Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour agreed to a five-year contract extension with the team, The Athletic reported.
Per multiple reports, the assistant coaches under Brind’Amour also received contract extensions.
The coach’s contract was due to expire July 1.
Brind’Amour, 53, has guided the Hurricanes to the playoffs in each of the five seasons he has been at the helm, posting a 278-130-44 regular-season record in the process. He won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s coach of the year in 2021.
The Hurricanes finished second in the Metropolitan Division this season with a 52-23-7 record and 111 points, three points shy of the New York Rangers. The Rangers eliminated the Hurricanes in six games during their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
As a player, Brind’Amour collected 1,184 points (452 goals, 732 assists) in 1,484 career NHL games with the St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers and Hurricanes.
Brind’Amour served as the captain of the Hurricanes during the franchise’s lone Stanley Cup championship in 2006 and won the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL’s top two-way forward in 2006 and 2007.
–Field Level Media
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