Three trips to the playoffs in three seasons has earned Peter Laviolette a contract extension, the Philadelphia Flyers announced Wednesday.
Laviolette agreed to a multiyear deal that will keep him head coach for another two seasons after his current contract expires at the completion of the upcoming season.
"Peter and I have a strong relationship," general manager Paul Holmgren said. "We talked about it briefly at the end of the year and we had our own business to work through with the draft [on] July 1, and all the other stuff that goes on. I am very happy to have it done."
Since Laviolette's hire in December 2009, the Flyers have the third-most wins in the Eastern Conference. Since his first full season with the team, the Flyers are second in the East in points.
