New Orleans Hurricanes
The New Orleans Hurricanes (also branded as the CK Hurricanes) are an American professional speedball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Hurricanes compete in the premier professional division of the National Xball League (NXL). They made sports history as the first-ever professional tournament paintball franchise from the state of Louisiana.
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History
The franchise was originally founded in 2016 as a grassroots amateur organization. Competing under team captain Stuart Ridgel, the Hurricanes spent years rising through the regional and national amateur circuits.
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After capturing the NXL Semi-Pro national season classification, the team earned its promotion to the elite Professional tier ahead of the 2022 NXL season. In their rookie professional campaign, the team fought through field adjustments to secure two top-10 event finishes, ultimately finishing 11th overall in the global standings. During the 2023 season, the Hurricanes achieved a major milestone at the NXL Sunshine State Major, going 3–1 in preliminary rounds and securing their first-ever Sunday bracket match victory in the professional division against Infamous Paintball.
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Brinkman Acquisition and Restructuring
In August 2025, entrepreneur and veteran paintball player John Brinkman acquired majority ownership of the franchise. Under Brinkman's corporate backing, the team officially partnered with apparel brand Contract Killer (CK) and marker manufacturer MacDev, legally restructuring the franchise's public identity into the CK Hurricanes.
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As part of the multi-million dollar structural investment, the organization constructed a private, state-of-the-art $2 million training complex. The complex features private housing accommodations for up to 56 athletes, film review rooms, and dedicated locker rooms to pioneer a highly disciplined, major-league environment for the sport.
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Home Field and Operations
The Hurricanes maintain deep local roots in the Greater New Orleans market, historically basing their local operations, community clinics, and practice sessions out of the LA Xtreme Paintball facility located in Slidell, Louisiana.
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Roster
The Hurricanes roster features a blend of native Louisiana talent and globally recruited veteran international superstars, highlighted by the signing of Russian paintball icon Konstantin Fedorov.
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Current Pro Roster
Stuart Ridgel (Captain)
Konstantin Fedorov
Scott Stewart
Shon "Sauce" Saucedo
Kaito Warner
Nic Rippel
Drew Bell
Tyler Brown
Christian Dyer
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