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    How the Raleigh IceCaps won over sports fans and helped prove hockey could work in the Triangle

    How the Raleigh IceCaps won over sports fans and helped prove hockey could work in the Triangle

    FromA Brief History of Triangle Sports

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    How the Raleigh IceCaps won over sports fans and helped prove hockey could work in the Triangle

    FromA Brief History of Triangle Sports

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    Length:
    76 minutes
    Released:
    Jul 13, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    The Raleigh IceCaps played in Dorton Arena from 1991 until 1998. They didn't win any division titles or ECHL championships, but they won the attention of sports fans in the Triangle and helped build inroads for the eventual arrival of the Carolina Hurricanes. Former IceCaps captain Jim Powers and winger Paul Strand joined 99.9FM The Fan's Joe Ovies to discuss their experience playing for a minor league hockey team on Tobacco Road.
    Released:
    Jul 13, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (17)

    The Triangle region of North Carolina is one of the most unique sports markets in the country thanks to a confluence of multiple universities with rabid fanbases: Duke, NC State and UNC, a lone pro sports franchise with the Carolina Hurricanes, and transplants who still care about their hometown teams. As more people move to the area or as young fans enter adulthood, they might lack the context as to why certain things still matter or the impact of certain events to their favorite teams. "A Brief History of Triangle Sports" will interview sports influencers who changed the game we know today in North Carolina. Tom Suiter, Tony Rigsbee, David Glenn, Bomani Jones, Chuck Kaiton, Mick Mixon, Mark Packer, Jeff Gravely, and the late Caulton Tudor (and more) will be featured. This podcast is produced by 99.9 The Fan FM in Raleigh, NC, hosted by Joe Ovies and part of the Capitol Broadcasting Podcast Network.