The Columbus Blue Jackets and GM Don Waddell made their decision about the fate of head coach Pascal Vincent on Monday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In addition to having a new general manager and team president, the Columbus Blue Jackets will have a new head coach.“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,” new Blue Jackets President of Hockey Operations and GM Don Waddell said in a statement.
Vincent, who had been an assistant with the team from 2021 to 2023, was promoted to head coach after Mike Babcock resigned one day before training camp following reports of asking players to show him photos on their personal phones. The Blue Jackets went 27-43-12 in Vincent’s only season as head coach. They finished with the fourth-fewest points in the National Hockey League and last in the Eastern Conference by 10 points behind the Montreal Canadiens.
The team also said in a statement that it has not yet made a determination about the rest of the coaching staff. As a result of Vincent’s departure, the team will now look for its fourth head coach since John Tortorella left the team after the 2020-21 season. Brad Larsen replaced Tortorella and had a solid 2021-22 season, finishing with 81 points before they had just 59 in an injury-ravaged 22-23 season, second fewest in the NHL.
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