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04-21-2006, 01:57 AM
Maple Leafs fire head coach Pat Quinn
Pat Quinn
TSN.ca Staff
4/20/2006 10:49:47 AM
Head coach Pat Quinn has become the first to pay the price for the Toronto Maple Leafs failure to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The team has fired Quinn and assistant coach Rick Ley, four days after the Maple Leafs were officially eliminated from the playoffs.
The Maple Leafs concluded a disappointing 41-33-8 season, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since Quinn took over in 1998-99.
The news comes amid increasing reports that a front office power struggle was developing between general manager John Ferguson Jr. and Quinn.
Quinn, 63, had another year remaining on his contract.
No immediate replacement was named but former NHL coach Paul Maurice, who was hired by Ferguson to caoch the AHL Marlies this past season, is the most likely candidate to take over.
Details to follow.
Pat Quinn
TSN.ca Staff
4/20/2006 10:49:47 AM
Head coach Pat Quinn has become the first to pay the price for the Toronto Maple Leafs failure to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The team has fired Quinn and assistant coach Rick Ley, four days after the Maple Leafs were officially eliminated from the playoffs.
The Maple Leafs concluded a disappointing 41-33-8 season, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since Quinn took over in 1998-99.
The news comes amid increasing reports that a front office power struggle was developing between general manager John Ferguson Jr. and Quinn.
Quinn, 63, had another year remaining on his contract.
No immediate replacement was named but former NHL coach Paul Maurice, who was hired by Ferguson to caoch the AHL Marlies this past season, is the most likely candidate to take over.
Details to follow.