



Quick! Can you name the three Captains of the 2006 Stanley Cup Winning Carolina Hurricanes? Well lets see there was that years Selke Winner Rod Brind'amour wearing the "C". Blue Line Leader and Defensive Stalwart Glen Wesley wearing one of the Alternates, now who was that third man? Was it the only Hall-of-Famer on the team Mark "Wrecking Ball" Recchi? No he was a mid-season acquisition. Ok then it must have been up and coming future captain and the teams leading scorer Eric Staal right? Wrong again! The answer you are looking for is Kevyn (not a typo) Adams.Drafted by the Boston Bruins 25th overall in 1993, Kevyn Adams came to Carolina in a trade midway through the 2001-2002 NHL Season. Traded from the Florida Panthers along with Bret Hedican and Tomas Malec for Sandis Ozolinsh and Byron Ritchie, Adams became a fixture on a veteran laden team that would soon make a surprising Stanley Cup Final Run. Never a "star" in the NHL. Adams did the dirty work that earned him the respect of his teammates and fans alike. At 5'11" Adams wasn't afraid to go into the corners, kill penalties or make his presence known on the ice.Unsurprisingly Adams best season came in 2005-2006 where scored 15 goals and had 8 assists for 23 points en-route to hoisting the Stanley Cup. Midway through the following season he was dealt to the then Phoenix Coyotes for Dennis Seidenberg. Adams left Carolina having played 300 games scoring 38 goals and contributing 34 assists for 72 points. Adams time in Phoenix was brief as he was shipped to Chicago for Radim Vrbata and released on the eve of the 2008 NHL Season.Adams retired after the 2009 season to become an agent but the lure of the game called him back as he served as an assistant coach for the Buffalo Sabres from 2011-2013. Today he is on staff at The Academy of Hockey in Upstate New York as the Director of Player Development.While his on ice career will never be considered overwhelming Adams has his name etched into the marquee trophy in sports and will forever be a member of the Redvolution! Thanks for Reading and Redvolution!The Caniac Collector