Hurricanes name Rod Brind'Amour head coach, Don Waddell GM

The Carolina Hurricanes have their new man behind the bench, as the team named former NHLer Rod Brind'Amour as their new head coach Tuesday. The club also announced president Don Waddell will serve as general manager.

"Rod is the greatest leader in the history of this franchise, and has earned the opportunity to take charge of our locker room," Waddell said in a team release.

"We spoke to a number of candidates for this position, but our conversations with staff and players consistently returned to the same person. Rod's fresh ideas, ability to motivate and understanding of what it takes to bring a championship to Raleigh will help our young team take the next step toward competing to bring the Cup back to North Carolina."

Brind'Amour's addition comes only weeks after former head coach Bill Peters exercised the opt-out clause in his contract to join the Calgary Flames as their new bench boss.

The 20-year NHL veteran assumes the head coaching role after serving as an assistant and player development coach. He joined Carolina's staff in 2011. Brind'Amour also captained the 'Canes to the franchise's only Stanley Cup in 2006.

Brind'Amour amassed 452 goals and 732 assists across 1484 career regular-season games to go along with two Selke Trophies and a Cup ring, so he obviously knows what it takes to get the job done at the NHL level.

Waddell, meanwhile, has been team president since July 2014. He's also been serving as interim general manager since former executive Ron Francis was fired at the end of April after being reassigned to another front-office position in March.

The hirings continue a whirlwind spring in Carolina, as new owner Tom Dundon shakes things up within the organization.