Voting for the Elite 8 (4th round) of the Canes and Coffee Summer Event 2015 will start on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 and run through Saturday, October 3, 2015.
If you are here before voting opens, please check back.
You can also see the entire set of brackets with the results HERE and scroll down a bit.
Finally, a complete clickable list of bios for all players in the event is HERE.
Voting for the round of 8 games is below:
Founding Fathers Regional Championship - Elite 8 - Game 45
- Ron Francis (1) (94%, 45 Votes)
- Arturs Irbe (3) (6%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 48
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Unsung Heroes Regional Championship - Elite 8 - Game 46
- Ray Whitney (2) (66%, 31 Votes)
- Glen Wesley (1) (34%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 47
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Cup Core Regional Championship - Elite 8 - Game 47
- Rod Brind'Amour (1) (91%, 43 Votes)
- Justin Williams (3) (9%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 47
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Current Generation Regional Championship - Elite 8 - Game 48
- Justin Faulk (7) (55%, 26 Votes)
- Eric Staal (1) (45%, 21 Votes)
Total Voters: 47
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Go Canes!
No surprise that Francis is dominating. Whitney over Wesley (so far) is a mild surprise, but understandable given the Wizard’s popularity with fans and his penchant for scoring timely goals (a much more visible/memorable role than a stay-at-home defenseman). No real surprise with Brind’Amour currently winning over Williams either. (Final bracket will probably be Francis vs. Brind’Amour.) Faulk with the edge on Staal probably speaks to growing fan discontent with the current team in that Staal is the face of the franchise and has been underperforming on the ice for much of recent history, whereas Faulk has at least been getting better with time.
I think Faulk’s deep run is interesting commentary on where the Canes fan base is right now. Faulk has never even played a playoff game in a Hurricanes uniform (through no fault of his own), yet he is leading a player who I would rate either 3rd or 4th overall in franchise history in Eric Staal.
I have not surveyed people to understand why but my feeling is that it is people looking forward not backward and maybe also a touch of people wanting change after a run of playoff misses.