The Florida Panthers have a new head coach.
On Wednesday, the NHL announced the Eastern Conference team hired Paul Maurice for the vacant position. There was an opening after TSN's Darren Dreger reported earlier Wednesday that Andrew Brunette was out as head coach.
Dreger also noted that "Maurice is believed to be in the process of being hired."
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