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). 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. There have been ten general managers in franchise history since entering the NHL.

Key +Key of terms and definitionsTermDefinitionNo.Number of general managersRef(s)References–Does not applyElected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers +General managers of the Carolina Hurricanes franchise No. Name Tenure Accomplishments during this term Ref(s)– Jack Kelley April 1, 1972 – December 26, 1975 Won Avco World Trophy (1972–73)– Ron Ryan December 26, 1975 – May 5, 19771 Jack Kelley May 5, 1977 – April 2, 1981 1 playoff appearance2 Larry Pleau April 2, 1981 – May 2, 1983 No playoff appearances3 Emile Francis May 2, 1983 – May 11, 1989 1 division title and 4 playoff appearances4 Ed Johnston May 11, 1989 – May 12, 1992 3 playoff appearances5 Brian Burke May 26, 1992 – October 6, 1993 No playoff appearances6 Paul Holmgren October 6, 1993 – June 28, 1994 No playoff appearances7 Jim Rutherford June 28, 1994 – April 28, 2014 Won Stanley Cup 1 time in 2 finals appearances (2002, 2006) 2 conference titles, 3 division titles, and 5 playoff appearances8 Ron Francis April 28, 2014 – March 7, 2018 No playoff appearances9 Don Waddell May 8, 2018 – May 24, 2024 3 division titles, 6 playoff appearances10 Eric Tulsky May 24, 2024 – present

See also List of NHL general managers

Notes A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. WHA general managers are not counted towards the total.

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