Carolina Hurricanes Giving Away Wake Forest Home

Raleigh, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes are celebrating 10 years in the Triangle. For the anniversary, the team is giving away one of the biggest prizes in NHL history.

"Our owner, our general manager challenged us to do something out of the box, something special for the fans," said Curt Johnson, marketing director for the Hurricanes.

The Hurricanes are giving away a 3,137-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bathroom house, valued at more than $350,000.

"What better way to talk about winning at home and being at home than actually giving someone a home?" said Rich Ohmann, vice president of marketing and sales for St. Lawrence Homes, a Triangle builder.

St. Lawrence teamed up with the Hurricanes for the promotion.

"We really think that the Hurricanes deserve all the love and all the attention we can give them, and we're willing to bet the house on it," Ohmann said.

Fans at Tuesday night's game against the New York Rangers said they were excited to hear about the promotion.

"It's a great promotional item. It has got everyone excited around here," fan Bill Edwards said.

A lucky fan sitting in the stands will win the house during the final game of the regular season on April 4. The house is on a cul-de-sac in Northampton, a Wake Forest subdivision.

The winner will have to pay property taxes on the house, estimated to be about $3,200.

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When the Hurricanes first came to town, we'd see about 10 games a season. In the past three years, we make it out for maybe one game. It's just too expensive of a game if you don't want to sit in the treacherous upper deck.

Far as the numbers for that game, there seemed to be plenty of empty seats in the RBC center when they scanned the crowd. Maybe those seats are sold and people just turning into Dodger fans. Show up halfway through the first period and leave after they shut down the beer line.

If Kara.... has money to burn on the Hurricanes than he needs to stop whining about how much money he's losing being in Raleigh. He wants to pay millions less in rent for taking over the RBC Center. But my $8 means everything to whether that team remains in the season. Maybe they should have a canned food drive for these poverty cases. Maybe he's got a contract for the next 10 years, but he'd lose less money by taking the team elsewhere and merely sending a few million a year.

foetine
January 31, 2008 9:14 a.m.

I'll be at the game! If my luck goes like it does playing the lottery I'll be one away from winning

Maybe I could turn it into a rental property...

Tater Salad
January 30, 2008 6:11 p.m.

I dont think a low income family can afford to go to a Hurricanes game! Heck, Im upper middle income and I cant afford it.

Wrong! The Canes sell upper bowl tickets for $10 on game days. One can get a tamale, chips, and cheese dip for $3.50 at Dos Banditos.

colliedave
January 30, 2008 4:56 p.m.

Great, I can win a McMansion! I'd sell that thing. Homes like this is just an example of thibngs going bad for the area now.

No! Johnny-boy's crib is a McMansion. The area is in a slump, but as in any economic cycle things will rebound. The Canes need business partners such St. Lawerence to succeed in business. But it seems as if you believe that government needs to be your nanny.

colliedave
January 30, 2008 4:51 p.m.

Let me correct something, Detroit won back to back in 97 and 98. Just wanted to correct myself. My point still stands. Not easy to make it there every year. I would listen to an argument however on consistently making the playoffs. That, we haven't done.

HockeyBowler
January 30, 2008 4:04 p.m.