Peter Laviolette

Peter Philip Laviolette Jr. is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Originally undrafted by teams in the NHL, he played a total of 12 games with the Rangers in the 1988–89 season. Following retirement from active play, Laviolette also served as head coach of the New York Islanders, Carolina Hurricanes, Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, and Washington Capitals. He led the Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup win in 2006, and later coached the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2010, as well as the Predators in 2017. Laviolette is the fourth coach in NHL history to lead three teams to the Stanley Cup Finals.

7 December 1964

Born on the same birth date (7 December 1964): Hugo Blick • Patrick Fabian

Born on the same birth day (7 December): Alessandro Marchi • Allan B. Calhamer • C. Thomas Howell • Colin Hendry • Eli Wallach • Emily Browning • Fred Rose (politician) • Hal W. Smith • Jack S. Blanton • Jeffrey Donaldson • Kersti Merilaas • Kikkawa Hiroie • Larry Bird • Mason Phelps • Pete Alonso • Terrell Owens • Yasiel Puig

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