Take ya shirt off, Carolina Hurricanes fans, and twist it around your head like a helicopter.
That's right – Raleigh rapper Petey Pablo's 2001 anthem 'Raise Up' is the new Hurricanes goal song, topping a fan vote that the team ran earlier this month. The song topped a loaded field that included a techno remix of Brass Bonanza – one of hockey's most iconic goal songs – that harks back to the team's days as the Hartford Whalers.
For the uninitiated:
Petey Pablo had a message for all of the fans who voted for his song, which was conveyed by the team's social media accounts.
RAISE UP! @DaRealPetey has a special announcement for #Canes fans pic.twitter.com/oxxPiDsiun
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) August 22, 2018
There aren't many hip hop songs in use as NHL goal songs – the Buffalo Sabres changed theirs to DJ Kool's 'Let Me Clear My Throat' back in 2015 – but that doesn't have the local tie-in of 'Raise Up'.
Sure makes you think that the Black Keys' 'Ohio' would make for one hell of a goal song, right?
