Los Angeles Kings hire Peter Laviolette as head coach on three-year deal
The Los Angeles Kings are hiring Peter Laviolette as their new head coach under a three-year contract. The move comes after the team fired its previous coach and finished the season under an interim coach.
sportsnet.caThe Los Angeles Kings are hiring Peter Laviolette as their new head coach, sources told ESPN on Monday. It is a three-year deal, sources said. Laviolette, 61, did not coach in the NHL last season after he was fired following two seasons with a previous team.
He has coached 1,594 games, which ranks in the top 10 all time, for five prior NHL teams. He was also considered for two other vacant head-coaching positions this cycle, sources said. Laviolette won a Stanley Cup in 2006. He is known for strong first seasons once hired.
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