Hurricanes Organization Pulls Together to Support Sean Walker Ahead of Series-Closing Game
The Carolina Hurricanes had a full plate as they prepared for a tough game against a Philadelphia Flyers team with […]
Eric Hartline-Imagn Images The Carolina Hurricanes had a full plate as they prepared for a tough game against a Philadelphia Flyers team with their backs against the wall and a chance to stamp their ticket for the Eastern Conference Finals. However, for one player, there was something else on his mind and an incredibly important place he needed to be. Sean Walker, the Hurricanes’ second-pairing defenseman, was far from Philadelphia the morning of Game 4.
Instead, he was in the air on his way back to Raleigh. His wife, Taylor, was expecting. And it just so happened that their firstborn child was soon to arrive.
“She called me at, like, 1:00 AM – I was still up, and she said her water broke,” Walker told the media after the game. “So, I called ‘Brownie’ right away, and thankfully, there was a 6:00 AM flight. ” ‘Brownie’, or rather, Michael Brown, is the Hurricanes’ Manager of Team Services: the man behind the team’s travel and logistics.
Walker arrived in time for the birth of his daughter, with airplane wheels touching back down in Philadelphia at 2:00 PM. The Hurricanes’ owner, Tom Dundon, had chartered a private jet back so he wouldn’t miss the game. New dad energy!