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Peter Harrold is entering his sixth season with the Hurricanes and his second as Director of Player Development. Harrold is responsible for overseeing the development of all players in the Hurricanes’ system, including drafted players in the Canadian major-junior hockey leagues, college, ECHL and American Hockey League (AHL). He previously worked in skills development with the Hurricanes during the 2020-21 season and as the Defenseman Development Coach from 2021-24.
Harrold registered 42 points (13g, 29a) in 274 career NHL games with Los Angeles and New Jersey from 2006-15. He also posted 129 points (21g, 108a) in 255 career AHL games with Manchester, Albany and Chicago from 2006-16, earning selection to the AHL All-Star Game in 2007 and 2008. Prior to turning professional, Harrold played four seasons at Boston College from 2002-06, where he appeared in two Frozen Fours, including the 2006 National Championship game. As a senior in 2005-06, he served as the Eagles’ captain and was named the Hockey East Defensive Defenseman of the Year. During his collegiate career, Harrold was a three-time Hockey East All-Academic Team selection and twice captured Boston College’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.
A native of Kirtland Hills, Ohio, Harrold also represented the United States at the 2009 IIHF World Championship.
Jason Muzzatti is entering his sixth season with the Hurricanes and his fifth as the team’s goaltending development coach. Muzzatti is responsible for working with all goaltenders in the Hurricanes’ minor-league system, including drafted players in the Canadian major-junior hockey leagues, ECHL and American Hockey League (AHL). He previously served as the Hurricanes’ goaltending coach during the 2019-20 season.
Prior to joining the Hurricanes, Muzzatti spent four seasons as goaltending coach for his alma mater, Michigan State University. Previously, the Toronto, Ont., native coached for two seasons in the International Hockey League (IHL), serving as assistant coach and then head coach for the Flint Generals. In 2009-10, he led the Generals to the IHL Finals, earning league coach of the year honors. Muzzatti also cofounded the highly-successful “Just Goalies” camps in 1999, and continues to operate the camps in East Lansing, Mich., and Indianapolis, Ind.
Selected by the Calgary Flames in the first round, 21st overall, of the 1988 NHL Draft, Muzzatti played 16 seasons of professional hockey in the NHL, IHL, American Hockey League (AHL) and European leagues in Germany, Finland and Italy. He appeared in 61 career NHL games with Calgary, Hartford, San Jose and the New York Rangers, posting an 18-15-6 record with a 3.34 goals-against average. Prior to turning professional, he established himself as one of the greatest netminders in Michigan State history, helping the Spartans to two CCHA championships, three NCAA tournament appearances and a Frozen Four, and ranking second in school history in wins (83). Muzzatti was teammates with current Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour during the 1988-89 season at Michigan State.
Kevin McCarthy is entering his third season back with the organization as a player development coach. McCarthy previously spent 16 seasons with the franchise, serving as an assistant coach (1992-95, 1999-09) and AHL head coach (1995-99), and he helped lead the team to the Stanley Cup in 2006. Before joining the Whalers, he was on the Hershey Bears’ coaching staff from 1987-90 and served as the Philadelphia Flyers’ coordinator of pro scouting from 1990-92.
After his time with the Hurricanes, McCarthy was hired by the Flyers as an assistant coach and worked on their staff for five seasons (2009-14). He later spent time as an assistant coach for the Nashville Predators (2014-20) and Washington Capitals (2020-23). McCarthy returned to the Stanley Cup Final twice, with the Flyers (2010) and Predators (2017).
Selected 17th overall by the Flyers in the 1977 NHL Draft, McCarthy spent 10 seasons in the NHL with Philadelphia, Vancouver and Pittsburgh, posting 258 points (67g, 191a) in 537 career games. He captained the Canucks for three seasons (1979-82) and was selected to the NHL All-Star Game in 1980-81, tallying a career-high 53 points (16g, 37a) in 80 contests.
Daniel Bochner is entering his third season with the Hurricanes and his 16th year in player development.
Before joining the Hurricanes in his current role in August 2023, Bochner spent the previous five seasons with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has served as a development coach for SKA and its system affiliates since 2018-19, and he was named one of the team’s assistant coaches in 2020-21. Bochner also previously served as the Director of Player Development and Head Player Development Coach for the Russian Ice Hockey Federation from 2018-22 and served as an assistant coach for Russia at the IIHF World Championship in 2021. The Toronto native began his coaching career in the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), with the Don Mills Flyers from 2013-16 and the Vaughan Kings in 2017-18.
Bochner is also the founder and CEO of Universal Hockey, a training academy in Toronto that focuses on elite player development both on and off the ice.
Jesper Fast is entering his first season as a development coach for the Hurricanes. Fast, who announced his retirement from the NHL in June 2025, played 703 career regular-season games for the New York Rangers and Hurricanes over 11 seasons, totaling 91 goals and 157 assists (248 points) and a plus-41 plus/minus rating. The Nassjo, Sweden, native also appeared in 80 career Stanley Cup playoff games, totaling 27 points (14g, 13a) and a plus-5 rating. Fast was originally selected by the Rangers in the sixth round, 157th overall, at the 2010 NHL Draft.
Spiros Anastas, who is in his second year with the Carolina Hurricanes organization, was named interim head coach of the Chicago Wolves (Hurricanes AHL affiliate) on December 12, 2025. Prior to joining the Wolves in 2024 as an assistant coach, he served as a pro scout for the Manitoba Moose in the AHL from 2021-24 and was the Director of Hockey Operations/head coach of the Brampton Beast in the ECHL from 2019-21. He has also gained coaching experience at the University of Lethbridge as head coach from 2014-18 and served as an assistant coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins in the AHL, winning a Calder Cup championship in 2013. He has also coached internationally for several nations including Serbia, Estonia and South Korea. Anastas began his coaching career with Lebanon Valley College as an assistant coach, where he spent two seasons from 2009-11.
Prior to his coaching career, the Toronto native played four seasons with Lebanon Valley College, serving as the captain all four years. He recorded seven points (4g, 3a) in 73 NCAA Division III games. He played his youth hockey in the Greater Toronto Area.
Dan Price is entering his second year with the Carolina Hurricanes organization as an assistant coach for their AHL affiliate, Chicago Wolves. Prior to joining the Wolves, Price spent eight seasons with the Victoria Royals in the WHL from 2016-24, the final seven of which as head coach. He also gained experience as an assistant coach for the University of Toronto from 2014-16, the Tri-City Americans from 2012-14 and the Chilliwack Bruins in the WHL from 2006-09. Price also served as a scout for the Regina Pats from 2003-06.
Prior to his coaching career, Price was a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan’s School of Law in 2001 and practiced as a litigator at a firm in Calgary before joining the Pats in 2003.
Stan Dubicki is entering his 16th season as the Chicago Wolves goaltending coach. Before joining the Wolves, he worked at Wendell Young’s Goaltending Academy. Dubicki has also spent time coaching for Chicago-area high schools and works at the Franklin Park Ice Arena in addition to coaching the Wolves.
