Coach Peter Laviolette lands a new job

USA Hockey announced Wednesday that Peter Laviolette will coach Team USA at the World Hockey Championship this May. 

Laviolette was fired by the Nashville in Predators in January in his sixth season with the team. The Predators had a 19-15-7 record when the move was made to replace him with former New Jersey Devils head coach John Hynes, who has a record of 12-8-1 since taking over.

The American hockey team is getting quite an experienced head coach in Laviolette, he who has 18 years experience behind an NHL bench, with a 637-425-25-123 record over 1,210 games with the Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders.

“It’s great to have Peter as our head coach,” said Chris Drury, general manager of the 2020 U.S. Men’s National Team Team. “He brings significant international experience, both as a player and a coach, and his passion and desire to win align with our goal of bringing home the gold medal.”

Laviolette, who won a Stanley Cup as head coach of the Hurricanes back in 2006, has served as Team USA’s head coach for the worlds on three occasions, winning bronze in 2004.

The tournament takes place in Zurich and Lausanne, Switzerland, from May 8 to May 24.