. \u201cIt\u2019s just a moment, but Roddy is everything for this organization. We\u2019ve been through quite a bit together, and I\u2019m very happy for him. All of us really, but especially for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s such a different feeling this year. But it was all worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was Brind\u2019Amour who was reluctant at first to allow Aho to play center, believing his size and skills were better suited on the wing. But Aho would play center. The Finn earned his coach\u2019s trust. He developed into one of the league\u2019s best players the past decade and an NHL All-Star.<\/p>\n

Jordan Staal, Jaccob Slavin, Jordan Martinook, Andrei Svechnikov and Aho became something of a fab five in the eight years Brind\u2019Amour has been the head coach. It has been the leadership core of the team, one Brind\u2019Amour found reliable.<\/p>\n

The group always believed a Stanley Cup was there to be won and one day would<\/i> be won, Aho would say. Adding to that desire this season was having the 2006 Cup champions, the team one captained by Brind\u2019Amour, back during to be honored and recognized at Lenovo Center.<\/p>\n

The \u201806 guys had a special feel to them, Aho said. Yes, their names were on the Stanley Cup together but there was more to it. Twenty years had passed, but it was still so tight a group. It was palpable.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got a little taste of it when they came in and we partied with them,\u201d Aho said Saturday, referring to last December\u2019s 20th anniversary celebration \u201cYou could just see how close they are. That was cool to see that.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd now we get to experience it ourselves. They were already, every single one, my brothers, but this definitely was even more of a bonding together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In looking back at the playoff run, Aho quickly mentioned Staal, the captain, accepting a challenge to fight Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk seconds after the opening draw of the first game. Staal accepted it and won.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, my God, Jordo, game one, round one,\u201d Aho said. \u201cHe sets a tone for the rest of the group, that we\u2019re not taking any steps back. That was special. We were all riding on the high from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It lasted through series wins against the Sens, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens and then Vegas in the Cup Final. It ended in Las Vegas, with the Canes taking a 3-0 win in Game 6 to clinch the Cup. And Aho having his moment with his coach.<\/p>\n

They were all together Saturday on a stage at City Plaza, players and coaches, looking out at all the fans jam packed into the Fayetteville Street corridor back to the Capitol.<\/p>\n

Aho noted Staal had said during the week that the scene would be crazy Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was saying how awesome it was going to be, and I knew it would be, but this is something else,\u201d Aho said. \u201cIt\u2019s my bad not taking his word, because he\u2019s always right. Always listen to \u2018El Jefe\u201d aka Jordan Staal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brind\u2019Amour could only shake his head, saying he was in shock by the turnout.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m kind of speechless,\u201d he said. \u201cI did not expect that. It was just wave on wave of people, and enthusiastic. It kind of blew me away. This is why we do this. It meant so much to so many people.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd this group of players. I\u2019m so happy for them. They\u2019re world champs. \u2026 This is going to be motivation to do it again, for sure. The carrot was always there. We hadn\u2019t done it, hadn\u2019t done it, and now that we have done I\u2019m sure the guys will be motivated to do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2006, after beating the Edmonton Oilers in the Cup Final, the Canes\u2019 paraded around the arena in convertibles, then mounted a stage for a few words from coach Peter Laviolette and then Brind\u2019Amour.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the start of the year we wanted to make you proud of this team and I think we did that,\u201d Brind\u2019Amour said in the 2006 celebration. \u201cI want to say we go and try and do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Reminded Saturday of that \u201cdo it again\u201d comment in 2006, Brind\u2019Amour grinned.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took too long,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published June 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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