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Peter Karmanos, Jr.

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Sports Executive

The Resume

    Owner of the Carolina Hurricanes (1995- )
    Co-founder of Compuware

Why he might be annoying:

    He angrily yanked the team out of Hartford when state governments refused to finance a new arena.
    He chose to relocate the team to Raleigh instead of Charlotte when he announced the relocation of the Whalers.
    He had the team play in Greensboro for 2 seasons while the RBC Centre was being built. It only drew 3,000 fans a game, questioning the viability of NHL Hockey in the Carolinas.
    He fired most of the Whalers' front office staff and replaced them all with his close friends.
    He dismantles his teams frequently.
    He watched the 2002-03 team go through one of the worst single season collapses in league history. The team won the 2002 Eastern Conference title, then placed 30th overall the following season.
    He whines frequently about his team losing money and being unable to make profits.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He gave Paul Maurice a chance to become a head coach at 28 years of age (1995).
    He owns numerous hockey teams in Plymouth, Michigan and in Florida's Gulf Coast.
    He made sure the Hurricanes retired Steve Chiasson's number 3 after his death.
    Unlike most money losing owners who threaten to relocate, he is willing to stick it out in Raleigh and find new ways how to get fans to attend games.
    He was aggressive in making sure the NHL got their salary cap to benefit teams like his.
    He is a single father of three sons, after his wife succumbed to cancer.
    He has a cancer research foundation named after his late wife.
    He is Greek-American.

Credit: Ricky


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 77 Votes: 51.95% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 788 Votes: 59.01% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 554 Votes: 44.58% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 86 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 111 Votes: 55.86% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 201 Votes: 55.72% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 138 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 86 Votes: 53.49% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 54 Votes: 68.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 67.86% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 585 Votes: 74.70% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 328 Votes: 77.74% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 113 Votes: 74.34% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 207 Votes: 46.38% Annoying