Editor’s Note: It’s rivalry week at SB Nation, and we’re making an argument for a new entry on the league’s rivalry list.
When the Hartford Whalers first moved to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes, there was only one other team located within a day’s drive” the Washington Capitals. The Canes creation was great for my family who were Caps fans from when we were stationed at Ft Meade. We could now see them in North Carolina just a few hours from Bragg.
This is part of the reason the rivalry could happen; you have a transient population that moves between Northern Virginia/Maryland and North Carolina in the military.