LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 22: Ian Laperriere of the Philadelphia Flyers poses for a portrait during the 2011 NHL Awards at the Palms Casino Resort June 22, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
On Sunday evening, the Philadelphia Flyers named Ian Laperriere as the new head coach of the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, according to Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher.
In the team’s news release on the hiring, Fletcher stated the following
“We’re very happy to have Ian serve as the next head coach of the Phantoms.