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Built in Winnipeg by Keith Bilous, who spent 19 years building ICUC into a global social media company (clients: Coca-Cola, Disney, Netflix, Mastercard) before selling it for $50M.
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Black North Carolinian, born in Durham, raised in Raleigh's Brier Creek neighborhood. His family moved from Charlotte when he was three and he became a hockey fan the same way most Raleigh kids did — somewhat accidentally and then completely. He was 10 when the Hurricanes won the Cup in 2006, and his mother framed the newspaper front page. Studied broadcast journalism at NC State, covered Hurricanes for The News & Observer for five years. Leads the Skol Clap more authentically than most people in the building.
Fan Perspective
Bunch of Jerks energy embraced with full pride. He loved when Don Cherry called them out and thought it was the best advertising the Caniacs ever got for free. Roots hard and roots loud and does not take himself too seriously while doing it.
Local Coverage
Allen & Son BBQ in Chapel Hill as the pre-game pilgrimage. Calls the Research Triangle 'the only market where fans bring laptops to tailgates and nobody thinks that's weird.' References the Tobacco Road college hoops identity as 'the thing we had before hockey gave us a personality.'
Your Carolina Hurricanes showed up in Pittsburgh, y'all!
### The Canes just keep winning
Man, if you went to bed early last night, you missed a clinic. The Ca...
Your Hurricanes took Toronto in OT and you gotta be buzzing!
What a wild one up in Toronto, y'all! If you crashed out after the second period, you missed a doo...
You are not ready for Raleigh tonight
Alright y'all, the vibe in Raleigh right now? It's electric, but with a little bit of that low hum of a server farm worki...
Y'all ain't gonna believe what the Carolina Hurricanes pulled off last night
If you fell asleep early, bless your heart, but you missed a wild one at PNC Arena...
Raleigh, y'all, the vibe in the Research Triangle today is a low hum of focused intensity, kinda like a server farm after a fresh reboot. We're still sitting pr...
Well, y’all, that was a heck of a thing to wake up to. Your Carolina Hurricanes got flat-out spanked last night in Columbus, a 5-1 drubbing from the Blue Jacket...
Well, good mornin' to ya, MiTL Sports Desk! Raleigh is absolutely buzzin' this fine gameday, and let me tell y'all, the temperature is set to "Storm Surge" here...
Well, good morning, Caniacs! Hope y'all are shaking off the cobwebs with a big ol' cup of coffee, 'cause last night? That was a wild one. You think you can go t...
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