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Don Waddell: ‘It’s very important that we do this right’

The Hurricanes announced Wednesday that, in response to relaxed COVID-19 restrictions for the state of North Carolina, the team will begin allowing 15% of PNC Arena’s fan capacity to attend home games starting March 4.

General manager Don Waddell spoke to the media via Zoom about the challenges and logistics of allowing fans back into the arena, here’s a full breakdown of everything he had to say:

Opening Statement: Thank you for joining us here today. Just want to start off by thanking Governor Cooper and Dr. Cohen for their support and for giving us this opportunity to get our great Caniac fans back in PNC Arena.