Posts About "Tom Dundon"
Brind'Amour's Hurricanes Honeymoon Begins
May 11th, 2018 It's official. The honeymoon has begun. Rod Brind'Amour is the new head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. After seven years of serving as an assistant coach, "Roddy" is getting his chance to steer the ship. He will have veteran Don Waddell, the newly minted Hurricanes general manager to help him as the team hopes to make the playoffs...
Hurricanes Lose a Legend in Firing Francis
May 5th, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes have been a bustle of activity over the past couple of weeks. One of those activities brought to an end the services of former general manager and executive vice-president, Ron Francis. Francis enjoyed a long-running tenure as one of the most beloved names in Hurricanes' history. But, that was as a player. As a...
Dundon's Stormy Start With the Hurricanes
April 21st, 2018 Bill Peters is now the former head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. On Friday, he tendered his resignation to the team, exercising a walk-out clause that was built into his four-year contract. Peters was at the end of year three, and there will now be no year four. The team responded by saying that they will immediately begin the search...Hurricanes' Dundon: Innovation on the Horizon?
April 7th, 2018 The new owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Tom Dundon, has the opportunity to shape his team in his image. While his first few months as the team's primary owner have not been as successful and the fans and even Dundon himself would like for them to have been, it would be foolish to assume that he has not been learning from every dip and...Dundon Moving Quickly: Futa Candidate for Hurricanes' GM
March 10th, 2018 Carolina Hurricanes Help Wanted: NHL hockey franchise needs a general manager, experience preferred. This ad will not appear anywhere for the Hurricanes. It won't be on LinkedIn or Indeed or even Craigslist. Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon did not move Ron Francis out of his position as the general manager without having a plan. Look for...Hurricanes Owner Dundon Didn't Believe so Francis Is Out
March 8th, 2018 When Tom Dundon became the new owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, he said in his initial press conference that he was going to let the hockey guys tend to the hockey. Apparently, Ron Francis, now former general manager of the Hurricanes, was not tending to the hockey well enough and Dundon did not believe in Francis' take that the team as...