The Coyotes now have another hole to fill on their coaching staff as associate coach Jim Playfair and the team have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Tuesday.
Playfair just completed his sixth season with the Coyotes after signing a multi-year extension last year. He was close with former head coach Dave Tippett, who also mutually parted with the organization last week, and it was Playfair who initiated the request about cutting ties, the team said.
"I would like to thank Jim for everything he did for the Coyotes organization for the past six years," General Manager John Chayka said in a statement released by the team.