The Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday fired coach Pascal Vincent after one season in which they were one of the NHL’s worst teams. New general manager Don Waddell announced the firing and said the search for a new coach would begin immediately.
FILE - Columbus Blue Jackets coach Pascal Vincent watches his team against the Florida Panthers during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 10, 2023. The Blue Jackets on Monday, June 17, 2024 fired Vincent after one season in which they were one of the NHL ’s worst teams. COLUMBUS — The Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday fired coach Pascal Vincent after one season in which they were one of the NHL ’s worst teams.
“As I spent time with Pascal over the past few weeks, I found him to be an outstanding person and smart hockey coach who worked very hard last year under trying circumstances, but I believe a change behind the bench is in our team’s best interest,” Waddell said in a statement released by the team.Connor McDavid led the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Final.
The Blue Jackets then struggled with injuries that led Vincent to use 47 different players during the season. They finished with the worst record in the Eastern Conference.Both top goaltenders, Elvis Merzlikins and Daniil Tarasov, also struggled with injuries. The Blue Jackets amassed 98 points and won a playoff series — a sweep of Tampa Bay — in the 2018-19 season under John Tortorella. They lost in the first round of the playoffs the next season, and it’s been downhill from there.Stacy is a veteran of both news and sports at The Associated Press. He covers the Reds, Bengals, Ohio State Buckeyes, Blue Jackets and more.
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