In a move that was expected; however, not as early as today. The Philadelphia Flyers have dismissed John Stevens as their head coach. Peter Laviolette has been named the new head coach. Laviolette led the Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup in 2006. “This was a very difficult decision for me to make given my relationship with John. I want to thank him for his service to the Flyers organization over the years. However, in watching the team over the past few weeks I felt a new voice was needed in order to get us out of this and in the direction we expect,” said Holmgren

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