The Carolina Hurricanes are partnering with a Raleigh-based ice hockey team program that’s made up of disabled military veterans.
Established in 2019, the North Carolina Warriors Hockey Program has more than 70 players — all of them veterans with physical challenges. They often play similar veteran teams from other states. In all, there are 20 such Warriors teams throughout the U.S.
Shane Willis, the Hurricanes’ director of community outreach, said the Warriors approached the Hurricanes about forming the partnership. The group will rebrand as the “Carolina Hurricanes Warriors” and use the National Hockey League team’s logo.
“These guys have been great, through and through, for the years dealing with COVID and all of the things that everyone’s kind of dealt with and staying at task,” Willis said. “They couldn’t be more excited to be putting on the Carolina Hurricanes logo to be part of an NHL franchise and we just hope that we can…
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