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Flyers fire coach Stevens name Laviolette as replacement LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeThe Philadelphia Flyers losers of three straight games and six of their last seven fired head coach John Stevens on FridayPeter Laviolette was later introduced as the teams next head coachThe 45yearold will make his debut behind the Flyers bench on Saturday when the Flyers host the Washington CapitalsObviously this is a great opportunity I am really excited said Laviolette The Flyers are an organization that has a lot of tradition and a lot of history This is just an exciting time for me and my family and we are really looking forward to itPeter Laviolette brings experience along with a different approach to the game said Flyers GM Paul Holmgren We look forward to him putting his stamp on the team quickly and getting our team headed in the right directionThis will be Laviolettes third stint as an NHL head coach having previously been behind the bench of the New York Islanders and Carolina HurricanesDuring Laviolettes tenure in New York from 200103 the Islanders lost in the first round of the playoffs in both years In Carolina he took over for current Hurricanes head coach Paul Maurice who was fired 30 games into the 200304 seasonOver fourplus seasons the Hurricanes made the playoffs just once under his direction but it resulted in a Stanley Cup championship in 200506 the first year after the lockout He has compiled winning regular season records for every NHL team he has coached including a 683 winning percentage in 200506The Flyers were considered Stanley Cup contenders in October but have lost six of their last seven games to fall to 10th place in Eastern Conference with a record of 13111After six years as head coach of the AHLs Philadephia Phantoms Stevens was named head coach of the Flyers early in 200607 taking over for Ken Hitchcock early in the season The Flyers missed the playoffs that first year but the following season they advanced to the Eastern Conference Final losing out to the Pittsburgh PenguinsLast year the Flyers were eliminated by the Penguins in the first round putting more pressure on Stevens and his team to produce entering this s...