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Tom Dundon’s calculating nature helped transform Carolina into one of the NHL’s premier franchises
With two trips to the Eastern Conference Final since 2019 but no Stanley Cup title since 2006, the Carolina Hurricanes are facing a Cup-or-bust postseason. That has become the norm since Tom Dundon bought the team at a valuation of $420 million six years ago. The club’s recent success includes averaging a franchise-record 19,526 fans per game in 2022-23, a figure boosted by a sellout crowd of 56,961 for an NHL Stadium Series outdoor game across the parking lot at N.C. State’s Carter-Finley Stadium; this season they are averaging 18,798 per game, 100.6% of capacity at PNC Arena.
