Flyers Sign Head Coach Peter Laviolette to Multi-Year Contract Extension

[chilly666]

The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they agreed to terms with head coach Peter Laviolette on a multi-year contract extension, according to General Manager Paul Holmgren.

"We are thrilled to have Peter continue his work with our group as we push to compete for the Stanley Cup,” Holmgren said. “Peter has done a terrific job for us and is very deserving of this extension."

Laviolette was named the 17th head coach in Flyers history on December 4, 2009. Since joining the club, he has had one of the most successful runs of any Flyers head coach in the last 25 years. Laviolette has posted a regular season record of 122-73-26 since his hiring, including back-to-back 47-win seasons – the most wins the Flyers have had in a two-season period since 1985-87.

Since Laviolette’s hiring, the Flyers have the third-most wins in the Eastern Conference (122), behind only Pittsburgh and Washington (127 each). Over the past two full seasons, the Flyers are second in the Eastern Conference and third overall in the NHL in standings points (209) and in points percentage (.637).

The Flyers have also enjoyed unprecedented success on the road under Laviolette, winning a franchise-record 25 games in 2010-11 and matching that total last season.

Laviolette’s overall record in the playoffs with the Flyers has also been among the league’s best.

He led the club on a remarkable playoff run in his first season as the Flyers won the Eastern Conference championship and made the eighth Stanley Cup Final appearance in franchise history. Under his watch, the Flyers have been the only team in the league to reach the second round of the playoffs (or further) in each of the last three seasons. The Flyers have participated in eight playoff series in that time, more than any other team. In terms of overall playoff performance, Laviolette’s teams in Carolina and Philadelphia have taken part in 12 playoff series since the lockout, which is the third-most by any NHL coach after Mike Babcock (17 with Detroit) and Joel Quenville (13 with Colorado and Chicago).

[chilly666]

Lavy's contract calls for 2 more years onto current deal which expires after this year I am told

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[Philly Fan 27]

play with some ****ing JAM!

[D Y B FLYERS]

Good.

I know some may not like his coaching style, but I think we were initially wrong saying he was anti-fighting. The Flyers have been near the top in FM's since he has been hired, and the Flyers have put together some good seasons. Hopefully the W's keep coming and he can lead them to a Cup victory.

[hockey doc]

Originally Posted by Philly Fan 27

play with some ****ing JAM!

Umm, Lavy is the coach and not a player, so just how does he play with some "jam"? Where did that gay term come from? He's not that bad of a coach fightwise, there are worse out there, it's a good signing at this point in time.

[Philly Fan 27]

Originally Posted by hockey doc

Umm, Lavy is the coach and not a player, so just how does he play with some "jam"? Where did that gay term come from? He's not that bad of a coach fightwise, there are worse out there, it's a good signing at this point in time.

r u retarded? lavi says it all the time

[hockey doc]

Originally Posted by Philly Fan 27

r u retarded? lavi says it all the time

If he even said that gay word once then I change my mind and he should have been shown the door.

[Philly Fan 27]

Originally Posted by hockey doc

If he even said that gay word once then I change my mind and he should have been shown the door.

do you even watch the flyers? he's been saying that for years

[BLACK OUT]

He deserves it.. Now sign someone who can score some goals homer

[Boston Garden]

I'm not sure if Lavy cares about having a tough team, He certainly doesn't dress toughness game in game out.....

[BullyFan]

Good extension. The Flyers have been successful with Lavy.

They should improve this coming year with the success of all the rookies in the line up last season.

[hockey doc]

Originally Posted by Philly Fan 27

do you even watch the flyers? he's been saying that for years

Never saw that shirt before, I still think that expression is gay.

[ProbieRules]

Well if he wants more "jam" maybe he should stop consistently scratching guys like Shelley, Rinaldo, and Sestito for someone like Harry Z!

not a fan of his preference to go with the softer lineups...

[Philly Fan 27]

Originally Posted by hockey doc

Never saw that shirt before, I still think that expression is gay.

you should pay closer attention to the flyers. lavi says "jam" so much that even the players say it now. he probably said "jam" as much as he said "f#ck" on hbo

[NJDevils17]

Love him or hate him as a coach, but there's no denying he's a magician when it comes to taking time-outs.

I've never seen a coach take better time outs and have his team get so much out of them before.

Also, I don't think he's as soft of a coach as some of you guys make him out to be. I never thought of him as pansy or anything when he was coaching the Islanders or Carolina.