Report: Sharks fire Boughner after three seasons originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Amid their search for a new general manager, the Sharks reportedly will be looking for a new head coach as well.
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reported, citing sources, that San Jose fired Bob Boughner late Thursday night.
Boughner’s tenure leading the Sharks’ bench ends after three seasons. He took over in San Jose in December 2019 as the interim head coach when the Sharks fired Peter DeBoer. Boughner ditched the interim status ahead of the 2020-21 season, hired as the ninth head coach in franchise history.
In three seasons, Boughner compiled a 67-85-23 record. San Jose never finished better than sixth place in the Pacific Division and missed the playoffs all three seasons, the longest postseason drought in franchise history.
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With a vacancy now on the Sharks’ bench, whoever San Jose hires as general manager likely will get to bring in their preferred choice.
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Source: NBC Bay Area