Ducks expected to name Randy Carlyle as head coach

It’s been nearly a decade since Randy Carlyle guided the Ducks to their only Stanley Cup title, apparently long enough for them to tap back into that glorious past.

Carlyle is expected to be named Ducks coach again. An announcement could be made Tuesday, barring issues negotiating a contract, if not later this week.

The team did not comment Monday night and Ducks General Manager Bob Murray did not respond to a message left by The Times, but his expected selection would wrap up a six-week-long search to fill the vacancy left by Bruce Boudreau, fired April 29 shortly after Anaheim was eliminated at home in a Game 7 for the fourth straight season.

Carlyle was believed to be among three finalists that included Travis Green, a former Ducks player who is coach of the Vancouver Canucks’ minor league team, and Rick Bowness, an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning and a former head coach of the Ottawa Senators.

The move is surprising given that Carlyle’s first stint in Anaheim ended with Murray firing him immediately after a win against Montreal on Nov. 30, 2011. Carlyle’s message was thought to have gotten stale in the Ducks’ room, and his tendency toward a dump-and-chase attack seems ill-suited to their current personnel.

But Carlyle is believed to have support from Ducks players again, and his stern approach could be what Anaheim needs after the “players coach” personality of Boudreau. Murray had said he needed a coach to manage the team’s personalities, and Carlyle is familiar with Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Cam Fowler and Andrew Cogliano, who remain from Carlyle’s previous stint in Anaheim. Ryan Kesler and Kevin Bieksa played for Carlyle for the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League in 2004-05.

Carlyle’s previous success commands respect. He led the Ducks to the Western Conference finals in his first season in Anaheim before the 2007 Cup win with a star-studded lineup that included defensemen Chris Pronger and Scott Niedermayer.

Subsequent seasons saw the Ducks reach 40 wins three times, but they won only one playoff round in his remaining tenure. Carlyle coached the Toronto Maple Leafs for three seasons, making the playoffs once, before he was fired last year.

Carlyle stayed tied to Southern California. He has a residence in Encinitas and the family runs the pro shop at the Escondido rink of the Ducks’ minor league affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. He was often seen in the press box at Ducks games, scouting teams.

The Ducks are believed to have contacted between five and 10 candidates for the position.

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