Peter Horachek (born January 26, 1960) is currently an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils 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 Florida Panthers and the

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

. Horachek played

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with the Oshawa Generals. Although he was not selected in an

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, he signed a minor league contract with the

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and had a long career in the

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(AHL) and International Hockey League (IHL). He later played with the

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, 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

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. 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

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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

References

External links

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

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