Todd Nelson has won five different minor league championships as head coach in the last two decades. That includes back-to-back titles for the Washington Capitals' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, the past two seasons. He also aided the Dallas Stars to the Stanley Cup Final in 2020 as an assistant who heavily guided team tactics.

Peter Laviolette’s firing proves two things: New York Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury is still calling the shots and his job is safe. There was an overwhelming sense for weeks that Laviolette would be fired while Drury would ultimately keep his management duties.

Just two days after the regular season ended, the NHL coaching carousel has started to spin. On Saturday, two teams made coaching changes. After a disappointing season that ended with the team missing the playoffs for the first time since 2021,