Carolina Hurricanes fan Preston Brown talks about what he did to break the curse of Danhausen

About this episode

Preston Brown discusses his efforts to lift the Danhausen curse on the Carolina Hurricanes during the Stanley Cup Finals.

Pro wrestler Danhausen has gained a reputation online for cursing pro sports teams. He decided to put one on the Carolina Hurricanes during their Stanley Cup Finals series against the Vegas Golden Knights. So one Canes fan stepped up and put his money where his mouth was…and straight into Danhausen’s pocket. Preston Brown joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss what happened to life the Danhausen curse.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Hamlin

Guest: Preston Brown

Topics covered

• Carolina Hurricanes
• Danhausen curse
• Stanley Cup Finals
• sports fandom
• pro wrestling

Keywords

• Danhausen
• Carolina Hurricanes
• curse
• Stanley Cup
• Preston Brown
• Vegas Golden Knights
• pro wrestling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carolina Hurricanes, Vegas Golden Knights

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