Peter Laviolette named new head coach of New York Rangers: 752-503-150 record and Stanley Cup win

Peter Laviolette is the new head coach of the New York Rangers. Laviolette, 58, therefore replaces Gerard Gallant, who was fired on May 6 after the Rangers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the New Jersey Devils. As he was coming to the end of his contract with Washington, Laviolette had mentioned that he would like to lead a team in the NHL again.

Laviolette is 752-503-150 and 25 ties in 21 seasons as an NHL coach with the New York Islanders, Carolina Hurricanes, Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators and Capitals. He won the Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006 and is one of four coaches to reach the Stanley Cup Finals with three different teams (Caroline 2006; Philadelphia 2010; Nashville 2017) – Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin et Mike Keenan are the others.