Players and staff ride in bus floats during the Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup Final Victory Parade on June 20, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Carolina Hurricanes will hoist their second Stanley Cup championship banner on Sept. 29 before hosting the Florida Panthers in the NHL season opener. The squad dropped just one game while tearing through the Eastern Conference before claiming the championship. The opener kicks off a five-game curtain raiser on Sept. 29. Tickets for opening night start at $243 as of publication, with lower bowl seats in Section 111 beginning at $445.