The Timberwolves and Lynx have named an NHL executive as the next CEO of Minnesota\u2019s pro basketball teams.<\/p>\n
Matthew Caldwell will run the business operations for the Wolves and Lynx following nearly a decade as CEO of the Florida Panthers. That team won a second-consecutive Stanley Cup this spring. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s the biggest hire yet for new owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, who took full ownership of the teams in June after a prolonged sale. Since then, they\u2019ve been laying off business-side staff as they reshape the organization. <\/p>\n
Hiring the top executive of a championship team signals they expect the same trajectory in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n
\u201cMatthew\u2019s proven track record leading the business of the Florida Panthers is undeniable,\u201d Lore and Rodriguez said in a statement. \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to see the remarkable impact his bold leadership will have on this organization.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caldwell, 45, begins his new role leading the business of Minnesota\u2019s NBA and WNBA teams \u2014 as well as the G-League affiliate Iowa Wolves \u2014 Sept. 2.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am inspired by Marc and Alex\u2019s vision and passion for Minnesota basketball and their commitment to excellence,\u201d Caldwell said in a news release. \u201cI look forward to making my mark across the organization, and to building a lasting foundation that gives Minnesota basketball fans what they deserve \u2014 the best experience in sports, bar none.\u201d<\/p>\n
He joins the organization on a 10-year deal and replaces Ethan Casson, who left the team this summer to become president at the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Timberwolves and Lynx have named an NHL executive as the next CEO of Minnesota\u2019s pro basketball teams.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":100384,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85],"class_list":["post-100383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}