A report in the Tennessean that the Red Wings have hired a new vice president of business affairs is premature, according to a source inside the Red Wings. The position is a new one for the Red Wings and interviews have been conducted. No one has been hired yet.
The Tennessean reported that Steve Violetta, the Predators' vice president of business affairs, has been hired. Violetta is a Detroit native.

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