The New York Rangers are hiring Peter Laviolette, the eighth-winningest coach in NHL history, as their next head coach
With 752 career victories, Laviolette is the eighth-winningest coach in NHL history and has the most wins of any American-born coach. He coached Carolina to the Stanley Cup in 2006 and has taken two other teams to the finals: Philadelphia in 2010 and Nashville in 2017.
"Peter's impressive résumé, which includes winning a Stanley Cup and advancing to the final with three different teams, has made him one of the most respected coaches in the league," owner James Dolan said in a statement. "As we move forward in our goal to consistently contend for the Stanley Cup, I am confident that Peter is the right head coach to lead our team."in May. Gallant had led the Rangers to the Eastern Conference finals in 2022.
The Rangers cast a broad net in their search but homed in on a veteran coach because the organization believes it can win a championship as soon as next year, sources told ESPN. Among the up-and-coming coaches the Rangers talked to were Spencer Carbery and Jay Leach, an assistant coach with theThe Rangers let go of most of their assistant coaching staff -- keeping on longtime goalie coach Benoit Allaire -- so Laviolette and GM Chris Drury will now fill those positions, sources said.
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