by John Zielonka | Apr 14, 2021 | Homepage, NHL, Seattle Kraken
Seattle Kraken General Manager Ron Francis met with media representatives to provide updates on the team’s progress for their inaugural 2021-22 season. Francis first acknowledged the pandemic’s impact on his preparations for the upcoming expansion and...
by John Zielonka | Jul 22, 2019 | Homepage, NHL, Seattle Kraken
NHL Seattle CEO,Tod Leiweke, today named Ron Francis as the team’s general manager. Francis will oversee the club’s hockey operations. This includes player personnel, coaching staff, amateur and pro scouting, player development, analytics, sports science...
by Neal McHale | Jun 27, 2016 | Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
All things considered, it was a relatively quiet weekend from Buffalo. While there were some bits and pieces of action between the two days and seven rounds, it didn’t exactly match up against the hype in the days and hours prior to the opening of the draft with...
by Neal McHale | Jun 17, 2016 | Carolina Hurricanes, Homepage
If the Carolina Hurricanes offseason is about to be consumed by the Peter Karmanos lawsuit, in which the ‘Canes owner is being suited by his three adult sons for an estimated $105 million, that’s too bad because the team on-the-ice shows much promise ahead of the...