Flyers fire head coach Craig Berbue after two seasons behind the bench

By The Associated Press
April 17 2015 08:24 AM

CP32734182 — Philadelphia Flyers head coach Craig Berube looks on from the bench during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in Dallas on Oct. 18, 2014. The Philadelphia Flyers have fired head coach Craig Berube. General manager Ron Hextall said this week he had not decided on Berube\'s fate following a season in which the Flyers missed the playoffs. The Flyers announced the decision on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, LM Otero

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers have fired head coach Craig Berube.

General manager Ron Hextall said this week he had not decided on Berube’s fate following a season in which Philadelphia missed the playoffs. The Flyers announced the decision Friday.

Berube went 75-58-28 (.553) with the Flyers and took them to the playoffs last season. He had one season left on his contract.

He spent six seasons as a Flyers assistant. He was with the organization as a player, assistant coach and head coach for 18 seasons, doing all three with both the Flyers and Phantoms.

Philadelphia went 42-27-10 under Berube last season and lost a seven-game playoff series to the New York Rangers. The Flyers players gave, at best, lukewarm reviews this week of Berube following a 33-31-18 (84 points) season.

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