tsn.ca - 12/3/2008
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The Carolina Hurricanes have fired head coach Peter Laviolette and in a unique about face, have replaced him with former Hurricanes head coach Paul Maurice. This move comes amid weeks of speculation of change in Carolina and the teams' battle with consistency with Laviolette at the helm. ...
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Report- Laviolette Fired, Maurice In
Kuklas Korner —
from Darren Dreger of TSN,
Sources tell TSN the Carolina Hurricanes have fired head coach Peter Laviolette and in a unique about face, have replaced him with former Hurricanes head coach Paul Maurice.
Sources say Maurice will remain on as head coach at least until the end of the season, at which point the position will be re-evaluated leaving the Hurricanes the freedom to head in a different direction, or sign Maurice to a long term contract.
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Coach Mo-Ja-Vu all over again
CasonBlog —
So, it's out with the old-in with the even older. Coach Lavvy is out and Coach Mo is back. Last two seasons, I rarely missed a Canes game on the DVR. This season, I'm forgetting to even program the machine. Last season, I did battle with the females of he C/B household for prime viewing time. This season it's some combination of Private Practice, Gray's McDreamy Anatomy and Starvivor nearly every night. I now watch more tape-delayed college volleyball on the Mountain West Conference Channel than Canes hockey. Part of that is because I love volleyball. The other part is because this Canes team that might only have a 50-50 chance of winning against ...
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Boston.com -- Hockey news 12/3/2008
A person familiar with the decision says Peter Laviolette out as Carolina Hurricanes' coach. .