THIS IS WHAT 20 YEARS OF WAITING LOOKS LIKE!!! 🎉 #StanleyCup
ALT Graphic showing Carolina Hurricanes players and friends lying in piles of red, black and white confetti. In the middle is the Hurricanes 2026 Stanley Cup champion logo.
The #Panthers have waived TE Bryce Pierre off injured reserve. Pierre was placed on IR during the offseason program.
He was in Carolina all year in 2025 as a member of the offseason roster and p-squad.
9️⃣0️⃣ Days until #Panthers football!🏈
Julius Peppers (2002–2009, 2017–2018)
•Second overall pick in 2002
•NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
•Helped lead Carolina to Super Bowl XXXVIII
•Holds the following franchise records:
-97.0 sacks
-52 forced fumbles
-12 defensive touchdowns
-9 Pro Bowl selections
•Inducted into the Panthers' Hall of Honor in 2023
•First ballot Hall of Fame inductee 2024
@juliuspeppers_#KeepPounding
ALT Carolina Hurricanes players line up on the ice near their net beside a Stanley Cup Champions wordmark showing a 16-3 playoff record, the fewest losses by a champion since the 1988 Oilers.
ALT Graphic of the 2026 Stanley Cup bracket. Top reads \"Carolina Hurrricanes\" in white text on a red background. Below reads \"Stanley Cup Champions\" in silver text on a dark grey background.
ALT Top: White text on a black and red background reads, \"Carolina Hurricanes. Stanley Cup Champions\". \n\nMain: A cutout of the Stanley Cup is in the middle with multiple cutouts of various Carolina Hurricanes players in Carolina Hurricanes uniforms