Tulsky named Hurricanes general manager

Eric Tulsky was named the tenth general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.

Tulsky, assistant GM since 2020, held the position on an interim basis since Don Waddell resigned on May 24 after 10 years with the organization. Waddell joined the Columbus Blue Jackets four days later as president of hockey operations and GM.

“Eric is ready for this opportunity,” Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon said. “He has a proven history of managing people and overseeing operations, both outside of hockey and over the past decade with the Hurricanes. His dedication, work ethic and attention to detail make him the ideal candidate to be our next general manager Everything we do here is very collaborative and Eric will work closely with (assistant) Darren Yorke, (coach) Rod Brind’Amour and our leadership team to continue to build a championship caliber hockey club.”

Carolina has eight players who could become unrestricted free agents on July 1: forwards Jake Guentzel, Teuvo Teravainen, Stefan Noesen and Jordan Martinook, defensemen Brett Pesce, Brady Skjei and Tony DeAngelo, and goaltender Antti Raanta. Defenseman Jalen Chatfield signed a three-year contract worth $9 million (average annual value $3 million) on June 14 to remain with Carolina.

The Hurricanes (52-23-7) finished second in the Metropolitan Division this season and qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the sixth straight time. They have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals twice in that span (2019, 2023) and lost the 2024 first round in six games to the New York Rangers. Their only Stanley Cup championship came in 2006, a seven-game win against the Edmonton Oilers.

Brind’Amour signed a multi-year contract to remain coach on May 20. Assistants Jeff Daniels and Tim Gleason, video coach Chris Huffine and goaltending coach Paul Schonfelder also received multi-year contracts.

Tulsky joined the Hurricanes as a consultant in 2014. He was involved in all player personnel decisions, oversaw professional scouting and the hockey information department, and assisted in negotiating player contracts, NHL salary cap compliance and other hockey-related matters.