Brind’Amour’s Carolina Climb - From Captain To Cup Bench Boss

Rod Brind’Amour has always looked like the kind of guy who would rather skate through a wall than talk about skating through it, and that edge has defined his whole Carolina run. The story tracks how a franchise captain became the coach who has kept the Hurricanes’ identity welded to effort, structure, and a little old-school attitude. There is a reason people around the league still talk about Brind’Amour like he is the final exam for what accountability looks like in the NHL.