A Look at Peter Laviolette's Coaching Career as Rangers Hire Him as Head Coach 

Peter Laviolette is just the 4th coach in NHL history to coach 3 different teams to the cup final. He’s had an underrated coaching career tbh

Remember the HBO Doc "Road to the Winter Classic?" Now both coaches are on the opposite teams.

I think its phrased as "Mutually parted ways" is because his contract was up, so he wasnt actually fired, his contract just wasnt renewed.

You look GREAT in Rangers blue, Shannon! You should wear it more often!

Congrats on the radio interview! The THG influence is expanding.

Lavy and Trotz both coached for Preds, Isles and Caps

Rangers missed out on Patrick Roy. Good luck from a Capitals fan NYR

Awesome interview today. I hope one day you can get on tsn 1260 in Edmonton. I'd love to hear you chat with Lowetide

First ever person to coach the Rangers and the Islanders.

Ouff...Well Rangers fan, prepare yourself for 2 very good offensive year with meh defense...then a pure decline, mostly because Laviolette becomes predictable fast. I wish you for real the best of luck and hope he has learn !!

LaViolette is an upgrade over Gallant in that he’ll actually make adjustments. He also talks to his players; something Gallant really didn’t favor. I think the Rangers are going to make some moves to fit under the cap. Having said that, I think this is the last run before the Rangers blow it up.

Was really crossing my fingers for Knoblauch to get the job

The job he did with the Islanders deserves more credit. They hadn't made the playoffs at all in ages and he managed to pull it off as a rookie coach, and they would have won that playoff vs. Toronto if not for Michael Peca being taken out (and his career ruined) on a cheap shot by Darcy Tucker. He was fired shortly afterwards because Mike Milbury's an idiot. Of course fans want to see Roy as coach because he's a shiny new toy, but Laviolette has been a good coach everywhere he's been and shiny new toys get tarnished pretty quick when the team's not winning.

Doesn’t matter who’s coaching this team they have 9 forwards that love to pass.. need guys that wanna shoot the puck and battle in front of the net get those greasy goals.

I think this is a good fit. Peter is a good coach and The Rangers have the players to go to the playoffs and win. Now to see if they will listen to him. and if the message is the right one. I truly hope 2023-2024 is the year the Rangers return to the finals and win.

Very good coach, one I wish to see him win another cup.

Long time NYR fan here. Not happy with this, you're supposed to UPGRADE, this is not an upgrade. Was pulling for Roy, now I'll get to watch some other team do well under him.

Lafreniere is finally going to be a 1st-liner

Rangers will finish with less points next season playing a more tough and greasy style of play, but they'll make it back to the conference finals because of it

As a diehard rangers fan I'm predicting us to miss the playoffs. If im wrong, great. I was desperately hoping for Kris Knoblach or Patrick Roy.

This makes me very nervous. But to be fair so did Keenan when they hired him and he got us the cup so.....

I totally agree with your free form speech at the end. Yes, I'd have preferred Roy for his style of play with the Ramparts and a skip from the coach Merry-go-round but I'd also like a million dollars. I'll get over it if he wins .

As a Caps fan, this makes me so damn happy 😃

Of all the mistakes the Islanders made during the Mike Milbury era (and there were plenty), getting rid of Laviolette after just a second season there is up there with the worst of them because he went on to win a cup with Carolina and take two more teams to the finals, and the Islanders didn’t have a coach of his caliber until Barry Trotz came along.

I'm so tired of teams recycling old coaches. I like the Rangers, one of the 4 teams I root for, but I hate this decision. As a Remparts fan, i was hoping Roy would get the job.

Oilers fans blame him for Roloson getting run in game 1 of the SCF

i am underwhelmed and totally unexcited by this hire. Sure he has a proud career and achievements, but i've got no reason to believe that his best days are ahead of him and he's an aging coach in a young league and if this was the direction Drury wants to go in, he should have just sorted things out with Gallant.

The Capitals didn't want to part ways their older players. That's why they haven't done anything. They're not trying to bring up younger players. The Rangers have plenty of youth to build on and I think he will push them to do better.

Round and round all years long 🤣

This is a bad move for the Rangers. Definitely going in the wrong direction. I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t make the playoffs. They never should have fired Gallant!

It's unfair to judge laviolette on his recent stint with the capitals IMHO. last yr caps had a shyte load of injuries. Wilson, backstrom for two.

