{"id":37452,"date":"2018-12-16T16:12:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T21:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=37452"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:37:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:37:36","slug":"philadelphia-flyers-fire-dave-hakstol-hire-joel-quenneville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/12\/16\/philadelphia-flyers-fire-dave-hakstol-hire-joel-quenneville\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Flyers Officially Fire Dave Hakstol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: The Reports are now confirmed. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>\u00a0have fired head coach <strong>Dave Hakstol<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CONFIRMED: Dave Hakstol has been fired as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Boruk (@johnborukNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnborukNBCS\/status\/1074727645907206144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Assistant coach <strong>Kris Knoblauch<\/strong> was seen running the team&#8217;s Monday practice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Flyers announce firing of Dave Hakstol. GM Chuck Fletcher in a statement says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gordosc01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott Gordon<\/a> will be the interim head coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PierreVLeBrun\/status\/1074732743546654720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The team also announced that <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gordosc01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott Gordon<\/a><\/strong> will take over as interim coach. Gordon was coaching the Flyers&#8217; AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He went 64-94-23 as head coach of the New York Islanders over two seasons and a bit from 2008 to 2011.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the team denied reports that Hakstolwas\u00a0gone. A team spokesman told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/story\/_\/id\/25552962\/philadelphia-flyers-shoot-report-coaching-change-dave-hakstol-our-coach\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN&#8217;s Emily Caplan<\/a> that &#8220;<em>Dave Hakstol is our coach.<\/em>&#8221; On Sunday, Dave Isaac of the Courier-Post reported that the team had fired Hakstol<strong>. <\/strong>Philadelphia was also reportedly set to hire\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/q\/quennjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Quenneville<\/a> <\/strong>to replace him. Multiple other reporters also reported on the news.\u00a0 It is not yet clear who will replace Hakstol, but rumours around Quenneville continue to swirl.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Flyers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Flyers<\/a> make the decision to fire Dave Hakstol, hire Joel Quenneville: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YFEyzBiJW2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/YFEyzBiJW2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davegisaac\/status\/1074407620948180994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Report: Flyers Fire Coach Dave Hakstol<\/h1>\n<p>The Flyers have parted ways with Dave Hakstol.\u00a0This season, the team has a record of 12 wins, 15 losses and four overtime-losses and sit in the last spot in the Metropolitan Division.<\/p>\n<p>Hakstol has only coached the Philadelphia Flyers during his four-year NHL career. Overall he has 134 wins, 101 losses and 42 overtime losses. His greatest success was with the Flyers in the 2015-16 and 2017-18 seasons. The Flyers made the playoffs both seasons, but have not advanced out of the first round in either appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Hakstol is best known for being the head coach of the University of North Dakota. He compiled a record of 289-141-43 in his time in Grand Forks. The 50-year-old led UND to the Frozen Four seven times, including runner-up in 2004-05.<\/p>\n<p>He became the first coach to jump from the college ranks to the NHL since <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnsbo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bob Johnson<\/a><\/strong> went from the University of Wisconsin to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flames\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calgary Flames<\/a> in 1982. Hakstol was the first in a trend of collegiate coaches to become NHL bench bosses. The Drayton Valley, Alberta native paved the way for coaches like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/montgji01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim Montgomery<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>David Quinn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Quenneville Rumours Swirl<\/h3>\n<p>Quenneville has split his time between the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blues\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Louis Blues<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/avalanche\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> in his 21-year NHL coaching career. Overall he has 890 wins, 532 losses and. His greatest success was winning the Stanley Cup with Blackhawks in the 2009-10, 2012-13 and 2014-15 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>New general manager <strong>Chuck Fletcher<\/strong> has wasted no time in making a big move in firing Hakstol. Now the wait on his replacement begins. Quenneville is the early favourite and a proven winner. He is well-respected throughout the NHL and can change a team&#8217;s culture.<\/p>\n<p>Time has likely run out on snagging a wild card spot, but Quenneville has turned plenty of clubs into winners. Some Flyers&#8217; fans have clamoured for Hakstol&#8217;s ouster, but be careful what you wish for. However, Quenneville may be the man to bring the Stanley Cup back to Broad Street.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/10\/10-20-2018_FlyersvsDevils_2nd_credKateFrese.jpg\" alt=\"\">PHILADELPHIA, PA. &#8211; Philadelphia Flyers coach Dave Hakstol questions a call in a game against the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 20, 2018. (Photo credit: Kate Frese \/ Last Word On Hockey).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: The Reports are now confirmed. The\u00a0Philadelphia Flyers\u00a0have fired head coach Dave Hakstol. CONFIRMED: Dave Hakstol has been fired as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. \u2014 John Boruk (@johnborukNBCS) December 17, 2018 Assistant coach Kris Knoblauch was seen running the team&#8217;s Monday practice. Flyers announce firing of Dave Hakstol. 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