New York Rangers in 1994. This was the first major-league professional championship for the state of North Carolina by a men's team (the Carolina Courage of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association won the 2002 Founders Cup), although the Hurricanes made it to the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the Detroit Red Wings in five games; and the Carolina Panthers made it to Super Bowl XXXVIII, but lost to the New England Patriots, and Super Bowl 50, losing to the Denver Broncos. It is also, the only world championship by an active North Carolina based team in any of the four major league sports. Team rosters Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year. Carolina Hurricanes Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup engraving The 2006 Stanley Cup was presented to Hurricanes captain Rod Brind'Amour by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Hurricanes 3–1 win over the Oilers in game seven. The following Hurricanes players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes Television In the United States, this was the first Stanley Cup Finals to be broadcast on NBC and OLN (later Versus, currently NBC Sports Network). Games one and two were on OLN, while the remainder of the series was on NBC. NBC's broadcast of game seven drew a 3.3 rating, a 21% drop from ABC's 4.2 for game seven in 2004. However, some NBC affiliates didn't air game seven live. Overall, NBC had an average rating of 2.3 for its five telecasts of the final, down 12% from ABC's 2004 average. In Canada, the CBC's broadcast of game seven drew 4.739 million viewers. However, it included pre-game and post-game coverage. The game itself drew 5.553 million. See also 2005–06 NHL season List of Stanley Cup champions Notes and references Notes References Stanley Cup Stan Edmonton Oilers games Stanley Cup Finals 21st century in Raleigh, North Carolina Sports competitions in Raleigh, North Carolina 2006 in Alberta 2000s in Edmonton Ice hockey competitions in Edmonton