Hurricanes promote Eric Tulsky to assistant GM

The Carolina Hurricanes elevated Eric Tulsky and Darren Yorke to assistant general manager and hired Aaron Schwartz as director of hockey operations, the club announced Friday.

Tulsky "will assist in all hockey-related matters, manage the team's pro scouting department, and oversee the team's hockey information department," according to the team.

The analytics expert is approaching his seventh season with the Hurricanes. He previously occupied the role of vice president of hockey management and strategy, in which he produced and examined data to assist the hockey operations department and coaching staff.

Tulsky, a Harvard graduate, is one of the most highly respected statistical specialists in the NHL. The accomplished academic, who also holds a Ph.D. from UC-Berkeley, began blogging about hockey in 2011. The Hurricanes hired him as a full-time analyst in August 2015 after adding him on a part-time basis for the 2014-15 season.

Yorke is entering his 12th season with Carolina. He moves up from his previous role as director of player personnel. He'll oversee amateur scouting and player development while remaining responsible for the club's draft.

Schwartz previously worked in the hockey operations departments of the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals. He's also been an agent.

Tulsky's hiring is yet another significant achievement for the NHL's analytics community. Though John Chayka left his post as Arizona Coyotes general manager this offseason, he became the league's youngest GM at age 26 in 2016. The Toronto Maple Leafs promoted then-32-year-old Kyle Dubas to GM in 2018.

The New Jersey Devils brought in Tyler Dellow as vice-president of analytics in 2019.