Peter Laviolette Will Be the LA Kings' Next Head Coach, AP Source Says
Laviolette, 61, won a Stanley Cup and ranks among the NHL’s top 10 in games coached, sources said.
- On Monday, the Los Angeles Kings agreed to hire Peter Laviolette as head coach on a three-year deal, sources told ESPN, bringing a veteran Stanley Cup winner to the franchise.
- Laviolette becomes the fourth head coach for the Kings in just over two years after the club fired Jim Hiller shortly after the Olympic break, with D.J. Smith serving as interim coach.
- A Stanley Cup winner with the Carolina Hurricanes, Laviolette has coached nearly 1,600 regular-season games and reunites with star winger Artemi Panarin, whom he previously coached with the New York Rangers.
- The hiring marks a pivotal shift for the Kings entering a transition period following captain Anze Kopitar's retirement, with the team seeking stability after losing in the first round for five straight postseasons.
- Kings general manager Ken Holland selected Laviolette as his first coaching hire, concluding a search that saw the veteran considered for vacancies with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers.
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Reports: Kings to hire Peter Laviolette as head coach
The Los Angeles Kings are set to hire Peter Laviolette to a three-year deal as their next head coach, Sportsnet and ESPN reported Monday. Laviolette had been in talks to become the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs as recently as last week, according to multiple reports, and the Edmonton Oilers had also reportedly looked at him as a candidate to fill their head coaching vacancy. Laviolette, 61, has been an NHL head coach for 23 seasons…
The Toronto Star
Peter Laviolette will be the LA Kings’ next head coach, AP source says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Laviolette will be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday.
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Peter Laviolette will be the LA Kings' next head coach, AP source says
Peter Laviolette will be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Kings hadn’t yet announced the results of…
LA Daily News
OC RegisterKings to hire Peter Laviolette as coach
Laviolette will become the fourth head coach in just over two years for the Kings, replacing Jim Hiller.
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