Anyone know where I can listen to the tsn interview as an USA fan

Laviotette's contract with the Caps was for three years, and the contract was over after this season, and both parties agreed to seek other options rather than work out an extension.

Lavy is a lateral move (at best) from Gallant, but if you’re a Rangers fan you should be thankful Drury didn’t hire John Hynes. That Skeletor lookalike is a whole different level of bad.

Mike Keenan who at 73 still has the motivation to Coach in the NHL. As Mike is committed to Coach Italy's Hockey team in the 26 Olympics. Thirty years ago at this time These same Rangers hired Mike Keenan. Most Ranger fan's would say it worked out wonderfully well , reality is it could have worked out wonderfully well again. Keenan very much was interested in Coaching the Rangers for the 2023-24 New York Rangers, which Certainly could have been every bit as Successful as the 1993-94 New York Rangers.

Who has served as head coach for the most teams in NHL history? 6 seems like it would be pretty high up there.

He also coached the Providence Bruins to a Calder Cup in 1999

He can win us a cup welcome coach let's go rangers

If you look the year after he one the cup with Carolina he lost 6 players to free agency so that wasn't completely his fault.

He might be coach in NY for 1 season 😂???

Details about the New York jersey please.

Thanks for the reminder that the last Canes Cup win was 17 years ago! lol maybe next year, eh?...

If I was a rangers fan I'd be upset, as a caps fan, this is fantastic that the Rangers will flounder in mediocrity for another couple years

Can he get Panarin over the hump. The question is will Panarin still be here come playoffs, among other players

I don't see this man as a builder, more of an opportunist who takes a team built by the previous management and then runs it in a single good run, failing slowly after that. NYR fans better hope this next year goes well BC after that it is all downhill.

Rangers have a small window ahead of them, Lavi will be good enough for next 2 to 3yrs Craziest thing I heard on sports radio today was how many coaching vacancies there are & the 2nd craziest is that Roy hasn't been hired. Maybe he'll land in Ottawa if things get shaky early on.

where do we check out your radio interview? its about time the networks include you

Honestly, I didn't know how good of a career he's had.

Rangers with their 4th coach since 2018. Stability is not a option. Laviolette? he's fine with that i guess, Rangers are his 6th team he's coaching for. The Gerald Gallant disrespect still goes on (99-46-19 in 2 seasons for 217 points in the standings, 13-14 in playoffs, 2022 conf. final)

As a rangers fan, I'm relying on on THG to tell me how to feel. lol ;)

Not happy with this hiring. Getting rid of Gallant is a big mistake.

The Rangers hire Laviolette as the coach was the best hire in my opinion better than Roy, or Hynes

Really was pulling for Roy. According to reports Drury wasn't even considering him, how stupid. Do your diligence and at least give him an interview. Bleh

Won a Cup and coached the best goal scorer in the history of the game with Ovi. Solid career.

As a Rangers fan, I don't expect much past mediocrity. I'm really disappointed in this choice. Maybe I'll be surprised....but I don't know.....

I was hoping we could have nice things, but we are only allowed to have coaches who have fallen off the coaching carousel. Given that I guess this is the least worst recycled coach we could have gotten, but Knoblauch or Roy or Carbery (you know, the guy who got Laviolette’s old job) would have been my pick before resorting to the scrap heap.

anyone got the link for the TSN interview? hour 1-2-3 is only about the NBA

Is the Mike Babcock to Columbus official?

First time since '94"? Are you convieniently forgetting the 14-15 Rangers?

would it become more stable for coaching and teams if head coaches implement more long term needs of team play, letting the players be responsible for winning in regular season and playoffs?

Not everything is the coaches fault. It's management's fault for getting rid of players and not bringing in players they need.

I think, a good coach for Rangers... May fit to their players.

Just a few years ago, I was stoked about the Rangers and thought they had a great future. One rough night against the Capitals and James Dolan had a big tantrum firing everyone. He ruined everything. Don't be fooled by the nice run the Rangers had to the conference final. This team has been headed in the wrong direction since then. A real shame.

GM is gonna sink the Rangers. First, the Buchnevich trade. Then firing Quinn. Then acquiring Kane (Tarasenko was actually decent trade.) Then firing Gallant.

He is a good coach to get u over the hump in the playoffs and make a pretty instant impact. Kinda like deboer. Unless u already have done it like caps did in 18. Miss him in nashville. Hynes was a joke. Lavy wears u down tho. After 3 season the team is mostly just going downhill tho.

