Rod Brind'Amour has been named the next head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes in an announcement from the team on Tuesday.

Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said in the team release:

"Rod is the greatest leader in the history of this franchise, and has earned the opportunity to take charge of our locker room. We spoke to a number of candidates for this position, but our conversations with staff and players consistently returned to the same person. Rod's fresh ideas, ability to motivate and understanding of what it takes to bring a championship to Raleigh will help our young team take the next step toward competing to bring the Cup back to North Carolina."

Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman first reported the deal.

Bill Peters resigned as Carolina's head coach last month after failing to reach the playoffs in five seasons. He was later hired to be the Calgary Flames head coach.

Brind'Amour spent the final 10 seasons of his playing career from 1999-2000 through 2009-10 with the Hurricanes.

The 47-year-old has been a Hurricanes assistant coach and development coach since 2011, but he has no experience as a head coach.

In 20 NHL seasons with the St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers and Hurricanes, Brind'Amour appeared in 1,484 regular-season games and registered 452 goals and 732 assists for 1,184 points.

He also racked up 111 points in 159 playoff games and won the Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006.

As a two-time Frank J. Selke Trophy winner, Brind'Amour is considered one of the premier two-way forwards of his era.

Brind'Amour will inherit a difficult situation in Carolina, which hasn't reached the playoffs since 2008-09 in the NHL's longest current streak. 

Carolina finished 10th in the Eastern Conference with 83 points this season, but it boasts some burgeoning, young talent in the form of forwards Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen as well as defenseman Noah Hanifin.