The Ducks announced on Wednesday that they have signed head coach Randy Carlyle to a two-year contract extension. Carlyle had one year remaining on his original contract and is now signed through the 2010-11 NHL season. Per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed.
“In our view, Randy is one of the top coaches in the NHL,” said Executive Vice President/General Manager Brian Burke. “We’ve had an aggressive, hard-working club each of the past three years, largely due to his influence. He’s clearly been paramount to our success since taking over the reins.”
re success in the future. We fell short of our goal last year and it’s time for us to respond.”

Carlyle has the most wins and highest-winning percentage in the history of the Ducks. He'll be heading into his fourth season with the team, which won the Stanley Cup last year.
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