Below you will find audio files intended to help you properly pronounce Hurricanes players’ names. In each recording, you will hear both the player and a member of the Canes’ PR staff pronounce the player’s name. Some players choose to “Americanize” their names, while others do not, but regardless, you hear a pronunciation deemed acceptable by each player.
Sebastian Aho (Seh-BAS-t’yehn AH–hoh)
Frederik Andersen (FREHD–rihk AN-duhr-suhn)
Dominik Badinka (DOM-ih-nik buh-DIN-kuh)
Gavin Bayreuther (GAV-in BAY-roo-ther)
Blake Biondi (BLAYK BEE-on-dee)
Jackson Blake (JAK-suhn BLAYK)
Skyler Brind’Amour (SKY-luhr BRIHND-AH-mohr)
Brandon Bussi (BRAN-dun BUS-ee)
William Carrier (Will-yum Care-ee-yay)
Jalen Chatfield (JAY-lehn CHAT-feeld)
Braden Doyle (BRAY-dən DOY-uhl)
Nikolaj Ehlers (NIH-koh-lie EE-lers)
Domenick Fensore (DAHM-ihn-ihk fehn-SORE-ee)
Simon Forsmark (see-MOHN forz-MAHRK)
David Gagnon (DAY-vid GAN-yun)
Shayne Gostisbehere (Shane GOSS-tis-bear)
Deni Goure (DEH-nee GOR)
Rocco Grimaldi (ROHK-oh GRIM-ahl-dee)
Vladimir Grudinin (VLA-dih-meer GREW-din-in)
Noel Gunler (NOH-ehl GOON-lehr)
Nikita Guslistov (nih-KEE-tuh guhs-LEES-tahv)
Taylor Hall (TAY-lor HALL)
Patrik Hamrla (PA-treek HAHM-uhr-lah)
Aleksi Heimosalmi (a-LEHX-ee hay-moh-SAHL-mee)
Anttoni Honka (AHN-toh-nee HAHNK-ah)
Juha Jaaska (YOO-hah YAES-kah)
Mark Jankowski (Mark Jan-KOW-skee)
Seth Jarvis (SEHTH JAHR-vihs)
Ruslan Khazheyev (RUHZ-lahn KAHZ-ahy-ehv)
Pyotr Kochetkov (pee-OH-tohr koh-CHEHT-kahv)
Jesperi Kotkaniemi (yehs-PEHR-ee koht-kah-nee-EHM-ee)
Oliver Kylington (OH-lih-ver SHILL-ing-tuhn)
Charles Alexis Legault (CHAHR-uhls Ah-LEHKS-ihs luh-GOH)
Ethan Leyh (EE-thən LAY)
Jordan Martinook (JOHR-duhn MAHR-tihn-uhk)
K’Andre Miller (Key-ON-dray MILL-er)
Bryce Montgomery (BRYSS mawnt-GUHM-uhr-ee)
Bradly Nadeau (BRAHD-lee Nah-do)
Yegor Naumov (YEH-gohr NOW-mov)
Alexander Nikishin (al-ehx-AN-duhr nih-KEE-shin)
Joel Nystrom (JOHL NY-strohm)
Alexander Perevalov (al-ehx-AN-duhr pehr-EV-a-lahv)
Cayden Primeau (KAY-dən PREE-moh)
Nikita Quapp (nih -KEE -tuh KWAHP)
Mike Reilly (Mike RYE-lee)
Justin Robidas (JUHS-tihn ROW-bid-ah)
Eric Robinson (EHR-ick ROB-in-sun)
Ivan Ryabkin (EE-vahn RYAB-kin)
Joakim Ryan (YOH-kim RY-in)
Ronan Seeley (ROH-nuhn SEE-lee)
Jesper Sellgren (YEHS-puhr SEHL-grehn)
Jaccob Slavin (JAY-kuhb SLAY-vihn)
Josiah Slavin (JOH-sy-ah SLAY-vihn)
Jordan Staal (JOHR-duhn STAWL)
Logan Stankoven (LOW-gahn STAN-koh-VEHN)
Ryan Suzuki (RIGH-uhn suh-ZOO-kee)
Andrei Svechnikov (AHN-dray SVECH-nih-kawv)
Gleb Trikozov (GLEHB TRI-koh-ZOHV)
Felix Unger Sorum (FEE-licks UNG-rr SOHR-um)
Jakub Vondras (YAH-kub VAWN-drahs)
Sean Walker (Shawn WAW-ker)