It was a move that was vaguely alluded to a couple of weeks ago, but it’s still a shock: the Bruins announced this evening that Bruce Cassidy has been fired.
The Bruins announced that the team has “relieved Bruce Cassidy of his duties as head coach” and said the search for a replacement would begin immediately.
Cassidy had coached the Bruins for parts of six seasons, taking the reins in February 2017.
In 399 games behind the Bruins’ bench, Cassidy posted a record of 245-108-46, a points percentage of .672.
Cassidy led the Bruins to the playoffs in each of his seasons as head coach, and made it to the second round in every season but two: his first and his last.