Anyone remember Esposito trading a high draft pick for a coach, Michel Bergeron? What a laugh that was. . .not. I honestly cannot evaluate a coach or his aptitude for a specific team. Supposed clunkers have won the Cup, so why not reserve judgment? I do think that the Rangers need to generate more offense, in lieu of getting a phenomenal defensive coach like Trotz.

Good that they got a New England native with coaching experience and a strong resume. I'm way over 1994 and it's a shame the Rangers didn't win one for Henrik Lundqvist. Best goalie I've seen there since Mike Richter. Their current goalie is rock solid, but I don't think he's quite on the level of those other 2 guys yet. At least they're a traditional hockey city and I always root for those cities to win something. They have a solid fan base who support their team and they deserve to see some success.

Having seen him up close with the isles and watching his career, I don't see it working out and as many have said, wonder what happens with the kids on the rags!

No live tonight?

I’m expecting a highly motivated team come next season. I think his defensive approach will work well especially with someone like shesterkin in net

oh god, hoping i'm wrong, but this is feels like a wrong move, he is done as a coach

I as a rangers fan hate this hire why go younger stop with these re hires

Was hoping to hear his playoff record wins-losses

Laviolette is another sutter type coach I look forward to the drama lol

Liked him when he first landed with the Caps but glad to see him move on. He has a real problem with giving rookies and young players a chance. Relies on old, washed up vets and stubbornly refuses to make changes.

Now we wait that CBJ hire Babcock ... poor fellows

The fanbase is furious! No one wants this guy. I know we won in 94 but I always had empathy for fans of the Canucks because the Rangers organization shows the same incompetence and ignorance toward their fans too. The Fire Drury chants will come quickly this season.

Surprised Sens didn't even consider him at all given their dire need for a qualified, experienced coach

As a Rangers fan, on the one hand I don't there Peter is gonna stand for his forwards pass before shoot mentality if the shot is there, so if they can get them out of that habit, great. On the other hand, they couldn't have waited a little longer and tried to get Patrick Roy? Really?

He needs to coach an old team with no young guns.

If you are a coach, you dont quit. You get fired and still get paid. 😂

Caps fans have to be laughing. He was by far the most mediocre coach I can remember.

Is Gallant still getting paid?

Great career for Peter. I wonder how long till a team goes with an AI coach? If it loses the room, just change the voice of the AI. The coaching carousel in the league is definitely a thing.

Ahhhhhhhh... Apparently the key to ascension ... Desperate times call for desperate measures ...Cup us , you Islander reject ...

If Pete is your coach and you aren't winning it's because your roster is horrid or your players have their heads up their a$$es frankly. Nashville made a big mistake canning him and in my gut I believe it was because Pete was at odds with what the front office was doing. When Pete is given proper tools and allowed to do his thing with players you win period the end. We will see if the Rangers allow Pete to actually coach or not - it will be ugly if they don't. Rangers have a bit of an attitude problem in the locker room in my view and Pete is the type of guy who can fix it if they let him.

Scotty Bowman has the most wins with how many teams in his career!?

Experienced coach to add structure. Looks to me like they are just grooming Knob to take over in 2-3 years. Probably the best choice of those available but that's not saying much

I was hoping, like some others on this site, that the NYR would have waited to see if Bettman "reinstated" J. Quenneville & then at least interviewed him. I think he deserves a 2nd chance to coach again in the NHL & would be best for this team. If not him, I was hoping they would take a chance on P. Roy or K. Knoblauch who is their coach in Hartford. But of all the name coaches available, I'm optimistic that Laviolette will do a good job IF they tighten up their defensive structure which I said before this season started. They should have enough offense but still need these young guys to be a level better more consistently if they are going to have a serious chance at contending. Metro div & EC in general is still going to be difficult maybe even more difficult than this yr. so the playoffs are NOT a foregone conclusion IMO.

Hockey is a cesspool

Someone please explain to me how this is a good thing for Rangers fans.

How the Rangers didn't go the distance last year? On paper that team was OUT OF CONTROL

Ho hum more retread coaches

No way the rangers were going with an inexperienced NHL HC with this group still in it's window.

How is he better than gallant? Another carousel coach....this is a 2 yr setback.....back to a rebuild....

Good god the Rangers are desperate to win 😂

only one Western Conference club he's coached and Nashville's barely Western geographically hihi😅

A very uninspiring hire

Oh god lmao

He’s not going to like Wilson as his boss.