[Subscription Customers Only] Jun 30, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; Manchester City forward Erling Haaland (9) pours water on his face before a round of 16 match of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Lee Smith-Reuters via Imagn Images
[Subscription Customers Only] Jun 30, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; Manchester City forward Erling Haaland (9) pours water on his face before a round of 16 match of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Lee Smith-Reuters via Imagn Images
Erling Haaland crossed over into the hockey world this week, attending Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights. The Manchester City striker later shared photos from the outing on X, prompting reactions from NHL fans.
Erling was spotted donning a Hurricanes jersey with his name displayed on the back. The Hurricanes reshared his post on its X account, adding a sweet caption.
"@ErlingHaaland is officially a Caniac," the Hurricanes wrote.
The Carolina Hurricanes have been pretty impressive with their game this season and are inching closer to winning the Stanley Cup. They swept the Ottawa Senators in a convincing 4-0 to secure a spot for the conference second round, while they maintained their impressive streak and defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, they faced tough competition and started the best-of-seven game series with a disappointing 6-2 loss but then bounced back with a 3-2 overtime win, followed by another 3-2 overtime win.
They won two more games and made it to the Stanley Cup Finals and are just one win away from securing the trophy. They are leading in the Stanley Cup Finals 3-2, with two games remaining.
Erling's appearance in their Game 5 was a boost for the Hurricanes fans, who were happy to see him.
Fans React to Erling Haaland Supporting the Hurricanes
In the comment section of the Hurricanes' X account, fans flooded it with messages for Haaland.
"Happy to have the world’s best footballer as the newest Caniac," a fan wrote.
Another fan suggested that Haaland should be the "siren sounder" for Game 7 of the series, "if we have it."
"Looks like he had a great time," another fan added.
One supporter talked about the crossover.
"As a massive City fan and a Raleigh native this was the crossover I didn't know I needed," a fan said.
One more added that they would love seeing Haaland playing ice hockey.
"If he wasn't the baddest football striker in the world I can see you playing Ice Hockey as a different profession," one more said.
The Hurricanes are next preparing to play Game 6 on Sunday. What do you think? Will they be able to win the Stanley Cup this year? Let us know in the comments.
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Ankita Yadav
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