The Columbus Blue Jackets have hired veteran executive Don Waddell as their general manager and president of hockey operations. Waddell joins the club days after stepping down as GM of the Carolina Hurricanes with his contract set to expire.
FILE - Carolina Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell faces reporters during a media availability Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Boston. Waddell has stepped down as president and general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes , ending a run that had him build a roster that has reached the NHL playoffs for six straight years.
The Hurricanes reached the playoffs and won at least one series in each of Waddell’s six seasons in charge. The Blue Jackets have missed the playoffs in each of the past four seasons and have made three different coaching hires during that time. Waddell, 65, has a Stanley Cup ring from 1998 when he was assistant GM of the Detroit Red Wings. He became the first GM of the expansion Atlanta Thrashers and spent more than a decade in that job before scouting for the Pittsburgh Penguins, then going to Carolina as president.
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