 In his first season behind the Nürnberg bench, Laporte led the team to a third-place finish in the DEL regular season and to the playoff finals where the Ice Tigers were swept (0-3) by Adler Mannheim.In 2007-08, the Ice Tigers won the DEL regular season championship, Laporte was named DEL Coach of the Year.The Ice Tigers fell short in the playoff quarterfinals against Düsseldorfer EG that year.