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Laviolette Named Head Coach of 2020 U.S. Men's National Team


Most recently, Laviolette spent parts of six seasons (2014-20) as head coach of the Nashville Predators where he led the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2017, five playoff appearances overall, one President’s Trophy (2018) and two Central Division titles (2018, 2019).

Laviolette directed the Philadelphia Flyers for parts of five seasons (2009-14), reaching the Stanley Cup Final in 2010 and winning the Atlantic Division in 2011. Prior to that, he was the head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes from 2003-09, highlighted by winning both the Stanley Cup and Southeast Division title in 2006. Laviolette also spent two seasons (2001-03) as the bench boss of the New York Islanders, guided the team to playoff berths in both campaigns. In his first season, he led the Islanders to the fourth biggest one-year turnaround in the history of the league.

Before becoming an NHL head coach, Laviolette spent three seasons in the Boston Bruins organization, serving as assistant coach with the NHL club in 2000-01, and as head coach of the Bruins’ American Hockey League affiliate, Providence, for two seasons (1998-99, 1999-2000). In his first year at Providence, Laviolette received the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as AHL Coach of the Year after guiding the Bruins to the biggest turnaround in league history. That season Providence won a league best 56 games in the regular season (after winning just 19 the year before) and also went on to capture its first Calder Cup title.

As a player, Laviolette skated for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team in both the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Winter Games, serving as captain during the 1994 tournament. He also spent 11 years in professional hockey, including a 12-game stint with the New York Rangers in 1988-89.

As a collegian, Laviolette played four seasons (1982-86) at Westfield State College in Massachusetts, where he appeared in 93 games and contributed 43 goals and 44 assists.

NOTES: The staff and players of the U.S. Men’s National Team are selected by the U.S. Men’s National Team Advisory Committee, led by John Vanbiesbrouck, assistant executive director of USA Hockey, and including U.S. Men’s National Team GM Chris Drury and NHL general managers David PoileDon WaddellDale TallonStan BowmanJeff Gorton and Bill Guerin … For complete coverage of the U.S. Men’s National Team, click here … The official online home of the 2020 IIHF Men’s World Championship is 2020.IIHFWorlds.com … The U.S. is 19-7 over the last three world championships. Team USA won five of eight games a year ago and finished seventh in the tournament. The U.S. has earned three bronze medals in the last seven years, including 2018, 2015 and 2013.





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