RWJC Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) Hurricanes Allowing Don Waddell To Speak With Other Teams May 23rd, 2024 at 8:46pm CST • By Brian La Rose Until recently, the pending expiring contract for head coach Rod Brind’Amour was generating off-ice headlines in Carolina. That file was taken care of recently with a long-term extension for Brind’Amour and the rest of the coaching staff. Those deals were obviously also signed by team President and GM Don Waddell. Now, it appears Waddell’s contract is set to draw some attention. Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic reports (Twitter link) that Waddell’s deal is set to expire at the end of the league year and that the Hurricanes have granted him permission to speak to other teams. LeBrun adds that Carolina has had internal conversations about a new GM in anticipation of his eventual departure. Waddell has been with the organization for a decade now. He was originally named President of Gale Force Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the team, back in 2014. Waddell then added the GM title to his duties back in May 2018 and has held both roles ever since. His time with Carolina isn’t the only time the 65-year-old has worked in a front office as he also held both titles at times in Atlanta before leaving the team in 2011. That type of experience along with Carolina’s recent success will be intriguing to some teams looking to add to their front office either as a GM, president, or both. At the moment, the only GM vacancy is in Columbus, a team that is known to be looking for experience and will likely be looking to shake up their front office; bringing in someone with Waddell’s pedigree could certainly help that program. To that end, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports (Twitter link) that Waddell interviewed with the Blue Jackets today. It’s a bit surprising to see Carolina being willing to let the managerial architect of their recent success depart or at least talk to other teams about potential opportunities. However, they do have some internal candidates who could be ready to be elevated to the top role. Assistant GM Eric Tulsky has had interviews elsewhere over the years and could be deemed ready to take on the full-time GM role. Darren Yorke, another Assistant GM, has been with the organization for the last 14 years, working his way up from video scout to his current title which he has held for the last four years. Meanwhile, long-time Hurricane Justin Williams has been a Special Assistant to Waddell for the past four years and could be a dark horse candidate if the job does indeed become available in the coming weeks. In the meantime, just when it looked like we were done with an off-ice contractual situation in Carolina garnering plenty of attention around the rest of the NHL, that clearly is no longer the case as now it’s Waddell’s time for the spotlight. https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2024/05/hurricanes-allowing-don-waddell-to-speak-with-other-teams.html#ref=home Edited May 24 by RWJC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJC Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 UPDATED: Hurricanes Name Eric Tulsky Interim GM, Don Waddell Resigns May 24th, 2024 at 11:02am CST • By Josh Erickson Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell has resigned from his post, the team announcedFriday. Eric Tulsky has been named the team’s interim GM. More to come… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 has to be all personality conflict with the owner, the team is in good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 2 minutes ago, Bob Long said: has to be all personality conflict with the owner, the team is in good shape. I think they’re just scared of losing Tulsky. It’s long believed he’s the real mastermind in Carolina and is credited with finding alot of their talent. Kind of like how Nill was obviously the mastermind in Detroit all those years. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Just now, DeNiro said: I think they’re just scared of losing Tulsky. It’s long believed he’s the real mastermind in Carolina and is credited with finding alot of their talent. Kind of like how Nill was obviously the mastermind in Detroit all those years. ah, didn't know the inside stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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