Apr 7, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin (21) takes a shot aBoston Bruins during the third period at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectThe long hot summer continues on and the Carolina Hurricanes continue to celebrate their world championship with their individual Day with the Cup. Recently the Cup was in Minnesota. Mikey's day in Minnesota pic.twitter.com/jl3IGkRb01 Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) August 7, 2026K'Andre Miller brings the #stanleyCup back in Minnesota @HockeyHallFame@nhl@Canespic.twitter.com/9qN4kWZUwT Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) August 3, 2026If you are not following @keeperofthecup on Twitter, (it will always be Twitter to me), there are some good pics there. -In other news, the Hurricanes announced that they will be hosting this years Prospect Showcase at Invisalign Arena from September 13-15. Carolina, Nashville, and Tampa Bay will be participating. This will be a good chance to see many of the top prospects for each franchise. The game times have been released but more specific information will be released later. Sun.Sept. 13Nashville vs. Carolina2 p.m.Invisalign ArenaMon.Sept. 14Nashville vs. Tampa Bay2 p.m.Invisalign ArenaTue.Sept. 15Carolina vs. Tampa Bay2 p.m.Invisalign Arena-Do you have some extra cash and want to own some Hurricanes equipment? The Canes are hosting another annual Yard Sale on August 15th. Season ticket members have first dibs starting at 8AM. The general public has access starting at 11. If anyone here attends, please leave a recap in the comments. Yard Sale | Carolina HurricanesSpeaking of season ticket members, apparently season ticket packages are sold out. Ahhh, the consequences of winning the Stanley Cup. This is from a release from the Hurricanes:CANES SEASON TICKET PLANS SOLD OUT FOR 2026-27Individual game tickets on sale Aug. 20RALEIGH, NC Sara Daniel, Chief Ticketing Officer for the National Hockey Leagues Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has sold out of season ticket plans for the 2026-27 regular season. The Hurricanes have reserved a limited number of seats to be sold on an individual game basis, and those tickets will go on sale August 20.The team allocates inventory to three different levels of season ticket plans full-season plans, half-season plans and quarter-season plans. Following the seat selections that conclude at the end of this week, all three levels have officially sold out. Fans interested in joining a waitlist to access plans when they become available in the future can sign up atHurricanes.com/waitlist.Last but not least, the Canes still need to wrap up the Alexander Nikishin situation. It seems by many that a bridge deal seems most likely, but Carolinas front office has been silent on the subject. It also takes two parties to agree to a bridge deal. Reportedly, Nikishin was asked about him asking for $8 million a year and he smiled and replied more. If the defenseman does not sign some type of a new contract, then back to Russia he goes. While that seems unlikely, who knows?