Hurricanes celebrate Hall’s 1,000th NHL game at Global Series Finland

The Carolina Hurricanes traveled thousands of miles to celebrate Taylor Hall’s 1,000^th NHL game.

The Hurricanes forward reached the career achievement during the team’s 2026 Global Series Finland matchup against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.

Before the game, Hall’s teammates sported custom T-shirts as they arrived at Veikkaus Arena in Helsinki.

On the red shirts, “Taylor Hall 1,000 games” was written across the chest with a silhouette of the veteran forward in the center.

Hall walked in with Seth Jarvis who proudly showed off his T-shirt to the camera.

During warmups, the Hurricanes sported black No. 71 Hall jerseys which featured a special shoulder patch. The patches featured Hall’s name, No. 71, “1,000 NHL games” and his signature.

Hall is in his 17^th NHL season and third with the Hurricanes. He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers with the No. 1 pick in 2010 NHL Draft and played six seasons with the team. The veteran forward also had stints with the New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres and Arizona Coyotes.