Anaheim Ducks re-sign head coach Randy Carlyle to three-year contract –NHL offseason Update
Anaheim Ducks ensured on Monday, August 8th, that long time coach, Randy Carlyle, will stay behind the benches and continue to coach the Western Conference franchise due to the outstanding success he has had so far.
Next season, Carlyle would have been entering the final year of his previous signed contract, which was revised and extended for an additional three more years.
Anaheim Ducks general manager, Bob Murray, made the announcement.
"Randy has been invaluable to this club over the last six years", said Ducks GM Bob Murray. "He has been a true leader through thick and thin, and we are very pleased to be able to reward him with this well-deserved contract".
Randy Carlyle is himself a former professional National Hockey League (NHL) player who was drafted as the 30th overall during round-two of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft by Toronto Maple Leafs. During his 17 year major league career, Carlyle spent
time two seasons with Toronto, six with Pittsburgh Penguins, and nearly 10 with Winnipeg Jets until finally retiring during the 1992-1993 season.
In the last six years Carlyle has been coach of Anaheim Ducks, they have reached the NHL playoffs for five of them and with him, have they achieved their biggest achievement, which was the clubs first Stanley Cup in 2007 against Ottawa Senators in a fantastic
five game series.
Up until now, Randy Carlyle has achieved one of the best records with 266-169-57.
"We are always competitive", Ducks GM Bob Murray said about their previous performance with Randy. "No matter what kind of team we throw at him, he finds a way to make the team try to win. He does very well at it, as his record indicates. He's a good coach.
His record speaks for itself".
Last season might not have been the best for Anaheim Ducks who reached the playoffs as the fourth number seed, but were eliminated in a six game series against Nashville Predators. Next season, they hope to go much further with the tweaks made to the team
over the offseason with a number of new additions and changes in policy.
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