List of Carolina Hurricanes head coaches - wikipedia List of Carolina Hurricanes head coaches For the head coaches before 1997, see List of Hartford Whalers head coaches. The Carolina Hurricanes are an American professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They play in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League ( NHL ). The team joined the NHL in 1979 as an expansion team as the Hartford Whalers, but moved to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1997. The Hurricanes won their first Stanley Cup championship in 2006. Having first played at the Greensboro Coliseum, the Hurricanes have played their home games at the PNC Arena, which was first named the Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena, since 1999. The Hurricanes are owned by Peter Karmanos, Jr. and Ron Francis is their general manager. There have been four head coaches for the Hurricanes team. The team 's first head coach was Paul Maurice, who has coached for six seasons. Maurice is the team 's all - time leader for the most regular - season games coached, regular - season game wins, regular - season points, playoff games coached and playoff - game wins. Peter Laviolette is the only coach to have won the Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes in the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. None of the Hurricanes coaches have been elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder. Maurice was the head coach of the Hurricanes since the firing of Laviolette, but was replaced by Kirk Muller on November 28, 2011. Muller was relieved of coaching duties on May 5, 2014. On June 19, 2014, the Hurricanes named Bill Peters their current head coach. # Number of coaches GC Games coached Wins = 2 points Losses = 0 points Ties = 1 point OT Overtime / shootout losses = 1 point PTS Points Win % Winning percentage Coaches Note : Statistics are correct through the 2016 - 17 season. # Name Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements Reference GC T / OT PTS Win % GC Win % Paul Maurice 1997 -- 2003 522 207 219 96 510. 489 35 17 18. 486 2001 -- 02 Prince of Wales Trophy winner Peter Laviolette 2003 -- 2008 323 167 122 34 368. 570 25 16 9. 640 2005 -- 06 Prince of Wales Trophy winner 2006 Stanley Cup championship - Paul Maurice 2008 -- 2011 246 116 100 30 262. 533 18 8 10. 444 Kirk Muller 2011 -- 2014 187 80 80 27 187. 500 -- -- -- -- Bill Peters 2014 -- present 246 101 103 42 244. 496 -- -- -- -- Notes A running total of the number of coaches of the Hurricanes. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once. Before the 2005 -- 06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five - minute overtime period, which prevented ties. Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season. References General `` Carolina Hurricanes Coach Register ''. Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 24. Specific Jump up ^ `` Teams ''. NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 24. ^ Jump up to : `` Franchise Timeline ''. NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2009 - 03 - 08. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Arena Info ''. RBC Center. Archived from the original on 2008 - 12 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Club Directory ''. NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2009 - 03 - 08. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Roster ''. NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2007 - 04 - 18. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Hurricanes fire Laviolette ; make Maurice head coach ''. The Sports Network. CTVglobemedia. 2008 - 12 - 03. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Carolina Hurricanes Coach Register ''. Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 21. Jump up ^ http://www.canescountry.com/2014/5/5/5683394/coach-kirk-muller-fired-by-carolina-hurricanes Jump up ^ `` Canes name Detroit 's Bill Peters as new coach ''. newsobserver.com. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on 2014 - 12 - 25. Retrieved 2014 - 11 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Prince of Wales Trophy ''. NHL. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2006 - 04 - 23. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. ^ Jump up to : `` Paul Maurice Coaching Record ''. Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Prince of Wales Trophy ''. NHL. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2006 - 04 - 23. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Hurricanes Win First Stanley Cup ''. nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Peter Laviolette Coaching Record ''. Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Kirk Muller Coaching Record ''. Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2012 - 12 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Bill Peters Coaching Record ''. Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Official Rules '' ( PDF ). NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2008 - 05 - 11. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 24. Carolina Hurricanes Formerly the New England / Hartford Whalers Founded in 1972 Based in Raleigh, North Carolina Franchise Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks ( Expansion draft ) Seasons Current season History Records Award winners Retired numbers Personnel Owners Thomas Dundon ( majority ) Peter Karmanos Jr. ( minority ) General manager Ron Francis Head coach Bill Peters Team captain Justin Faulk Jordan Staal Current roster Arenas Greensboro Coliseum PNC Arena Affiliates AHL Charlotte Checkers ECHL Florida Everblades Media Fox Sports South ESPN The Fan ( 99.9 FM ) The Buzz ( 620 AM ) Culture and lore Miracle at Molson 0.2 Seconds Head coaches of the National Hockey League Pacific Randy Carlyle ( Anaheim ) Rick Tocchet ( Arizona ) Glen Gulutzan ( Calgary ) Todd McLellan ( Edmonton ) John Stevens ( Los Angeles ) Peter DeBoer ( San Jose ) Travis Green ( Vancouver ) Gerard Gallant ( Vegas ) Central Joel Quenneville ( Chicago ) Jared Bednar ( Colorado ) Ken Hitchcock ( Dallas ) Bruce Boudreau ( Minnesota ) Peter Laviolette ( Nashville ) Mike Yeo ( St. Louis ) Paul Maurice ( Winnipeg ) Atlantic Bruce Cassidy ( Boston ) Phil Housley ( Buffalo ) Jeff Blashill ( Detroit ) Bob Boughner ( Florida ) Claude Julien ( Montreal ) Guy Boucher ( Ottawa ) Jon Cooper ( Tampa Bay ) Mike Babcock ( Toronto ) Metropolitan Bill Peters ( Carolina ) John Tortorella ( Columbus ) John Hynes ( New Jersey ) Doug Weight ( N.Y. Islanders ) Alain Vigneault ( N.Y. Rangers ) Dave Hakstol ( Philadelphia ) Mike Sullivan ( Pittsburgh ) Barry Trotz ( Washington ) Defunct teams : Atlanta Flames Atlanta Thrashers California Golden Seals Colorado Rockies Hamilton Tigers Hartford Whalers Kansas City Scouts Minnesota North Stars Montreal Maroons Montreal Wanderers New York Americans Ottawa Senators ( original ) Philadelphia Quakers Pittsburgh Pirates Quebec Bulldogs Quebec Nordiques Winnipeg Jets ( 1972 -- 96 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Carolina_Hurricanes_head_coaches&oldid=822423163 '' Categories : Carolina Hurricanes coaches Carolina Hurricanes lists National Hockey League coaches by team Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 January 2018, at 08 : 32. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who is the coach of the carolina hurricanes
Answer: Bill Peters