Canes extend coach’s contract

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed coach Bill Peters to a contract extension through the 2018-19 season. Terms were not disclosed. Peters has a record of 65-72-27 in two seasons while leading the Hurricanes’ rebuilding project. They finished this season sixth in the Metropolitan Division with a 3531-16 record, but earned 86 points — their most since 2010-11, and a 15-point improvement from Peters’ first year.