Carolina Hurricanes fans have long known that they have been fortunate to have nothing but longtime broadcast professionals calling their games since the team’s move to North Carolina. On Monday, their opinion of John Forslund was validated with a well-deserved honor.
Forslund, the television voice of the Hurricanes franchise since 1994, was named the North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association, the NSMA announced as part of its annual award announcements. It’s the first such award for Forslund in his NHL career, and the second for the Hurricanes; former radio play-by-play man Chuck Kaiton was the 2015 winner of the same award.