Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Peter Laviolette Jr. (born December 7, 1964) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman and is the current head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Read More at Wikipedia ›Having led the Flyers back from an 0-3 hole in their playoff series against Boston, Philadelphia coach Peter Laviolette has no intention of changing his team's routine now.
"We keep it the same," Laviolette said on Thursday's " NHL Hour with Gary Bettman" when the Commissioner asked if he planned to make any changes. "You don't want to mix it up too much. Hockey players are creatures of habit. Once they get used to something in their routine, they really thrive on it."The Flyers are trying to become the first team since the 1975 New York Islanders to overcome a 3-0 deficit to win a series. But Laviolette said his team has been under pressure since the final day of the regular season, when they beat the New York Rangers in a shootout to earn the final playoff berth."I'd rather play at home. I always like home ice -- the fans and the energy in the building. I think when you get to a Game 7, from all that energy you take onto the ice with you, you get an additional blast. If the road team ...Martin Brodeur missed all the postseason fun a year ago. One of the game's all-time greats, the veteran goaltender considered retirement and the New Jersey Devils we...
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PHILADELPHIA -- Don't bother asking coach Peter Laviolette to assess his first season as coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.He'd prefer you wait until the conclusion o...
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The National Hockey League on Monday fined Philadelphia Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette $10,000 and Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Tony Granato $2,500 for th...
Philadelphia Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette will be Thursday’s guest on NHL Hour With Commissioner Gary Bettman on NHL.com and SIRIUS XM Radio at 6 p.m. ET. Stan...
No Ilya Kovalchuk, no problem for New Jersey.With the injured Devils forward out for Game 2, Adam Larsson traded his seat in the rafters for an up-close look at post...
After earning a split of the first two games in Philadelphia, the New Jersey Devils will try to claim their first lead of this Eastern Conference semifinal series, a...
Dainius Zubrus scored two goals and the New Jersey Devils rallied from an early two-goal deficit and pushed the Philadelphia Flyers to the brink of elimination with ...
Even before Pittsburgh put the finishing touches on Wednesday's dominating 10-3 win at Philadelphia, you could already imagine the cliches that would be coming out o...
Danny Briere scored the winning goal 4:36 into overtime to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday to open the Eastern Confere...
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