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| MrQuotes NO!!! You can't have any smiley faces in your status!!! G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Missile Command | posted on 01-25-2002 @ 6:21 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Nov. 00  | Ken Hitchcock, who coached the Dallas Stars to the 1999 Stanley Cup title, was fired Friday. In addition, general manager Bob Gainey was reassigned by the Stars. Assistant coach Rick Wilson will become interim coach, and assistant general manager Doug Armstrong will take over immediately for Gainey, who becomes a consultant. Hitchcock, 50, led the Stars to a Stanley Cup finals appearances and five straight division titles. He was 277-160-60-6 since taking over with 43 games left in the 1995-1996 season. Hitchcock's postseason record is 80-47-33. The moves came two days after Hitchcock and Mike Modano had an intense conversation about the star player's frustration. The Stars, who have lost two straight, are seventh in the Western Conference. Wilson, an assistant with the Stars organization for 10 years, also served as an assistant with the Los Angeles Kings for three years. Gainey announced last month that he would step down as general manager after the season and Armstrong would take over.
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