Peter Laviolette was previously the head coach of the New York Islanders, Carolina Hurricanes, Nashville Predators, and Philadelphia Flyers.
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15 Facts About Peter Laviolette
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Peter Laviolette led the Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup win in 2006, and later coached the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2010, and the Predators in 2017.
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Peter Laviolette is the fourth coach in NHL history to lead three teams to the Stanley Cup Finals.
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Peter Laviolette played twelve NHL games, all with the New York Rangers.
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Peter Laviolette was born in Franklin, Massachusetts, and attended Franklin High School.
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Peter Laviolette played college ice hockey at Westfield State College in Westfield, Massachusetts.
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Peter Laviolette began his coaching career as head coach of the ECHL Wheeling Nailers.
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Peter Laviolette left Wheeling to take over the head coaching job for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League .
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Peter Laviolette led the Hurricanes to an excellent regular season during his second year at the helm, winning the Southeast Division with 112 points .
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Peter Laviolette coached the U S Olympic men's hockey team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
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Peter Laviolette was only the fourth American-born coach to win it.
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Peter Laviolette swung a stick against the boards which broke in half, and continued to verbally go after Bylsma and assistant coach Tony Granato, an American teammate of Peter Laviolette during the 1988 Winter Olympics.
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Peter Laviolette replaced Barry Trotz, who served 15 years as head coach of the Predators and the only coach the franchise had seen.
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