From the tailgate to the team entrance, the Stadium Series was one big showcase for the Hurricanes and their fans.
THE FAN PERSPECTIVE LOOK LIKE HERE. CARTER FINLEY STADIUM. >> FROM THE TAILGATE. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A YEAR. YOU KNOW. >> TO THE TEAM ENTRANT. THE STADIUM SERIES IS ONE BIG SHOWCASE FOR THE CAROLINA HURRICANES. AND THEIR FANS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS TO WALK OR DRIVE AND SEE THE PARKING LOT JUST JAMMED. THE PEOPLE JACKED IN WITH US TO SUPPORT OUR GROUP. AND THAT'S A REAL STRETCH. >> I A PLACE KNOWN FOR ITS BARBECUE. THIS IS THE WAY WE GO FOR GAMES HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH HOCKEY. I MEAN, HAVING THIS IN MY SCHOOL'S FOOTBALL STADIUM, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE FOR THIS STATE FOR THE CITY FOR THIS TEAM IS AWESOME. NOW THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN NORMAL 60,000 CANIACS PAINT THE TOWN RED. >> YOU KNOW, IT'S THE STATE, A BIG HAND IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN AS WELL. AND I WAS STRUCK BY JIM VALVANO STREETS THE AIR BEFORE THE GAME WHERE HE SAID EVERYDAY ORDINARY PEOPLE DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS NO PEOPLE THERE IS A BIG RALLY COULD BE A HOCKEY MARKET. DIDN'T THINK THEY SUSTAINED AND THEY'LL PULLED IT OFF AND THERE WAS