Report: Sharks fire head coach Pete DeBoer
The San Jose Sharks have fired head coach Pete DeBoer, TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reports.
The dismissal was “purely a hockey decision,” according to the report.
Source confirms Pete DeBoer has been fired as head coach of the San Jose Sharks. Purely a hockey decision.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) December 12, 2019
Sharks made playoffs in DeBoer’s previous 4 seasons
DeBoer was in his fifth season as the head coach of the Sharks since he led San Jose to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2015-16. The Sharks made the playoffs in each of the last four seasons. They lost in the Western Conference Finals to the eventual champion St. Louis Blues last season.
The Sharks are off to a 15-16 start this season and sit in sixth place out of eight teams in the Pacific Division.
Eleven teams in the Western Conference have tallied more than the Sharks’ 32 points in the standings.
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