Hurricanes fire owner's son Jason Karmanos

Fired Hurricanes executive Jason Karmanos (far right) helped welcome draft pick Daniel Altshuller in 2012. (Dave Sandford/NHL/Getty Images)

The Hurricanes announced Sunday the firing of executive vice president and assistant general manager Jason Karmanos, son of team majority owner Peter Karmanos Jr.

On Sunday, Peter Karmanos called his son's firing a "family matter."

Jason Karmanos told theRaleigh News-Observer that a "personal disagreement" with his father led to his dismissal Sunday morning.

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Jason Karmanos, who had worked for the team for 15 years, told the News-Observer that no legal issues factored into his firing:

"The disagreement I had with my father had nothing to do with the direction of the team or the business of the team," Jason Karmanos said. "This has nothing to do with my job performance.

"It's an unfortunate situation and it's extremely disappointing. My emotions are still raw. A big chunk of my life has been devoted to working for the team and I will miss it very much, as well as all the great people that I have worked with on a daily basis."