The Storm Cellar

A little cathartic day today with our guest Bethany! We talk about Bethany' Caniac journey, we tell Ray he's wrong in a returning segment, we talk about why we feel upset with where the team is at, Mikko is not being traded, and more!

A former guest Beth invited Ray, I, and our friend ElJay to Toronto for the Canes/Leaf Saturday night and what a night it was! This round table was recorded in the Air Canada Signature Lounge (shout out to Shannon our amazing hostess). We dined on the most incredible food, had seats directly behind the Canes penalty box (Hi Aho x2 and Walker!) and as always, great hockey talk. Please forgive the b...

Bleacher Report Hockey writer / social media star Sam Prevot joined us in the Cellar to talk about the 4 Nations Faceoff. This has far exceeded anyone's expectations and there is at least 1 huge game on tap still to come in Canada v Finland. We hear about Sam's journey through the ranks, her time with the PHF, swapping from Rags to Canes (Thanks Skinner!), and more. We also talk about what...

Kat from The Surge Cast joined us today to talk some Canes puck. We talk about what she's been up to since season 2, what's going on with the Canes before the big break, we do a Storm Report, and after Kat has to leave us Ray and I talk a little 4 Nations Face-Off and Toronto away day.

Linnea, one of our wonderful Finnish friends joins us to talk about the new look Canes, the weeks behind us and ahead of us, and especially, the upcoming 4 Nations Tournament being held in Montreal & Boston.

It's the Mikko Rantanen show, I mean Storm Cellar (featuring Taylor Hall) Massi joins us today as we talk about his Caniac journey from Italy to Texas to NC, the biggest trade in NHL history since 1996 featuring Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall, memories of Drury and Necas, why did Chicago make that deal, and more!

This week our guest is Mike Steele, a Whalers / Hurricanes fan formerly of CT and we talk about his Caniac story, Don Quixote and the Hurricanes, Burns/Blake/Carrier/Andersen, and take a look at the week ahead.

We have 2 Caniacs on today's podcast, Jamie and John who have a really cool and unusual hockey story, if you're a techno nerd you'll love this one. We talk about how they became friends and Caniacs, recap the last week, ask if leadership is an issue, and look ahead to this week's possible 8 points. A fun episode to record, and 2 great Caniacs as well.

Ches joins the Cellar today as we recap the last week's game, try to define the 2024 calendar year for the Canes, file a Storm Report, and look at expectations for the week. Also takes like Martinook for the next "C", who is playing better overall Aho or Necas (might surprise you), and what was the worse hit Meier or Haula? This was a goody so tune in!

Without the technical difficulties! Recorded before he Rags game. We recap the last week, give our short Christmas wishes, and look ahead to Rags, Preds and a B2B with the Devils.

Brad and Ray ask some questions and want some feedback in a new game, "Are we wrong?" We talk about the annual malaise weeks, still 3rd in Metro, toss out some hot(?) takes in "Are we wrong", do a Storm Report, and add some names to the NHL hotseat.

Ray and I welcome host of Locked-On Hurricanes and co-host of The Surgecast, Zach Martin to the show. We talk about Zach's hockey journey to being a credentialed media member, the Canes line swaps, who in the league is on the hot-seat and more.

Ray and I just briefly touch on the 4 Nations Faceoff rosters. Congrats to Sebastian Aho, Jaccob Slavin, and Seth Jarvis for making their respective country rosters!

To paraphrase Meat Loaf, 2 out of 4 ain't bad with a 3rd string goalie in net. The Canes drop back to backs vs the Kittehs, but came back and beat both the Rags and Stars so it's not a bad week at all Caniacs. Ray and I talk about the weeks' games, goal tending options, what could we steal from Nashville perhaps, and why we need to see the forest and not the trees.

I mean, it's Shane Willis, what more do you want!? We talk with Shane Willis about how hard it is for your guys like Jarvis and Blake to break into the league, including some of Shane own journey. We also talk about what it's like to walk into a locker room with the likes of Ron Francis and Rod Brind'amour, we look at Carolina's draft and player strategies and how they have set Carolina up for lon...

This week Ray and I are joined by Caniac Carolyn, former Canes Country contributor and aggregator of Canes information. We talk about her Caniac story, that Aho's shooting is not down but we know why it feels that way, we recap why the roadie wasn't all bad, and what to expect from the new week. A special shoutout to Zach from Locked-On Hurricanes (great daily podcast!) as well.

Tom Ray from the StormTracker podcast joined us this morning to talk about how a guy from all of Canada ended up being a Caniac. We also talk about the big Metro week the Canes put together, the loss to the Avs, and our projections on the week ahead. This one was a lot of fun so tune in and enjoy!

Ray and Brad talk about the Northwest part of the roadie, coming home and spanking the Bruins, and how the team looks 10% of the way into the season.

We talk with Kat Whetstone of inside_the_rink and offside_news about her Caniac / Blue Jackets journey and the Canes first weeks or the season. How are the Canes at 2-2? Who's off to a good start? What does the West Coast roadie look like? We do a Storm Report to see who's a hurricane and who's a depression, and we wrap our up our episode with Kat's phenomenal article on Laine and mental health.

Nick from the Canes Prospects Twitter account joins us to go down the list from FUS, Nadeau, and Blake to guys you maybe haven't even heard of yet. Lots of Wolves on this list, the Russian pipeline is BOOMing, and more We also do a lightning round of predictions on the season, so don't miss our opening night episode so let's #RaiseUp!

AHL reporter and all-around good dude Andrew Rinaldi joined us to talk about the Chicago Wolves / Carolina Hurricanes situation.

As we start season 5 of the pod, we welcome in one of Ray's best friends, Andy to the show. A Flames/Oilers guy through and through, Andy joins us to talk about his job in the NHL, to remember Johnny Gaudreau, and to talk about how the Jarvis contract could impact his beloved Oilers. An emotional episode for sure.

Quick update to answer Daniel Wagner's question, Drury signed but Necas and Jarvis aren't (but they will be so don't worry), and we play match the Hurricane to the Ted Lasso character as a little timeline cleanse. We hope you'll give us feedback on who you think we got right or wrong, and we'd love to hear your answers!

After a few weeks off Brad and Ray roll into all that's happened. Congrats Florida Panthers! Canes draft well. NHL Rule Changes Free Agency: Who's gone, who's staying, and who's new? Also info about GMDW's departure, TamperBay, and more!

Straight to the point, we hand out letter grades. Who gets an A and who gets an F? How will the SCF go? We'll see you back here in 2 weeks to congratulate the winner and start talking draft and trades.