DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement.
The firing comes with the Red Wings on a three-game skid and having lost nine of their past 12. They are 13-17-4 this season and are above only the lowly Buffalo Sabres in the Eastern Conference.
McLellan signed a multiyear contract to start his fourth NHL head coaching job after stints with San Jose, Edmonton and Los Angeles. He previously was an assistant coach with Detroit.
Lalonde was nearly midway through his third season with Detroit after winning the Stanley Cup twice as an assistant with Tampa Bay. He was 89-86-23 overall with the Red Wings.
Assistant Bob Boughner was also fired, and Trent Yawney was hired to work on McLellan’s staff.
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