Perhaps no one was having more fun than Carolina head coach Rod Brind’Amour after his Hurricanes won their second Stanley Cup in franchise history on Sunday. Clips went viral on social media o…
Clips went viral on social media of Brind’Amour celebrating his first Cup win as a head coach, including one of him taking his shirt off in the locker room before lifting the Cup with his players celebrating around him.
A shirtless Rod Brind’Amour holds the Stanley Cup during the Hurricanes’ locker room celebration in Las Vegas on June 14, 2026. Carolina Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour raises the Stanley Cup in the locker room after winning the 2026 Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The 55-year-old, who spent parts of 10 years playing for the Hurricanes in the 2000s, was named Carolina’s captain prior to the 2005-06 season, and he would lead the team to their first Cup in franchise history. Brind’Amour’s No. 17 jersey is retired by the Hurricanes. Brind’Amour’s Cup lift in 2006 is often regarded as one of the more iconic in NHL history.
Back then, Brind’Amour couldn’t wait for NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to hand him the Cup, and took it off the table himself before hoisting it in the air. Brind’Amour’s second time with the Cup was memorable too. After Pyotr Kotchetkov handed his coach the Cup, Brind’Amour tossed the trophy in the air before catching it and wrapping it in a bear hug.
Head coach Rod Brind’Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes lifts the Stanley Cup after Game Six of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Carolina Hurricanes won 3-0.
“I wasn’t sure I was going to raise it over my head because that’s more of a player thing, but I had no choice,” Brind’Amour said. Brind’Amour, who has led Carolina to the playoffs in all eight of his seasons at the helm, is only the fourth person in NHL history to win a Cup with the same franchise as a player and coach, and 14th person to win as a coach and player for any team.
A shirtless Rod Brind'Amour holds the Stanley Cup during the Hurricanes' locker room celebration in Las Vegas on June 14, 2026. Carolina Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour raises the Stanley Cup in the locker room after winning the 2026 Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Head coach Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes lifts the Stanley Cup after Game Six of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Carolina Hurricanes won 3-0.
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