Daily News | Rangers hire former Flyers boss Peter Laviolette as head coach
, Peter Laviolette will remain a head coach in the Metropolitan Division.
“We are thrilled that Peter will be the next Head Coach of the New York Rangers,” Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury said. “With Peter’s extensive experience as a Head Coach in the National Hockey League, as well as the success his teams have had at several levels throughout his career, we are excited about what the future holds with him leading our team.
Laviolette ranks eighth on the NHL’s all-time coaching wins list with 752 and has the most wins of any American-born coach. He is likely to pass the legendary Al Arbour next season to move into seventh place. In 1,430 career games, Laviolette has amassed a record of 752 wins, 503 losses, 25 ties, and 150 overtime losses . He won the Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes in 2006 and has led three teams to the finals .
As coach of the Flyers, Laviolette’s teams made the playoffs and advanced to the second round in each of the next two seasons but never reached the same heights as 2009-10. After missing the playoffs in 2012-13, and an 0-3 start the following season, Lavioletteon Oct. 7, 2013. Laviolette was 145-98-29 during his time in Philadelphia.
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