The Carolina Hurricanes have their new man behind the bench, as the team will name former NHLer Rod Brind'Amour as their new head coach later in the week, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
Brind'Amour's reported addition comes only weeks after former head coach Bill Peters exercised the opt-out clause in his contract to join the Calgary Flames as their new bench boss.
The 20-year NHL veteran will assume the head coaching role after serving as an assistant and player development coach. He joined Carolina's staff in 2011. Brind'Amour also captained the 'Canes to the franchise's only Stanley Cup in 2006.
Brind'Amour amassed 452 goals and 732 assists across 1484 career regular-season games to go along with two Selke Trophies and a Cup ring, so he obviously knows what it takes to get the job done at the NHL level.
His hiring continues a whirlwind spring in Carolina, as new owner Tom Dundon continues to shake things up within the organization. Former general manager Ron Francis was fired at the end of April after being reassigned to another front-office position in March.
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