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Matthew Caldwell leaving Cup champion Panthers, becoming CEO of Timberwolves and Lynx
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FILE - Florida Panthers President & CEO Matt Caldwell announces a new naming rights deal, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. - photo by AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Caldwell is stepping down as the business operations president of the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers and accepting a 10-year deal as CEO of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA's Minnesota Lynx. The teams announced the deal on Wednesday. Caldwell will begin overseeing “day-to-day business operations and high-level strategic initiatives for the Timberwolves, Lynx, and (the G League's) Iowa Wolves” on Sept. 2.