The Hurricanes announced a number of changes to their hockey operations department Friday, with Eric Tulsky and Darren Yorke both promoted to assistant general managers and Aaron Schwartz brought in as the new Director of Hockey Operations.
The team also announced its official helmet ad sponsor for the season, and it’s not exactly a surprise:
The #Canes have teamed up with @PNCBank to be the official helmet branding partner for the upcoming season pic.twitter.com/K6mgVhOzQx
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) January 8, 2021
Let’s take a deeper look at the Hurricanes’ new hires and what their positions entail:
Aaron Schwartz
As director of hockey operations, Schwartz will work on player contract negotiations (a role previously held by Paul Krepelka, who took an assistant GM job with the Panthers this offseason), CBA and salary cap management and more.