As first reported by Elliotte Friedman and confirmed by (friend of the site) Samantha Pell, the Caps have hired Peter Laviolette as head coach:
Hearing Peter Laviolette will be the next head coach in WASH
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) September 15, 2020
Pell later confirmed that Laviolette’s deal will be for 3 years, and Pierre LeBrun said that the deal will be for “north of $4 million per year.”
This will be Laviolette’s fifth head coaching job, as he was the head coach of the Nashville Predators from 2014-2020, the Philadelphia Flyers from 2009-14, the Carolina Hurricanes from 2003-2009, and the New York Islanders from 2001-2003.