Former Calgary Flames and Carolina Hurricanes bench boss Bill Peters has signed a two-year deal to become the head coach of the KHL's Avtomobilist, the league announced Wednesday.

Peters was forced to resign from his post with the Flames earlier this season after he was accused of using racial slurs toward Nigerian-born Akim Aliu while the two were members of the AHL's Rockford IceHogs 10 years earlier. He eventually apologized for using "offensive language."

Rod Brind'Amour, Peters' assistant coach in Carolina, also confirmed that Peters kicked one of his players in the back of the head.

Peters made the playoffs once during his six-year NHL head coaching career, bowing out in the first round with the Flames last season.

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