The New York Rangers fired head coach Peter Laviolette on Saturday, ending his tenure after two seasons and a massive underachievement by missing the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The New York Rangers announced Saturday that they have fired coach Peter Laviolette after the team failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2020-21 season.

Peter Laviolette behind the Rangers bench on April 7, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post. Goalie coach Jeff Malcolm and skills coach Christian Hmura will both return next season.

Seth Wenig. New York Rangers coach Peter Laviolette, top, watches during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in New York, Thursday, April 17, 2025.

New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette speaks with the media after a 5-3 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Madison Square Garden on March 22, 2025. (Danny Wild-Imagn Images) ...

Within moments of Peter Laviolette's firing on Saturday − and maybe even sooner, for some − Rangers' fans thoughts began drifting to who comes next. It's a bit callous, but it's also the ...

Within moments of Peter Laviolette's firing on Saturday − and maybe even sooner, for some − Rangers' fans thoughts began drifting to who comes next. It's a bit callous, but it's also the ...

According to NHL insider Frank Seravalli, reporting the information on the "Morning Cuppa Hockey" podcast, Sullivan has never ...

No, we're not talking about Mike Sullivan, who spent 2009-13 as New York's assistant coach before being hired as the 38th ...

Laviolette is known to thrive in his first season as a head coach for teams. In his first season coaching the New York Rangers , he helped lead the team to win the Presidents’ Trophy and reach ...

The New York Rangers fired coach Peter Laviolette on Saturday in the aftermath of missing the playoffs. The move made by general manager Peter Laviolette came after the Rangers missed the playoffs ...