South Raleigh News

Tom Dundon, Owner and Governor of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, announced today that Eric Tulsky has been appointed as the 10th general manager in franchise history. After four seasons as an assistant general manager, Tulsky was named interim general manager on May 24.

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

Tulsky has spent 10 seasons with the Hurricanes, initially joining the organization as a consultant in 2014 before becoming a hockey analyst in 2015. He was named manager of hockey analytics in 2017 and promoted to vice president of hockey management and strategy in 2018. Since being named assistant general manager in 2020, Tulsky has been involved in all player personnel decisions, overseen pro scouting and the team’s hockey information department, and assisted with player contract negotiations, salary cap compliance, and other hockey-related matters.

The Philadelphia native holds a B.A. in chemistry and physics from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. He also conducted a two-year post-doctoral study at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. Before his tenure with the Hurricanes, Tulsky worked for 12 years in the high-tech industry managing research teams focused on using nanotechnology to solve problems related to DNA sequencing, solar energy, displays, and energy storage; he currently holds 27 U.S. patents.