National Hockey League roundup
ByReuters
Published 27/04/2017 at 00:05 GMT
April 26 (The Sports Xchange) - The Boston Bruins removed the interim tag from Bruce Cassidy's title on Wednesday, announcing he will be back as head coach next season.
Bruins general manager Don Sweeney officially named Cassidy as the 28th head coach in franchise history.
The Bruins went 18-8-1 under Cassidy, who replaced the fired Claude Julien on Feb. 7, and finished third in the Atlantic Division.
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The Vancouver Canucks officially named Travis Green as their coach.
Green replaced Willie Desjardins, who was fired as coach on April 10 after Vancouver (30-43-9) finished with the second-fewest points in the NHL and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Desjardins went 109-110-27 in three seasons.
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Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder and is expected to be ready for training camp in September, general manager Jim Nill said.
Seguin collected 26 goals and 46 assists for a team-leading 72 points while playing in all 82 games this season for the Stars, who finished with a 34-37-11 mark.
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