Peter Laviolette
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Peter Laviolette Jr. (born December 7, 1964 in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA) is an American former National Hockey League defenseman and current head coach. Since the 2003-04 NHL season, he has been head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. He has also been the head coach of the New York Islanders, an assistant for the Boston Bruins, and head coach of the ECHL Wheeling Nailers. After growing up in the Boston suburb of Franklin, MA. Laviolette was let down when he did not get the Boston Bruins head coaching job and left the organization for Long Island. Laviolette, in his first year as coach, led the Islanders to the playoffs in 2002 after seven years of futility for the franchise. As a player, he played only twelve games in the NHL for the New York Rangers and spent the rest of his playing career among various minor league teams.
From 1998-2000, Laviolette coached the Providence Bruins. In 1998-99 he coached the team to a 56-15-4 regular-season record. In the playoffs Providence won the AHL Championship and hoisted the Calder Cup with a 15-4 playoff record. Laviolette was named AHL Coach of the Year for his efforts.
Laviolette coached the U.S. Olympic Men's Hockey Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
He led the Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup championship in the 2006 playoffs.
With a win versus Boston on February 8, 2007, Laviolette earned his 100th career coaching victory.
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| New York Islanders Head Coaches |
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| Goyette • Ingarfield • Arbour • Simpson • Henning • Milbury • Bowness • Stewart • Goring • Laviolette • Stirling • Shaw • Nolan |
| Carolina Hurricanes Head Coaches |
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| Maurice • Laviolette |
| Current Head Coaches of the National Hockey League | |||
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| Eastern Conference | |||
| Atlantic | Northeast | Southeast | |
| Julien (New Jersey) | Lewis (Boston) | Hartley (Atlanta) | |
| Nolan (NY Islanders) | Ruff (Buffalo) | Laviolette (Carolina) | |
| Renney (NY Rangers) | Carbonneau (Montreal) | Martin (Florida) | |
| Stevens (Philadelphia) | B. Murray (Ottawa) | Tortorella (Tampa Bay) | |
| Therrien (Pittsburgh) | Maurice (Toronto) | Hanlon (Washington) | |
| Western Conference | |||
| Central | Northwest | Pacific | |
| Savard (Chicago) | Playfair (Calgary) | Carlyle (Anaheim) | |
| Hitchcock (Columbus) | Quenneville (Colorado) | Tippett (Dallas) | |
| Babcock (Detroit) | MacTavish (Edmonton) | Crawford (Los Angeles) | |
| Trotz (Nashville) | Lemaire (Minnesota) | Gretzky (Phoenix) | |
| A. Murray (St. Louis) | Vigneault (Vancouver) | Wilson (San Jose) | |
| Preceded by Lorne Henning |
Head Coach of the New York Islanders 2001–2003 |
Succeeded by Steve Stirling |
| Preceded by Paul Maurice |
Head Coach of the Carolina Hurricanes 2003- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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