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Coach Laviolette to return to Hurricanes

(AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes know their coach will be back next season. They're still waiting to find out whether two of their aging defensemen will join him.

General manager Jim Rutherford said Friday that the team would retain coach Peter Laviolette, who in 2006 led the Hurricanes to their only Stanley Cup. Rutherford, however, was unaware of any final decisions from defensemen Bret Hedican and Glen Wesley about their plans for 2008-09.

Speculation swirled for the past month about Laviolette's future after Carolina missed the playoffs in both seasons after its championship run.

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