Laviolette will stay as coach

May 17, 2008 @ 11:07 am · Filed under Carolina Hurricanes

via Raleigh News & Observer:

Peter Laviolette was the coach when the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup title, and he will be next season.

General manager Jim Rutherford ended speculation about the popular coach's future Friday when he said Laviolette would return for a fifth season.

The Canes are still waiting to see if veteran defensemen Glen Wesley and Bret Hedican also will return.

Laviolette and owner Peter Karmanos met in Raleigh on Thursday to discuss the team's future and disappointing finish to the 2007-08 season, which saw the Canes miss the playoffs by two points.

"They had a really good meeting," said Rutherford, who sat in on the meeting. "Everything is the same. This became a bigger issue than it needed to be."

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    May 17, 2008 @ 4:23 pm

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