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Randy Carlyle, Anaheim Ducks agree to contract extension

By Nic Hendrickson

ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 20: Head Coach Randy Carlyle of the Anaheim Ducks looks up at the clock as assistant coach Ron MacLean draws up a play for Ducks players during a break in play in the third period of Game Five of the Western Conference Final during the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Honda Center on May 20, 2017 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 20: Head Coach Randy Carlyle of the Anaheim Ducks looks up at the clock as assistant coach Ron MacLean draws up a play for Ducks players during a break in play in the third period of Game Five of the Western Conference Final during the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Honda Center on May 20, 2017 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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The Anaheim Ducks and Randy Carlyle have agreed to a one-year contract extension that will run through the 2018-19 season.

Randy Carlyle had a successful first season behind the bench with the Anaheim Ducks. Carlyle’s reward for going 46-23-13 and winning the Pacific Division is a one-year contract extension. This extension will see Carlyle behind the Ducks bench through the 2018-19 NHL season.

The Ducks 46-23-13 record and 105 points was good for the fifth consecutive Pacific Division title and sixth place in the NHL. They also finished third in the Western Conference, one point behind the Minnesota Wild and four points back of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Despite the fact that the Ducks were able to break the Bruce Boudreau Game 7 curse, it wasn’t enough to see them past the Nashville Predators in the Western Conference Finals. The playoff run was a relatively successful one in the first season under Carlyle, and winning in Game 7 against the Edmonton Oilers in the second round surely didn’t hurt his case for a contract extension.

This isn’t the first stint that Randy Carlyle has had behind the bench in Anaheim. Carlyle spent six-plus seasons with the Ducks between the 2005-06 season and the 2011-12 season. During that time he had a 273-182-61 record. Carlyle also five Stanley Cup Playoff appearances in his six full seasons there, winning Lord Stanley’s Cup in 2006-07.

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After leaving Anaheim, he went on to coach the Toronto Maple Leafs for 188 games, going 91-78-19 during his tenure there. Carlyle also led Toronto to a playoff appearance in the 2012-13 season, their first playoff appearance since the 2003-04 season. This sole playoff appearance wasn’t enough to save his job in Toronto.

The Ducks decided to go back to a former coach, and it has definitely paid off for them. Despite the fact that they weren’t able to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals, they will surely be pleased with what Carlyle has done since returning, as evidenced by this new extension.

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