RALEIGH, N.C. — Bill Peters has not been able to lead the Carolina Hurricanes back to the NHL playoffs and after coming up short following his fourth season with the club, announced Friday that he is resigning. “I feel the incoming general manager should have the ability to hire his own head coach,” said Peters, who was hired by Francis in 2014. Expected to be a playoff team this season, Carolina finished 14 points out of a post-season spot and in sixth place in the eight-team Metropolitan Division. After that game, Peters called his team out, repeatedly using the word “disappointing” while promising lineup changes that ultimately never came. ——More NHL hockey: https://apnews.com/tag/NHLhockey

Source: National Post April 20, 2018 16:20 UTC