RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour followed former teammate Glen Wesley on the red carpet as they walked toward the center of the ice during a pregame ceremony Tuesday night.

It was a reminder to Brind’Amour of what it’s all about.

The Hurricanes wrapped up a three-day celebration of the 20th anniversary of the franchise’s only Stanley Cup season. Brind’Amour was the captain of that team.

“This whole couple days … it refreshed me in the sense that I kind of remember why we do this,” Brind’Amour said. “Twenty brothers I hadn’t seen in a while, but the minute we got together – why is that? It’s because we won.”

Wesley, a defenseman, was an alternate captain on the Cup-winning team.

“It was awesome to be around the guys,” Brind’Amour said. “Seeing (Wesley) car

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