Flyers dismiss head coach Alain Vigneault, assistant Therrien after 8th straight loss | CBC Sports
An 8-10-4 record this season, highlighted by an eight-game losing streak, has cost Philadelphia Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault and assistant Michel Therrien their jobs, president of hockey operations and general manager Chuck Fletcher said Monday.
The Flyers suffered a 7-1 defeat on Sunday night at the hands of the reigning Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning.
Assistant Mike Yeo has been named interim head coach for Monday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche.
“Hopefully tomorrow we can bring the energy and a better execution and a better game against a real solid team.” Vigneault told reporters after Sunday’s contest.
Head Coach Alain Vigneault meets with the media following <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/TBLvsPHI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TBLvsPHI</a>.<br> <a href=”https://t.co/PC5D07K7pf”>https://t.co/PC5D07K7pf</a>
—@NHLFlyers
The last time Philadelphia dropped eight in a row (0-6-2) was Dec. 27, 2018 to Jan. 8, 2019, two shy of tying the franchise record set that season.
Mike Yeo will be <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Flyers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Flyers</a> coach tonight vs. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Avs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Avs</a> in second game of back-to-back.<br><br>We’ll see where this goes, but my sense is Rick Tocchet will be high on Philadelphia’s candidate list.
—@frank_seravalli
Vigneault also made headlines in October when former Flyers goalie Robin Lehner accused him of giving players drugs without doctor’s consent.
Lehner also singled out Vigneault, despite never having played for him, calling the veteran coach “a dinosaur.”
“Dinosaur coach treating people robots not human,” Lehner wrote on Twitter. “Fire these dinosaurs. Fire .vigneault first story. I got proof … try to shake your way out of this one.”
Vigneault, 60, was in his third season in Philadelphia. He previously led the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley Cup final and has won more than 700 games as an NHL coach.
The Flyers haven’t won the Cup since consecutive championships in 1974 and 1975.
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