Peter Horachek (born January 26, 1960) is currently a pro scout for the

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of the

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(NHL). Horachek was previously a long-time assistant coach for the

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, as well as the interim head coach of the

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and the

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. Horachek played

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with the

Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor (commercial), sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. ...

. Although he was not selected in an NHL Entry Draft, he signed a minor league contract with the

Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans (colloquially known as the Amerks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Rochester, New York. They are the American Hockey League affiliate of the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home g ...

and had a long career in the

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(AHL) and International Hockey League (IHL). He later played with the Flint Generals, where he scored a career-high 86 points in 1984, and with the

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. He began his coaching career when he was promoted to serve as an assistant during his final campaign with the Spirit

Horachek started the 2013–14 season as head coach of the

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, the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Florida Panthers. On November 8, 2013, he was named the Panthers' interim head coach, replacing Kevin Dineen. On April 29, 2014, Panthers general manager

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announced the team had fired Horachek, who would not remain with the organization. Horachek was appointed as an assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 11, 2014, and named him the interim head coach of the team on January 7, 2015, after Randy Carlyle was fired from the position. On January 9, 2015, Horachek was named head coach of Toronto for the remainder of the 2014–15 season. Under his direction, Toronto recorded a 9–28–5 record in 42 games as the team struggled throughout the second half of the season, resulting in a 15th-place finish in the Eastern Conference. Horachek was fired on April 12, 2015, one day after the 2014–15 regular season ended, along with general manager

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, assistant coaches

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and Chris Denis and goaltending coach Rick St. Croix.

NHL coaching record

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External links

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Peter Horachek's profile at EliteProspects.com
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NHL coaching record

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