Peter Karmanos, Jr. (born in Detroit, Michigan) is the CEO of Compuware, and is the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, the Plymouth Whalers, and the Florida Everblades. He also founded the Karmanos Cancer Institute in 2001 in memory of his wife Barbara Ann Karmanos, who died of breast cancer in 1989. City nickname: The Motor City, Motown Location Location in Wayne County, Michigan Government Country State County United States   Michigan    Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (Dem) Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 142. ... Skaters in front of Compuware World Headquarters, Detroit, Michigan. ... The Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club is a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... The Plymouth Whalers are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. ... The Florida Everblades are an ECHL ice hockey team playing in the Southeast Division. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Karmanos graduated from Wayne State University. He founded Compuware, a software company based in Detroit, in 1973. Wayne State University Wayne State University, located in Detroit, Michigan, is adjacent to the citys Cultural Center. ... Skaters in front of Compuware World Headquarters, Detroit, Michigan. ... Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Karmanos cofounded the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors, a team in the Ontario Hockey League, with Thomas Thewes in 1989. The team is now called the Plymouth Whalers. A typical OHL hockey game. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Plymouth Whalers are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. ...

Karmanos purchased the Hartford Whalers in 1994. Due to lack of sales, he moved the team to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1996. The team was renamed the Carolina Hurricanes. He received the Lester Patrick Trophy for the 1997-98 season. The Hartford Whalers, previously known as the New England Whalers, were a World Hockey Association (WHA) and later National Hockey League (NHL) franchise from 1972 to 1997. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Downtown Raleigh Skyline Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club is a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... The Lester Patrick Trophy has been has presented by the National Hockey League since 1966 to honour a recipients contribution to hockey in the United States. ... The 1997-98 NHL season was the 81st regular season of the National Hockey League. ...