Watch: Belichick gets unfriendly welcome at Hurricanes game

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Watch: Bill Belichick gets unfriendly welcome at Hurricanes game

By Steve DelVecchio | Last updated Apr 22, 2025 8:50 PM ET

Bill Belichick has gained countless new fans since he agreed to become the head coach at North Carolina, but it does not sound like many of them attended Tuesday night's NHL playoff game between the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes.

Belichick was in the building for Game 2 between the Devils and Hurricanes at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. The arena is located roughly three miles from the NC State campus. UNC is a bit further out at about 20 miles.

Apparently not many UNC fans made the drive to the NHL showdown. That became evident when Belichick was showered with boos when he was showed on the video board during the game.

Bill Belichick in a Carolina blue suit… in NC State’s arena. Big Wolfpack crowd showers him with boos. pic.twitter.com/EJlCXmMdIg
— Gabriel Trevino (@GabeCTrevino) April 23, 2025

Belichick has simultaneously become one of the most beloved and most hated people in the state of North Carolina. That is something he is going to have to get used and a big change from when he had his feet kissed all over New England.

Wolfpack fans seem to be a lot more passionate about the Hurricanes than their Tar Heels rivals.

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