The Carolina Hurricanes are an American professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They play in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] The team joined the NHL in 1979 as an expansion team as the Hartford Whalers, but moved to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1997. Having first played at the Greensboro Coliseum, the Hurricanes have played their home games at the PNC Arena, which was first named the Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena, since 1999.[2] There have been ten general managers in franchise history since entering the NHL.[3]
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| † | Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category |
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| – | Jack Kelley | April 1, 1972 – December 26, 1975 |
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| – | Ron Ryan | December 26, 1975 – May 5, 1977 | [5][6] | |
| 1 | Jack Kelley | May 5, 1977 – April 2, 1981 |
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| 2 | Larry Pleau | April 2, 1981 – May 2, 1983 |
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| 3 | Emile Francis† | May 2, 1983 – May 11, 1989 |
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| 4 | Ed Johnston | May 11, 1989 – May 12, 1992 |
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| 5 | Brian Burke | May 26, 1992 – October 6, 1993 |
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| 6 | Paul Holmgren | October 6, 1993 – June 28, 1994 |
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| 7 | Jim Rutherford† | June 28, 1994 – April 28, 2014 |
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| 8 | Ron Francis | April 28, 2014 – March 7, 2018 |
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| 9 | Don Waddell | May 8, 2018 – May 24, 2024 |
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| 10 | Eric Tulsky | May 24, 2024 – present |
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