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Rangers Fire Longtime NHL Head Coach Peter Laviolette

New York missed the playoffs for the first time since 2020-21.
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Laviolette just finished his second season as head coach in New York.
Laviolette just finished his second season as head coach in New York. | Danny Wild-Imagn Images

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The New York Rangers are making some major changes ahead of next season, as they fired head coach Peter Laviolette on Saturday, according to multiple reports.

While they've also parted ways with associate head coach Phil Housley, they'll reportedly allow assistants Michael Pen and Dan Muse the opportunity to interview and remain on staff.

The Rangers are coming off a 39-36-7 campaign in which they finished fifth in the Metropolitan Division and missed the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2020-21.

Laviolette had just wrapped up his second season at the helm for New York and led the Rangers to the Eastern Conference Final just under a year ago. One of the winningest coaches (7th, 846) in NHL history, Laviolette has previously manned the bench for the Islanders, Hurricanes, Flyers, Predators, and Capitals. He won the Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006.

New York will now embark on a "wide ranging" search to find its third head coach in four seasons.

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MICHAEL KADLICK

Mike Kadlick is an NFL writer for Sports Illustrated. He’s also a New England Patriots reporter for CLNS Media, where he hosts the Patriots Daily podcast and covers the beat from Gillette Stadium. Before joining SI, Kadlick worked at WEEI sports radio in Boston. He holds a master’s degree in public relations from Boston University. When Kadlick’s not covering football, he can be found running, spending time with his wife and dog, and enjoying all things pizza.

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