On November 28, 2011, the Carolina Hurricanes announced that Maurice had been fired for a second time, whereupon, after a brief stint coaching Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), he joined the Winnipeg Jets in January 2014.

On June 24, 2024, Maurice coached the Panthers to the team's first Stanley Cup championship, winning the series in seven games after taking a 3–0 lead against the Edmonton Oilers.

[2] Maurice began playing with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 1984–85, appearing in 38 games with the club and earning three assists.

The Spitfires qualified for the postseason again, and in 14 games, Maurice had two goals and three points as Windsor lost to the North Bay Centennials in the division finals.

When goaltender Pat Jablonski was sent down to the Spitfires by the NHL's St. Louis Blues, the club was forced to vacate a spot on the team to accommodate him.

Maurice left his job as an assistant coach with the Spitfires in the summer of 1990, opting to join Peter Karmanos, who became the owner of the expansion team, the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors.

During their expansion season in 1990–91, the Ambassadors struggled to a record of 11–50–5, earning 27 points and finishing in last place in the Emms Division, failing to reach the playoffs.

Detroit finished the year with a 23–42–1 record, a 20-point improvement over the previous season, and made the postseason for the first time in team history.

In the postseason, the Ambassadors nearly upset the heavily favoured Niagara Falls Thunder, taking them to a seventh game, before ultimately losing.

The Jr. Red Wings promoted Maurice to head coach of the club in 1993–94, after Tom Webster was relieved of his duties due to a disagreement in team policies.

In his first season as head coach, Maurice led the Jr. Red Wings to the best record in the Emms Division, as Detroit went 42–20–4, earning a first round bye in the playoffs.

In 1994–95, the Jr. Red Wings improved their record once again, as the club went 44–18–4, earning 92 points, and first place in the west division, winning the Bumbacco Trophy.

In the postseason, Detroit swept the London Knights, Peterborough Petes and Sudbury Wolves, earning their second-straight season of playing in the J. Ross Robertson Cup final.

At the Memorial Cup, Detroit finished the round-robin portion of the tournament with a 2–1 record, setting up a semifinals match-up with the Brandon Wheat Kings.

The Jr. Red Wings defeated Brandon 2–1, earning a place in the Memorial Cup final against the host team, the Kamloops Blazers.

At the age of 28, Maurice became the second youngest coach in National Hockey League history, behind Gary Green, who was 26 when he took the helm of the Washington Capitals in 1979.

The Hurricanes struggled in their first season after the relocation, going 33–41–8, finishing in last place in the Northeast Division and ninth in the Eastern Conference, missing the playoffs.

In the 1999 playoffs, the Hurricanes were the third seed in the Eastern Conference, despite having the eighth-best record in the East, setting up a first round series against the Boston Bruins.

Carolina saw their point total decrease to 84 in 1999–2000, as the Hurricanes had a record of 37–35–10–0, finishing in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, failing to clinch a playoff berth.

With the Marlies, Maurice led the club into the playoffs with a 41–29–6–4 record, earning 92 points and fourth place in the North Division.

Maurice became the head coach of the Maple Leafs in the 2006–07 season after the club failed to reach the playoffs in 2005–06 and relieved Pat Quinn from his duties.

[8] On June 8, 2012, Maurice was hired as head coach of Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the 2012–13 season.

[12] During the 2014–15 season, Maurice led the Winnipeg Jets to their first playoff appearance, since relocating from Atlanta, finishing with a franchise best 43–26–13, for 99 points.