The San Jose Sharks have fired coach David Quinn after two rough seasons as part of a massive rebuilding project. General manager Mike Grier announced the decision on Wednesday following a review of the team’s season. Grier hired Quinn to replace Bob Boughner shortly after taking over as general manager in 2022.
FILE - San Jose Sharks coach David Quinn gestures to players during the third period of the team’s NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The San Jose Sharks have fired coach David Quinn after two rough seasons as part of a massive rebuilding project. General manager Mike Grier announced the decision on Wednesday, April 24, following a review of the team’s season. SAN JOSE, Calif.
“After going through our end of the season process of internal meetings and evaluating where our team is at and where we want our group to go, we have made the difficult decision to make a change at the head coach position,” Grier said in a statement. “David is a good coach and an even better person. I would like to personally thank him for his hard work over these past two seasons.
The Sharks had a 41-98-25 record in Quinn’s two seasons for the worst mark in the NHL in that span. San Jose finished in last place in the league this season and has a 25.5% chance of earning the No. 1 draft pick and the prize that is expected to be Hobey Baker Award winner Macklin Celebrini, who played one season for the Sharks junior team while living in the Bay Area.
San Jose set a franchise record for fewest goals scored per game and had the fourth-worst mark in team history in goals allowed per game . The Sharks allowed at least six goals in a game 18 times, the second-most times that has happened in a season since the start of 1996-97.
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