Hurricanes fans jam into downtown Raleigh for team's Stanley Cup parade, celebration

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Thousands of Carolina Hurricanes fans gathered in downtown Raleigh to celebrate the team's Stanley Cup victory with a parade and rally. The event included a parade route past the State Capitol building and attracted a large enthusiastic crowd.

The Carolina Hurricanes brought their Stanley Cup celebration to downtown Raleigh on Saturday, with thousands of fans arriving hours early to line sidewalks for the team's victory parade or packing in near the rally stage where the Hurricanes were set to cap off the festivities. The team boarded double-decker buses to start the parade, which was set to weave by the State Capitol building. Carly Goodman, 35, of Raleigh, was hard to miss in the front row behind barricades in front of the stage where the parade would end with a rally.