The Philadelphia Flyers fired Alain Vigneault after two-plus seasons as the team’s head coach on Monday.
Assistant coach Michel Therrien also has been dismissed by the free-falling Flyers (8-10-4), who saw their winless skid extend to eight games (0-6-2) after dropping a 7-1 decision to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.
The Flyers named assistant Mike Yeo as the team’s interim coach for Monday night’s game against the Colorado Avalanche.
Signed to a five-year contract in April 2019, Vigneault posted a 74-54-19 record as coach of the Flyers. He owns a 722-489-117 mark with 35 ties while serving as the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens (1997-2001), Vancouver Canucks (2006-13), New York Rangers (2014-18) and Flyers.
Vigneault, 60, has twice taken his team to the Stanley Cup Final, doing so with Vancouver in 2011 and with New York in 2014.
Flyers General Manager Chuck Fletcher and Interim Head Coach Mike Yeo meet with the media from @WellsFargoCtr. https://t.co/hFd0qmA7Ac
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