So much for Tom Dundon's "major shakeup."
The newly-minted Carolina Hurricanes owner strongly suggested that new faces would be in charge in Carolina after promoting-then-ousting GM Ron Francis and watching coach Bill Peters exercise the exit clause on his contract.
Well, those positions have been filled, but not with exciting new faces like Dundon promised.
Rod Brind'Amour, a franchise legend and former captain for the Hurricanes, will now serve as the team's head coach. He's been with the franchise in one form or another since 1999, first as a player, then in player development and as an assistant coach for the last seven years.
OFFICIAL: #Canes Name Brind'Amour as Head Coach https://t.co/oWeM1Yekyl
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) May 8, 2018
Meanwhile – in a classic case of "burying the lede" – the Hurricanes also announced that Don Waddell will serve as president and general manager. It's not his first stint as a general manager – and he served in that role for the Atlanta Thrashers for more than a decade. For the last four years, he has served as the president of Gale Force Sports and Entertainment, the Hurricanes' parent company. The tweet announcing his promotion(?) was less celebratory than Brind'Amour's.
The team also announced that Don Waddell will officially serve as president and general manager.
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) May 8, 2018
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