The 2026 hurricanes parade turned downtown Raleigh into a sea of red, proving that nothing unites a city quite like a championship trophy and a collective need to block traffic.

While the fans were mostly there to cheer for their team, the hurricanes parade inadvertently became a platform for the same vocal crowd that once tried to rattle goaltenders with rather questionable chants.

Organizing a hurricanes parade is a masterclass in logistics, requiring the ability to manage thousands of exuberant fans who treat 'no means no' chants as a legitimate form of home-ice intimidation.