FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Jan. 11, 2018

NEW OWNER TOM DUNDON TO BE INTRODUCED FRIDAY
News conference to take place at PNC Arena at noon

RALEIGH, NC – National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman will introduce new Carolina Hurricanes majority owner Tom Dundon at a news conference at PNC Arena on Friday. The league announced that Dundon today became majority owner of the Hurricanes through the formal closing of his purchase transaction with Peter Karmanos, with Karmanos retaining a minority ownership interest in the Club.

Hurricanes television partner FOX Sports Carolinas will carry the news conference live, as well as streaming it via FOX Sports Go.

WHO:          Gary Bettman

                    Tom Dundon

                    Peter Karmanos Jr.

                    Ron Francis

                    Don Waddell

WHAT:         News Conference

WHERE:     PNC Arena, Club Restaurant, 2nd floor

WHEN:       Friday at noon

The Hurricanes host the Washington Capitals on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. (FOX Sports Carolinas, Hurricanes Radio Network). For information about Hurricanes ticket packages, please visit www.CarolinaHurricanes.com/tickets, or call 1-866-NHL-CANES (1-866-645-2263).

MEDIA WEBSITE: CanesPR.com

MEDIA CONTACTS: Mike Sundheim, VP of Communications and Team Services, 919.861.5477, mikes@carolinahurricanes.com, @MikeSundheim
Pace Sagester, Manager of Communications and Team Services, 919.861.5429, paces@carolinahurricanes.com, @PaceSagester

Read about Tom Dundon and more here, by Michael Smith, Senior Web Producer and Writer, CarolinaHurricanes.com.