On the heels of the Carolina Hurricanes parting ways with goaltending coach David Marcoux, announced on Wednesday, the Canes will also not renew their contract with head athletic trainer and strength & conditioning coach Pete Friesen, a source tells Luke DeCock of the News and Observer.
Hurricanes will not renew athletic trainer Pete Friesen's contract, per source. Had been with franchise for 21 years.
— Luke DeCock (@LukeDeCock) April 14, 2017
Friesen’s tenure with the team went back to 1996-97, the final season in Hartford. With his departure, only three employees remain in the Canes’ hockey operations department who also worked for the Whalers: equipment managers Skip Cunningham and Bob Gorman, and amateur scout Sheldon Ferguson, who left for a few years in the late 2000s before returning.