Carolina signs GM Waddell to three-year extension

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed team president and general manager Don Waddell to a three-year contract extension. Owner Tom Dundon announced the signing Monday. Terms were not disclosed. The 60-year-old Waddell had been mentioned as a candidate for the Minnesota Wild’s GM vacancy. He has been with the organization since 2014, and the Hurricanes made their first playoff appearance in a decade during his first season as the team’s full-time GM. Dundon says Waddell’s “leadership and experience are invaluable to our organization.” He was the Atlanta Thrashers’ GM from 1998 to 2010.