Tom Dundon softly chuckled Friday night when told he has quickly gained a reputation as the NHL’s newest hands-on owner.
“That’s OK,” he said. “I definitely want to be hands-on. I think hands-on is a fair way to say it. But what that implies might not be totally accurate, with the way people interpret it.”
After two months as majority owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Dundon decided he wanted a new general manager. Ron Francis, in his fourth year as executive vice president and general manager, was given a new title and assignment this week: president of hockey operations.