Former Stanley Cup winning coach fired
PUBLICATION
Sam Hutch
April 14, 2023 (5:45 PM)
When an NHL team has a disappointing season, someone has to be held responsible. Today is the first day of the 2023 offseason for many teams and as such, a lot of coaches and upper management have been let go. The latest to go is a former Stanley cup winning coach.
According to the Washington Capitals official Twitter account, the team has parted ways with head coach, Peter Laviolette, take a look:
NEWS | The Washington Capitals and head coach Peter Laviolette have agreed to mutually part ways.
The Capitals missed the playoffs this year for the first time under Laviolette who held an impressive 115-78-27 record over 3 seasons in Washington.
Senior Vice President and general manager Brian MacLellan had this to say regarding the announcement
We are grateful for Peter's leadership and dedication to our organization for the last three seasons," said MacLellan. "Peter is a first-class individual who has represented our club with integrity and guided our team through many difficult circumstances in his tenure as our head coach. We wish him all the best moving forward
To say this firing is a surprise is an understatement, but when you're used to winning as they are, something has to change when you miss the playoffs
POLL |
AVRIL 14 | 59 ANSWERS Former Stanley Cup winning coach fired Do you think Laviolette gets another job? |
Yes | 54 | 91.5 % |
No | 5 | 8.5 % |
List of polls |
|
5 hours ago | By Tom Banks J.T. Miller Opens Up On The Tough Situation He's In With The Vancouver Canucks |
|
6 hours ago | By Tom Banks Elliotte Friedman: Penguins Personnel had Doubts on Dubas over Tristan Jarry's Abysmal Contract |
|
8 hours ago | By Tom Banks Chicago Blackhawks Defenseman Seth Jones Reportedly Drawing interest Around the League |
|
9 hours ago | By Graham Montgomery NHL DoPS Lays the Hammer on Islanders Forward Maxim Tsyplakov for Questionable Hit |
|
11 hours ago | By Graham Montgomery NHL Analyst Drops a Massive Update On JT Miller Sweepstakes; New Team Gaining Traction to Acquire Star Player |
|
12 hours ago | By Tom Banks John Klingberg Finds New NHL Home With Canadian Contender |
|
12 hours ago | By Julien Trekker Embarrassing Footage Emerges of JT Miller Giving up on the Play in Last Night's Game |
|
14 hours ago | By Julien Trekker Insider Reveals That the Colorado Avalanche Rejected Three Different Offers for Star Forward |
Previously on Bladeofsteel